Microsoft prepares major Windows 11 feature drop with new Start menu, Taskbar updates, and more | New features expected to roll out next month

Windows 11's next major update is set to include a brand-new Start menu, lots of Taskbar and File Explorer updates, and ...

Hate Windows 11’s centered taskbar? Here’s how to change it

If you’ve only just adopted Windows 11, one of the things that will jump out at you is the placement of the Start button on ...

Major new Windows 11 update redesigns the Start menu - what you need to know

Now rolling out to Windows 11 insiders, the latest update tries to make the Start menu more usable and flexible.

Windows 11’s Redesigned Start Menu is Now Available for Release Preview Testers

Windows Insiders on the Release Preview Channel can now test a redesigned Start Menu and other new features that will be coming soon to all Windows 11 users.
Lifehacker

10 Easy Ways to Improve (or Replace) Windows 11's Start Menu

Every major Windows update since Windows 8 has come with a redesign of the Start menu, and Windows 11 is no exception. This time, though, Microsoft took a radical approach: The taskbar is centered, ...
The Verge

Microsoft is giving Copilot a new taskbar UI and keyboard shortcut on Windows

Copilot gets a slightly more native experience on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Copilot gets a slightly more native experience on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. is a senior editor and author of ...
Ars Technica

Trouble shooting help: missing start bar, icons

My mother in law's Dell computer (running XP) needs some help. It posts fine, seems to boot up fine, but there's nothing on the screen but the desktop. No start button or taskbar, no icons on the ...