Windows 11 is getting a new customizable Start menu, and I've gone hands-on to see just how configurable it is.

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A big update for Windows 11 versions 25H2 and 24H2 is now available, and it brings the new Start menu and quite a lot of extra features. Following the release of the October 2025 non-security update ...

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Microsoft has started rolling out the new Start menu for Windows 11, which we previously did a deep dive preview on. Both versions 24H2 and the newer 25H2 of Windows 11 can use the new Start menu.

An easy way to get to Settings is to click on the Start menu and type Settings. You can click on the icon to open your Settings window, which brings you to the Settings Home screen. I will focus on ...

In the upper area, you can define the general layout and control how many icons should appear in the Start menu. In the Start menu settings, you can use sliders to specify what Windows 11 should and ...