Here's how to shrink the giant Windows 11 Start menu and hide unwanted sections using the August 2026 optional update and ViVeTool commands.

After years of withholding customization, Microsoft says it's listening to Windows 11 users again. So far, it hasn't been ...

Microsoft confirmed it will add more customization and personalization features to Windows 11, giving you greater control.

From cutting the bloat to setting your preferred Start menu items, here are some of the basics everyone should run through after installing a clean version of Windows. At the moment, I am in the ...

The September Windows 11 update set a new patching record with almost 1,000 security flaws fixed.

Microsoft has released KB5120998 that bumps your 24H2 and 25H2 systems to Build 26100.9278 and 26200.9278.

The current Windows 11 Start menu shows only pinned and recommended apps up front. To see all your installed apps, you have to move to a different screen. The new menu displays all your apps right on ...

There are two native options to hide or show the Phone Link sidebar on the Start menu in Windows 11. There is a Start menu personalization setting for the Phone Link sidebar to show/hide badges for ...

Microsoft is testing new ads in the Windows Start menu, or what it describes as "new treatments," for users logged into local accounts as part of a "badging" expansion. This "feature" has been under ...

I wanted an app launcher, not weather, trends, recommendations, and half the internet ...