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If you’re not happy with the look and feel of Windows 11’s overhauled Start menu, a fix is coming. Not from Microsoft, though, but from Stardock’s new Start11 app. Our hands-on with the official ...

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If your Windows 11 Start Menu search was acting weird for the past couple of days, Microsoft has finally acknowledged and fixed it via a server-side fix on April 8, 2026 (via Bleeping Computer).

If your Windows Start Menu resets to default every time you restart or shutdown your computer, follow these suggestions to resolve the issue: Run System File Checker Run a DISM Scan Uninstall recently ...

Users of older versions of Windows 11 who have been experiencing problems with searching in the Start menu should notice that things are getting back to how they should be. Microsoft has started the ...

If the Start Menu Troubleshooter displays error Required applications are not installed correctly in Windows 11/10, here’s what you need to do to resolve the issue ...

Not-so-long ago, something big happened at Microsoft. The company switched from shoving questionable features into Windows 11 to listening to feedback and implementing stuff that people had been ...

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