The fix was never coming from Microsoft.

Windows 11 now spikes your CPU just to open the Start menu, and the fact that it works makes it worse.

Microsoft is finally delivering a movable Windows 11 taskbar, a resizable Start menu, and native WinUI performance upgrades ...

What broke the Start Menu search in the first place? The culprit, quite ironically, was an update that was meant to make things better. It was a server-side Bing update designed to improve search ...

Windows 11’s new Start menu finally adds smaller layouts, removable sections, and deeper customization after years of user complaints.

This method relies on a small third-party app from the Microsoft Store called Power Start Menu (we recently mentioned it in our "Top 10 apps to fix Windows 11's inconveniences" article). It costs a ...

After ignoring and even undermining the platform for years, Microsoft is racing to improve Windows 11 this year.

Peruse the “Known issues” section of the release notes for the latest release of Windows 11 22H2, and you’ll see “Third-party UI customization apps might prevent the Start menu from opening” right at ...