You can get Windows to read text to you aloud using an accessibility tool called Narrator, which you can access from the ...

The Windows 11 Start menu is often criticized for how rigid and unhelpful it can be, and because of that, a number of alternatives have arisen to make up for those shortcomings. One of my personal ...

Copilot Plus PC users will get an AI agent built right into Windows settings. Copilot Plus PC users will get an AI agent built right into Windows settings. is a reviewer covering laptops and the ...

In celebration of Microsoft's 50th anniversary in 2025, it's an appropriate moment to look at the evolution of one of its most iconic features. Of course, I'm referring to the Start menu for Windows.

If you have a slightly older computer and find that Windows 11 feels a little sluggish from time to time, you can go through ...

I've always hated the Windows 11 Start menu. For me, it's badly designed, clumsy to use, and difficult to customize. If you share my grievances, know that Microsoft has overhauled the old menu in an ...

Start11 2.55 addresses numerous taskbar/start menu bugs, while also enhancing drawing and animation performance. New options: auto-hide only hides when a window covers the taskbar; wheel scrolls the ...

Microsoft experimented with a lot of concept designs for its new Start menu in Windows 11. Microsoft experimented with a lot of concept designs for its new Start menu in Windows 11. is a senior editor ...

Editor's take: Starting with Windows 8, Microsoft has repeatedly mangled the tried-and-tested Start Menu paradigm – achieving absolutely nothing useful each time. Now, the AI and cloud corporation is ...

On Windows 11, you can change the default Start menu design, but only with third-party tools like Open-Shell, which restores the menu design from Windows 7, and in this guide, I'll explain how to ...

For Windows Insiders signed in with a work or school account (Entra ID), File Explorer will begin showing people icons under the “Activity” column on File Explorer Home and on “Recommended” at the top ...