In my experience with Windows 11, the Start menu has often felt like a bit of a middleman between me and the app I actually want to access.

While Windows 11 still doesn't let you manually resize the Start menu, this new iteration does automatically adjust based on the screen size.

On Windows 11, Microsoft is now allowing you to try the Start menu redesign. Here are the details and how to enable it manually using the ViveTool.

Microsoft wants you to share content/items more frequently, so it's now adding the "Share" button everywhere, including the Start menu and even the taskbar.

Microsoft has begun testing a redesigned Start menu that incorporates features it's previously tested separately: a wider Start menu, and one that's been redesigned into categories and grids.

Microsoft is rolling out a new Windows 11 preview build, which adds more Phone Link features to the Start menu and other changes.

The Start menu is the gateway to everything on a Windows PC, from files to apps to settings, and it looks as though Microsoft is planning a substantial refresh for the menu's interface.