Microsoft has updated a new Windows 11 for examiners in Dev Channel, with a large and more adaptable start menu. The latest Insider Preview Build (26200.5641) offers more organized interfaces and fast methods to launch your apps.
The Start menu in Windows has always been a matter of discussion. Although you can customize the current Windows 11 Start menu, the updated Windows 11 Start menu is re -designed to provide more space and flexibility.
After the initial test since April, the Enhanced menu now tries it for itself by adjusting the layouts of Windows to the inner sources in their preferences. There are lots of design changes to look forward.
Better access to apps: You don’t have to dig for your favorite apps. The menu is scrolling, with “All apps“Now at the top level. This is opposite to the current start menu, where you have to click once to go to the second page.
Customable view: Now you have the option to take between one Social class Complete and a Grid Complete. This makes the start menu friendly to your workflow or personal style. Default category layout will show your most used apps in your respective categories. The grid is an alphabet list scene, and you can scan it horizontally at a glance.
Extended size: The menu optimized the screen size. On large equipment, you will find apps pinned for categories in the Start menu, 6 recommendations and 8 columns of 4 columns. For small equipment, there are 6 columns of pinned apps, 4 recommendations and 3 columns of categories.
Scrolling menu: You can scroll via quickly pinned apps and recommendations, which can make navigation simple and sharp.
These improvements are a positive step away from the previous start menu design of Windows 11, which were not responsible. According to Microsoft, this refresh system is designed to promote productivity by making navigation more comfortable. If you are enrolled in Windows Insider Dev Channel, you can start searching Changes declared in Microsoft’s blog post right away.
This is an initial form, but I think the updated start menu is a real improvement. With large layouts, I would not have to search or scroll to find my most used apps and settings.
I like the category group because it should allow me to reach rapid access to specific apps, which depends on that I am working, studying, or resting.
I dislike the “forced” recommendations, so Windows allows it to be closed with settings. The adaptive menu area collapses to show more apps that I like.
Overall, this update should be done for a better app launch experience. It seems that Microsoft has listened to feedback and has made the start menu adaptable to a certain degree.
Although it is currently available only to examiners, I believe that once it reaches all Windows 11 users, it will not negatively disturb our windows habits.
