PCs are returning blank results, among other issues, when searching through the Start menu.

No part of Windows evokes such strong feelings as the Start menu. As soon as Microsoft makes any changes, it leads to an outcry of protest. The Start menu is what you see when you click the Windows ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

You can remove all those internet search results and just see the files and apps on your own computer. The fastest way to open something on Windows is to open the start menu and start typing the name ...

Start Menu is an essential Windows 11 feature that allows users to launch apps, access Windows Settings, apply power options, and more. Basically, Windows users control their system through the Start ...

Take back control of your PC’s Start menu and taskbar, whether you’re running Windows 10 or Windows 11. Microsoft has made a lot of changes to the Start menu and taskbar over the past few years. On ...

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Microsoft's secret new Start menu replacement is impressive — and might even be a sneak preview of what's on the way with Windows 12. The Windows Start menu isn’t the best search tool when it comes to ...

Microsoft has enabled Start menu ads in the optional KB5036980 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2. The company first announced that it was working on adding ads to the Windows 11 ...

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 ...

Microsoft has added a new feature to Windows 11 that allows you to mirror your Android phone’s screen directly from the Start menu, Windows Latest reports. Previously, you had to launch the Phone Link ...

Microsoft has pushed a server-side fix for a known issue that broke the Windows Start Menu search feature on some Windows 11 ...