![]() Most modern apps’ tiles are live which means they update and surface information to users without opening the app. Tiles can be resized by right clicking or a long press when using touch. Pin items to Start by right clicking and selecting ‘Pin to Start’ or drag items from the ‘most used’ or ‘all apps’ section to their desired location.Īll tiles can be moved around by clicking and dragging, or dragging after a long press has faded the other tiles. Now, instead, the entire right (live tile) section is reserved for pinning content such as apps, web pages, and settings. In previous versions of Windows users could ‘pin’ programs to the Start Menu which would keep them in a separate section at the top of the menu. By selecting ‘Choose which folders appear on Start’, users can pick only the folders they want from a list of ten options. Turning off the ‘most used’ section or highlighting recently installed apps all happen in the settings app. ![]() Under ‘Personalize’ then selecting ‘Start’ users can change the way their start menu operates and looks. Classic customization would occur via the control panel, but Windows 10 has moved new settings to the separate Settings app. The Start menu is a perfect example of how users can customize until they are totally happy. One major theme of Windows 10 is giving users choice to make their computers work how they want. Any changes made in desktop mode will translate to the full screen Start of tablet mode and vice versa. On the right, Windows 8 users should notice the live tiles which can be moved around and changed until it is exactly how users want. On the left Windows 7 users should feel right at home because there is a list of the most used apps and below are links to user folders and settings, and finally the power button and access to an alphabetic list of all apps on the computer. In normal desktop mode, Start feels like half of Windows 7 plus half of Windows 8. Overall, it’s quite speedy and works just as fast as the native Windows 11 search feature.To make everyone happy and span both groups of users, Microsoft has built one Start with two experiences, one for desktop and one for tablet mode. You also can show search result filtering icons, search file contents and names, search the internet. The universal search lets you find desktop applications and other quick settings. Start11, though, brings back the traditional search menu you might be familiar with from Windows 7. Search is one of the central experiences of Windows 11, as Microsoft brought a new search icon. You even can set custom background textures, too. ![]() Seeing the Windows 11 Taskbar 100% transparent is quite interesting as it makes it feel like old-school MacOS. You could blur the wallpaper under the background, choose your own custom color for the Taskbar, and even adjust its transparency. In changing the Taskbar, there’s a couple of cool controls. I wanted to change the Taskbar instead of the Start Menu. During one point of my tests, this is what I ended up doing. If you like the way it looks, you can keep your current Start Menu by choosing “Use the Start11 Start Menu” to off in the settings menu. Swapping out the Windows 11 Start Menu for Start11’s take is a completely optional thing. Start11 puts you in full control of how you want your Windows to look. There you only can swap backgrounds, accent colors, and windows titles, and border colors. Point is, all these controls go beyond what you’ll find in the Windows 11 settings menu. You even can use a custom texture if you want. The best part of it all? You can adjust the menu transparency a bit and take Microsoft’s Fluent Design to new levels and get a true glass-like feel. I swapped my settings around to make the icons a bit bigger, and show the icons as a grid rather than a list. Of course, there is the option to move the Taskbar to the left, too (though Windows settings let you do this, too). You even can hide your profile icon, and change visual settings like the color, font, and icon sizes. There are many levels of controls here, from bringing back the Windows 7 style menu, to a more modern style many that blends Windows 7 elements with Windows 10 elements. In my hands-on time, this ended up being my favorite part of the app experience. The core experience of Start11 revolves around customizing the Start Menu.
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