Here's how to shrink the giant Windows 11 Start menu and hide unwanted sections using the August 2026 optional update and ViVeTool commands.

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 ...

The Windows 11 Start menu has frustrated many users with its clumsy layout, rigid limitations, and lack of customization. Instead of enhancing and improving the previous menu designs from Windows 7 ...

You'll be able to tweak the right-click context menus in Windows to remove items you don't want, thereby decreasing the clutter. Right-clicking your mouse in Windows 11 File Explorer displays a ...

Ads in Microsoft Windows’ Start menu are nothing new, and it’s no surprise that they’re coming to Windows 11. Microsoft has been testing ads in beta releases, and this week the update that places ...

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 ...

I stripped Windows 11 down to Windows 10 — here's what changed everything ...