Windows 11: Microsoft finally reviews the start menu in large widths

Many elements of Windows 11 Divide users of the Microsoft operating system. But few do it as the start menu, and more specifically its insert “our recommendations”. In the recent Windows 11 builds, both for versions 24h2 and 11:2 p.m., Microsoft tries a variation in the start menu which should satisfy its detractors.

First of all, as shown in the capture below, the starting menu in testing is wider than at present and offers an elevator. An option, among several news to customize your experience, also makes it possible to deactivate the decree system of application and file recommendations in order to gain space.

The number of applications that it is now possible to pin as many lines as desired also increases to eight, while the section dedicated to all applications improves and becomes directly accessible. In this it is possible to display applications in the form of a list or categories.

A patch killeddays to download while waiting

By here that this new start menu does not arrive with all users (probably given the advanced condition of this test), Microsoft began the deployment via Windows Update of its traditional patch Tuesday (KB5055523).

Many fixes deserve the installation, starting with the one that has generated menus display bugs for weeks in the file explorer. Note that this specific correction is however applied gradually and may not apply upon your installation of the update.