ZDNET's key takeaways The new Windows 11 Start menu is now rolling out to all users.The menu brings a more flexible layout to the Apps section.Don't like it? You can still turn to a Start menu ...

On Windows 11, you can use the "Open-Shell-Menu" utility to bring back the classic Start menu. I'm not a fan of using third-party tools to tweak the behavior of the operating system, but this app ...

Microsoft wants you to share content/items more frequently, so it's now adding the "Share" button everywhere, including the Start menu and even the taskbar. Windows 11's Share UI is a built-in feature ...

One thing quite a few Windows enthusiasts and fans like more than Windows itself is tweaking and modding the OS and its components if they are not quite onboard with it. The aesthetics and the ...

On June 26th, Microsoft is releasing a preview version of Windows 8.1 code-named “Windows Blue” — the first meaningful update to Windows 8. In a blog post today, the company is publishing brief ...

A replacement for Live Tiles seems to be on the way. A replacement for Live Tiles seems to be on the way. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and ...