There are two native options to hide or show the Phone Link sidebar on the Start menu in Windows 11. There is a Start menu personalization setting for the Phone Link sidebar to show/hide badges for ...

Hiding apps on Windows can be useful for maintaining a clean and organized system, as well as for privacy reasons. Here are several methods to hide apps on Windows 10 and 11 without using any ...

Windows 11’s November update is now rolling out, moving the redesigned Start menu out of preview and adding a clearer battery readout. It also fixes a background Task Manager issue and improves ...

Earlier in the month, we covered some unofficial, third-party Windows utilities that promise to make Windows better. These included tiny11 builder, which now supports ESD in addition to WIM, an ...

This guide covers four top Windows 11 Start menu replacement apps: Start11, StartAllBack, Open Shell Menu, and Flow Launcher. These apps offer a range of customization options, from classic layouts to ...

One of the more annoying things about Windows 11 is that the operating system displays ads in the Start menu for promoted apps and services from the Microsoft Store. The good news is, you can turn ...

Microsoft introduced a lot of new features and appearance changes with Windows 11. It tweaked the taskbar and brought the Start menu to the center, which Windows users didn’t appreciate. Thankfully, ...

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 ...