#Windows 11 start menu Pc#
#Windows 11 start menu windows#

OversimplificationĪs much as I dislike the term 'power users,' there's naturally a delta between people who know and use Windows inside out and backward and more casual users, who don't spend too much time on their computer. I generally use the Windows key and just search in the Start menu when I want to open things anyway, but the 'change for the sake of change' aspect here simply irks me.

Is it just because macOS has a centered dock? You're asking users to aim the mouse to click on it now, whereas before you could simply drag the mouse all the way into the corner without thinking about it, to open the Start menu. It's straight-up bad design.įurthermore, why is it centered? At least you can move it by trawling through the settings, but man, I can't for the life of me understand the logic here. If you can't make it work for me, if you can't give me control over it, just let me bloody well turn it off, without punishing me with a passive-aggressive message and a pile of wasted Start menu space.

What use is it, showing me a file that I've since removed or deleted? Why isn't the Recommended List intelligent enough to know if a file is still available? What if you surface a sensitive, personal document that I don't want guests who might be using my PC to see right there, front and center? It also doesn't really feel fit for purpose. Managing those files is a chore, too, forcing me to right click and 'dismiss' every time it surfaces a file I couldn't care less about. The Recommended Files list, if you leave it on, for me just surfaces years-old documents and other random crap from my file storage that I don't really want to see surfaced right there in my Start menu. You can turn it off, but it leaves a nasty gap with an annoying reminder telling you that you've turned off Recommended Files, like a vestigial limb you can't remove. You can't remove the Recommended Files list. You can't resize it in any way, shape, or form. This new one is so lacking in customization features to the point of frustration. It's sort of my biggest complaint about the Start menu, ultimately. But considering the vast amount of wasted space in the Start menu, I can't help but wonder why we don't have the option to simply put Widgets in there instead. I do like the new Widgets panel, and I think the potential for features is quite good up there. Source: Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Windows Central)

#Windows 11 start menu Pc#