Stardock’s Start11 program will help you fix the Windows 11 Start menu
There’s a fix for the Windows 11 Start menu. It’s called Start11.
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What you need to know
There are many things that have irked PC users aboutWindows 11since Microsoft revealed the new operating system, but perhaps none have received quite the amount of vitriol as the Start menu. To put it simply: There are people whohatethe new Start menu.
What do people dislike about it? Here are some common complaints: It wastes space, removes customization and user control options, and lacks features.
However, there’s an easy solution if you can’t stand Windows 11’s Start menu. Well, two. First, just go back to Windows 10; it’ll be supported for a long time. And as for the second solution: Stardock’s Start11. It’s a program that’ll let you customize Windows 11’s Start menu and taskbar to your heart’s content.
Here’s a snippet of the copy Stardock uses to advertise Start11: “For users who want to personalize their Start menu, Start11 offers robust customization options ranging from aesthetic to functional. The software enables enhanced Windows 10 and Windows 11 style Start menus, a compact Windows 7 design, optional Windows 11 style for classic menus, and many additional settings that let you configure your personalized Start menu.”
You can find out more about Start11 onStardock’s site, but here’s the skinny: It’s a program that’s actively receiving updates (next one lands October 7) and costs $4.99 to acquire in its current beta form.
Tired of trying to live with the default Windows 11 Start menu? Start11 is the cure to that problem.
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