Microsoft recently faced a double whammy from two former employees. One of them happens to be a former head of Windows UX, and he was somewhat cynical in criticizing Microsoft for introducing even more advertising and promotions through the “For You” section of Start’s menu.
Another former Windows engineer wanted to draw the company’s attention to the apparently general “unfinished” state of Windows 11 by labeling the Start Menu’s performance as “ridiculously bad.” .
However, there are also positive developments.The latest beta build 22635.3500 (KB5036985), released earlier today, introduces the Windows 11 Start Menu.[すべてのアプリ]Text grouping is introduced in options. This makes navigating between apps and searching more convenient. It also looks much less cluttered.
This is in addition to the newly announced Microsoft Accounts (MSA) Manager feature being added to the Start menu. This build also provides the ability to add an MSA recovery email address.
Here’s what the new Start menu looks like with apps sorted alphabetically (courtesy of Windows enthusiasts and X users) phantom ocean 3):
This isn’t the first recent example of Microsoft making welcome changes to the Windows 11 Start menu. Towards the end of last month, hidden inside beta build 22635.3420,[すべてのアプリ]We’ve introduced a grid view of sections, making it super easy to quickly navigate and scroll between apps.
As mentioned earlier, this was a highly requested feature, some of which happened to be related to the Start Menu, where users indicated they wanted to make further changes.
Therefore, this continued effort to improve the design of the Start Menu will certainly be appreciated by users, considering the recent negative press as a result of the company’s stance on adding advertising and promotions. This is considered to be the case.
