In this guide, we will list down some of the best Windows 11 Start menu replacement apps that you can try out.

Windows adapts the Start menu based on your usage behavior, for example, by showing recently used programs and files. However, you can turn this feature off.

Remove the Recommended section from the Windows 11 Start menu with easy steps using Settings, PowerShell, Group Policy, or Registry Editor for a cleaner interface.

Windows 11 occasionally displays ads in the Start menu — and you can turn them off pretty easily.

Rolling out now to Windows 11 insiders, the revamped Start menu tries to address some of the many complaints about it.

While Windows 11 still doesn't let you manually resize the Start menu, this new iteration does automatically adjust based on the screen size.

Start11 offers seven styles of Start menu to choose from, ranging from Windows 7 to multiple variations of the Windows 11 design, and you can do a lot with this setup.

This tutorial explains how to hide or show Phone Link Sidebar on Start menu in Windows 11 using the Settings app and Windows Registry.

Microsoft is making changes to the Start menu, Settings, Notepad, Paint, Copilot and more in Windows, with Windows Insiders getting the first look.

If Microsoft could make the Start menu more useful again, consider me intrigued. This new beta build also lets you turn off the Recommended section completely, listing your own apps in its place.