The Windows Start menu is getting its first major redesign since 2021 and will be rolled out to everyone with the November 11 Patch Tuesday update.
The Start menu is now scrollable, so you can move through your apps in one place.
New Start UI with Categories view
This means the “All” section sits on the main screen, and you do not need to jump to a separate page.
Right now, when you open Start, you need to click on All apps to find the list of installed apps.
Now, you've the “All" section on the homepage.
The Start menu has two UIs for the All apps list
By default, Microsoft has categorised view enabled by default, which groups by app type. It moves your most used ones to the top of each group.
The categories are created locally and maintained using a local JSON file.
A category is created when it has at least three apps. If a group is smaller, those apps stay in “Other.”
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