Windows 11 is getting a new Start menu this month

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Microsoft is revamping the Windows 11 Start menu and adding a glut of new AI features over the next month, coming first to Windows Insiders running Snapdragon X Copilot Plus PCs like the newly announced Surface devices. The new Start menu, first discovered last month in an early build preview, is roomier and gives easier scrollable access to the all apps view — complete with category organization. Aside from likely looking much better on large displays, the updated Windows 11 Start menu will have a new phone companion panel, giving quick access to recent contacts, messages, calls, battery level, and more on a synced iPhone or Android device. Windows 11 is also getting a variety of new AI features, including an AI agent baked into the Windows settings menu; more Click to Do text and image actions; AI editing features for Pain ... Read full article.