Although the Start menu on Windows 11 has limited functionalities, you can still configure various aspects of the experience through the Settings app, and in this guide, I'll show you how.

Not happy with the Windows 10 Start menu? Open Shell is a free Start menu alternative worth trying.

Instead, if you want to open multiple programs from your Start menu (without it closing each time you do so), there’s a little trick you can use. And it’s absurdly easy.

Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET 2. Click or tap the three-dot icon in the upper right corner of the window to open Edge's settings menu, and then click Pin to Start. 3. Open the Start menu.

Now if you need to access Windows Update settings, you need to simply click on the pinned shortcut. Similarly, you can pin any Settings app setting shortcut to your Windows 10 Start Menu.