Microsoft veteran software engineer explains the development of the Start menu as a Windows 95 feature before it turned into a Windows 11 'billboard

[Windows Central]

Microsoft veteran Dave W. Plummer, aka Dave's Garage, recently narrated how he wrote the Start menu for Windows 95.

Microsoft veteran software engineer explains the development of the Start menu as a Windows 95 feature before it turned into a Windows 11 'billboard : Read more

 

[DaveDansey]

"Windows users are in a love-hate relationship with the Start menu"

then further down...

"Windows 11 users have no love for the Start menu"

So a "hate-hate" relationship then

Luckily there is a very simple and free way to fix it with "Winaero tweaker" - if your start menu just comprises of a set of live tiles, arranged how you like (as mine is), upon upgrade to W11, this tool will put it back exactly like you had it on W10.