The latestWindows 11 Insider buildlets you have the revamped Start Menu show more pinned recommended apps.
It’s part of a long-running struggle to make a start menu that makes everyone happy.
“It’s very hard to change their brand image, really.”
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False Start?
Some observers say the way Windows handles the Start Menu can be confusing.
Designing a great Start Menu is more complicated than it looks, Sokhan said.
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Windows is built on generations of different codebases, with the first version released in 1985.
“Legacy is not only about software but design as well,” Mayer added.
“We can’t just invent and add new things every timeeverything needs to be consistent and evolving together.
A 7/10 idea that is consistent is better than 10/10 that is not.”
“The Windows user base is way more diverse than the one from Apple,” he said.
We can’t just invent and add new things every timeeverything needs to be consistent and evolving together.
But Windows Phone was discontinued, and in 2017the company released the final design system, Fluent.
It was piloted in Windows 10 and revamped in Windows 11.
Even Sokhan isn’t giving a total thumbs up to the new design.
He says he doesn’t like that Microsoft moved the Lock feature into the Account menu.
