FWIW — The start menu in Win 11 is back to simplified. No more tiles. Here is what it looks like, kinda android>>> https://tinyurl.com/2meu3zsz
"https://www.howtogeek.com/
What is this? Looks like a phone. Why not actually enable the user to see all installed programs at once as my image shows by using Open Shell, thank God.
One frank reviewer (the best for both Windows and Linux I know have found) states,
Almost exactly 10 years ago, Microsoft came out with Windows 8, featuring Start Screen, a useless idea that introduced extra mouse clicks into an efficient desktop workflow. As a member of a small group of people with IQ above two digits, and who value productivity, I wrote a guide on how to disable the Metro interface. This was during the preview, pre-release phase of the Windows 8 lifecycle. And then, Microsoft took the capability away.
I had to use Classic Shell, and to this day, Classic Shell, or rather, Open-Shell (the new, up-to-date version of the original) is my go-to menu in Windows 8. Now, now, now, color me surprised, a decade later, the exact same thing is happening with Dev builds of Windows 11. We have a new, useless menu that adds extra mouse clicks, because mobile. Used to be tablet, now phone. The cycle repeats itself. You could disable it via registry, no problem. But then, boom, new Dev release, and that tweak is gone! Well, we must resort to Open-Shell once again. Indeed, here, I want to show you what you need to have a good, seamless experience with this alternative menu utility in Windows 11. After me. (https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/windows-11-open-shell.html)