Microsoft Windows 11’s latest Start menu design is a lot like grouped live tiles

Microsoft hasn’t budged down from experimenting with the Start menu. Be it the companion panel for apps next to the Start menu or structure experimentations, Microsoft Windows 11 is attempting to do all of it. After testing a grid structure for the All apps part, we discovered that it desires to supply a class view as effectively.

Microsoft Windows Latest beforehand lined the hidden “Category” structure within the All apps part. At that point, colour appeared within the class blocks relatively than apps. But, after the newest Microsoft Windows 11 Beta channel updates, the latest structure works to some extent.

Since we beforehand enabled the structure by modifying the OS, it turned practical (form of) after the updates. You won’t see these latest layouts till you make modifications to Microsoft Windows 11.

How does the Category view look?

The noticeable change between the final and this construct is that some app icons seem in every class field.

The present design can match 4 app icons in it. Since it predetermines the apps that go into every field, some are partially crammed whereas others are stacked. Most of those are system/Microsoft apps, and clicking the icon launches the app.

Since this 4-app design for every class field is inadequate, the person field in every class may act as a sub-category field. In easy phrases, clicking on them ought to present 4 more apps. However, that doesn’t appear to work on this Beta construct.

The design reminds us of stay tiles, a characteristic that isn’t a part of Microsoft Windows 11 anymore. Live tiles might show a notification counter (and even partial notification content material). It could be thrilling to see if Microsoft implements a counter for apps that want it (like social apps, mail, and so forth).

Both the Category and Grid layouts make it simpler to navigate the Start menu. The default structure is a waste of area, and you have to scroll lots. The Grid design teams the apps by their first letter, bundling a number of apps below every letter.

We anticipate the latest layouts to develop into accessible with the 24H2 updates for Microsoft Windows 11. The similar goes for the companion panel for apps that allows you to examine an app’s stats with out opening it.