The Windows Start Menu has undergone numerous redesigns over the years, with some incarnations having proven more popular than others. The current Start Menu design roots back to Windows 11's launch ...

If you were asked to pick the most annoying of the various Microsoft Windows interfaces that have appeared over the years, there’s a reasonable chance that Windows 8’s Metro start ...

User interface design expert Billy Hollis is annoyed when he spots even tiny application tweaks that could improve the intuitive experience for users. He finds them everywhere, even in our favorite ...

Adobe Systems' Mark Hamburg will work on Windows' user experience. His recent Adobe work gives a clue about his design goals: "elegance," "personality." Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

It might feel as though Windows 11 just came out yesterday, but Microsoft is already hard at work on its operating system’s next iteration. At Friday’s Ignite 2022—Microsoft’s annual development and ...

Windows 11 will shake up its interface with a new Start menu and bring the taskbar toward the center of the screen, a move that echoes the positioning of the dock in macOS. Microsoft's next iteration ...

If you're a fan of Microsoft Edge because of its simplistic design that adheres to Microsoft's own design guidelines, the latest release is going to disappoint you. As of Microsoft Edge version 138, ...

Although the redesign is meant to be new and fresh, some old-school Windows users experienced flashbacks. Apple’s approach looks and sounds very similar to the Windows Vista “ Aero ” interface, which ...