If your Windows 11 Start Menu search was acting weird for the past couple of days, Microsoft has finally acknowledged and fixed it via a server-side fix on April 8, 2026 (via Bleeping Computer).

Microsoft has changed the way the Start Menu looks in Windows 11. Apart from displaying a Recommended section, it now displays a Category section, which makes the Start Menu look rather big. If you ...

If you open the Start menu, start typing, and Windows 11 stuffs your results with Bing links and “Search the web” suggestions, this guide shows you how to stop it and keep local-only results. The fix ...

To remove the Recommended and All sections from the Windows 11 Start Menu, first disable Recommended items in Settings under Personalization > Start by turning off all recommendation toggles. To ...

These 5 Windows 11 Features Drive Me Nuts, But I Figured Out How to Fix Them You don't have to put up with Windows 11's worst features. Here's how I replaced the Start menu, taskbar, widget panel, and ...