{"id":280898,"date":"2024-05-13T06:54:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T13:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=280898"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:31:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:31:31","slug":"windows-11-start-menu-will-surprise-you-thanks-to-a-completely-new-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/windows-11-start-menu-will-surprise-you-thanks-to-a-completely-new-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 11 start menu will surprise you thanks to a completely new panel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The start menu of <strong>Windows 11<\/strong>, one of the most iconic tools of Microsoft operating systems, is ready to take a leap in quality. Specifically, in Windows 11, <strong>the novelty that will arrive to the start menu<\/strong> will be a <strong>widgets panel<\/strong> that, as an addition, will bring a new layer of depth to your user experience and the customization possibilities that users will have, with this change, when activating the start menu on their computers.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Windows 11\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3a83edc2-8bcb-4baa-8fbe-3ddcf458c1a4\/1709716978\/windows-11-win11icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Windows 11<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/windows-11.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/windows-11.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A panel to customize your experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebookisclosed\/status\/1788628122008498682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">As demonstrated by social media experts<\/a>, the Start menu is poised to make a significant qualitative leap soon. If we also mention the integration of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/microsoft-copilot-will-allow-you-to-customize-and-change-settings-in-windows-11,\" title=\"\">Copilot into the system<\/a> customization and configuration we mentioned earlier, this would be another step in the same direction to provide users with new tools that can enhance their overall experience when using a PC in the same way as on mobile devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Widgets<\/strong>, in fact, a tool that has become popular especially since <strong>smartphones started to become popular<\/strong>, have the particularity that each user can decide whether to use them or not, where to place them, or what they want to see specifically, so the addition of Widgets to Home is <strong>a very positive improvement for users<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280899\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Windows 11 lags behind Windows 10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite all the improvements that Windows 11 is making to turn its service into a much more attractive ecosystem, the reality is that, until today, Windows 10 still represents almost 70% of the total Windows traffic, almost tripling the modest 26% of users who currently have Windows 11. For that reason, Microsoft continues to release improvements in Windows 11 that encourage the hundreds of millions of users who continue to choose to use Windows 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there is an underlying problem with having so many users on Windows 10 at the moment. And that is that in less than a year and a half (specifically, in October 2025), support for Windows 10 will cease, or at least stop being free. This puts hundreds of millions of computers in the future in a difficult situation, where, even if users want to, they will not be able to make the leap to Windows 11 because they do not meet the hardware requirements. Therefore, Microsoft&#8217;s challenge to gain momentum for Windows 11 before that date is, in turn, a race against time in which many users will no longer receive support from the company.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Windows 11\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3a83edc2-8bcb-4baa-8fbe-3ddcf458c1a4\/1709716978\/windows-11-win11icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Windows 11<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/windows-11.en,.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/windows-11.en,.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The start menu of Windows 11, one of the most iconic tools of Microsoft operating systems, is ready to take a leap in quality. Specifically, in Windows 11, the novelty that will arrive to the start menu will be a widgets panel that, as an addition, will bring a new layer of depth to your &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/windows-11-start-menu-will-surprise-you-thanks-to-a-completely-new-panel\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Windows 11 start menu will surprise you thanks to a completely new panel&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9285,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":2},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-280898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9285"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280898"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":313242,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280898\/revisions\/313242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280898"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=280898"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=280898"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=280898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}