14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft’s recently released Windows 10 build 14366 is mostly about bug fixing, as the company is now putting the final touches to the Anniversary Update ahead of the public release due in July.
But at the same time, the company has also implemented a series of tweaks here and here that refine the experience with the OS, and the Start menu is one of the features that have gotten improved.
As you probably know, the Start menu has a new look in the Anniversary Update, as it comes with its own hamburger menu and with the focus put on the app list, so with today’s new build, Microsoft is making new changes to ensure you easily access the recently installed apps.
“In an effort to improve visibility and access to your newly installed apps, we have moved the ‘Recently added’ section of Start to be located above the ‘Most used’ section in the All apps list. We’ve also increased the duration of time in which apps will be listed here - now 7 days, so you can easily try them out and decide if you want to pin them to Start or the taskbar for regular use and quick access,” Microsoft states.
More app recommendations too
So as you can see in the screenshot below, the new Windows 10 Anniversary Update Start menu comes with the “Recently added” section above the app list, so the emphasis is clearly on the apps that you get from the Store.
This is clearly a welcome improvement that simply makes sense because, this way, users can easily access the apps they install, although in the Anniversary Update, recently installed apps can also be launched from the Action Center.
In the stable version of Windows 10 (non-Anniversary Update), the Recently added section is placed below the “Most used” category, and when there are no newly installed apps, the Start menu displays app suggestions that have often been considered ads.
These “ads” will survive in the Anniversary Update too, and additionally, there’ll be more of them, as Microsoft increases the number from 5 to 10.
