14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 preview build to insiders in the Dev channel, and one of the highlights is the debut of a search box integrated into the Start menu.
Beginning with Windows 10, users can simply start a search on their computers by just typing in the Start menu. So while a dedicated search tool is pinned to the taskbar, you can also conduct a search from the Start menu by pressing any key on the keyboard.
The original Windows 11 Start menu, however, did not include a search box, so apparently, some users didn’t know they could search from this place as well.
This is why Windows 11 build 22000.65 comes with a search box at the top of the Start menu, therefore making it a bit more straightforward to conduct a search.
The new Start menu
In Windows 11, the Start menu design is based on Windows 10X, the dual-screen operating system that never came to be after Microsoft was originally expected to launch it as soon as this year.
So the Start menu gives up on live tiles and everything else for a new and more simplified design that looks way better, though everything is now centered rather than aligned to the left side of the screen.
“We put Start at the center and made it easier to quickly find what you need. Start utilizes the power of the cloud and Microsoft 365 to show you your recent files no matter what platform or device you were viewing them on earlier, even if it was on an Android or iOS device,” Microsoft says in the original Windows 11 announcement.
You can download the latest Windows 11 preview if you’re part of the Windows Insider program in the Dev channel from Windows Update today.