I’ve never been a fan of the Start menu in Windows 11 because it always felt like a mix of what I want and what Microsoft thinks I want. The Recommendations section, for example, was supposed to help me get back to recently opened files and apps, but I never really found it helpful. Most of the time, I know exactly what to open before I bring up the Start menu, so I just need to type a few letters, hit Enter, and move on. On top of that, I never liked how Windows mixed web results into my searches, which only added to the clutter.