At this point I’ve just abandoned the start menu all together. PowerToys Run has effectively become how I launch anything that isn’t on the taskbar, tied to one of the buttons on my mouse or a keyboard shortcut. Everything search on a different shortcut replaces the built-in search.
Of course that’s just how I cope on my mandatory-Windows 11 work laptop. At home (and I know this is almost a meme at this point), I’m slowly getting myself accustomed to Linux alongside Windows 10 until that’s no longer feasible.
Out of curiosity: How do you start programs? If a program is clearly associated with a file by opening the file from explorer I assume, but there are programs which are not file based (web browser, games, …). Do you maintain a folder with shortcuts or do you navigate the start menu folder using the explorer?
At this point I’ve just abandoned the start menu all together. PowerToys Run has effectively become how I launch anything that isn’t on the taskbar, tied to one of the buttons on my mouse or a keyboard shortcut. Everything search on a different shortcut replaces the built-in search.
Of course that’s just how I cope on my mandatory-Windows 11 work laptop. At home (and I know this is almost a meme at this point), I’m slowly getting myself accustomed to Linux alongside Windows 10 until that’s no longer feasible.
Am I the only one that still using the file explorer to navigate to the folders I want?I’ve never used the start menu…only computer then Explorer
Out of curiosity: How do you start programs? If a program is clearly associated with a file by opening the file from explorer I assume, but there are programs which are not file based (web browser, games, …). Do you maintain a folder with shortcuts or do you navigate the start menu folder using the explorer?
I launch the programs executable. That’s it.