Windows 11 Start menu changes trickle into Beta, movable taskbar still MIA

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Microsoft is moving more of its redesigned Start menu into the Windows 11 Beta channel, although the long-awaited movable taskbar remains confined to experimental builds.

Build 26220.8925 was released last night to Windows Insiders in the Beta channel and has "a number of improvements for the Start menu," including controls for its size and sections.

The Start menu has gained small and large size options alongside the existing default section-level toggles, a rename from Recommended to Recent, a redesigned Start menu settings page, and the option to hide the user's name and picture in Start.

However, changing the location of the taskbar is not quite there yet despite pleas from users.

In May, Microsoft stated: "Location, location, location. The ability to move the taskbar to the top or sides...

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