5 cool features and useful changes Microsoft added to Windows 11 in October 2025

October 2025 is now behind us, so let's take a look at some useful changes that Windows 11 received in the last month.

Microsoft revamps the Start menu in Windows 11 — scrollable layout, new views, and fewer clicks

Microsoft is rolling out a new Start menu for Windows 11 with a unified, scrollable layout that combines all sections into ...

Meet Focus, the Windows 11 setting that makes distractions disappear

You can start a focus session in the Settings app. Just navigate to Settings > System > Focus. Under Focus select the options ...

Windows 11 is gaining a simplified naming scheme for updates going forward

Going forward, updates that appear in Windows Update will utilize a simplified naming scheme designed to make it clearer to ...

Windows 11’s new Start menu begins rolling out, and it’s more flexible than ever

Microsoft has started rolling out Windows 11’s revamped Start menu, featuring grid and category views, a bigger "All apps" ...

Windows 11 Update Brings Customizable Start Menu and Streamlined App Discovery

Microsoft’s new Windows 11 Start menu redesign brings customization, Phone Link integration, and a cleaner, more connected ...

Latest Windows 11 update adds redesigned Start Menu, colored battery icons, and more

The KB5067036 update for Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 (preview builds 26200.7019 and 26100.7019, respectively) introduces a redesigned Start Menu with a scrollable "All" section that ...