#1070 – Start11: Another Start Menu Replacement

Start Menu Games

In a way it’s kinda sad that Start Menu alternatives exist. Ideally, the orginal built in to Windows 11 would be sufficient. And yet, here we are. It’s also kinda cool that they exist, as they give you more useful alternatives for something that you use so often.

Start11 is a commercial (though inexpensive) Start Menu alternative that also lets you customise the taskbar in several ways, including (drum roll) moving it to the top or sides of your screen. That’s something I know will make many people happy.

This week’s featured article goes into detail: Start11: Another Start Menu Replacement

Also this week

• Extending your Wi-Fi
• Losing your passkey
• AI blocking spam
• Event viewer not as useful as you think

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Featured Article

Start11: Another Start Menu Replacement
A brief introduction.

Want your old Start menu? We can do that. Want to tweak the taskbar in useful ways, including its position? Start11 can do that too.
Read: Start11: Another Start Menu Replacement

Also This Week on Ask Leo!

Extend Your Wi-Fi: Simple Fixes for Better Home Coverage Increase your range.
It can be difficult to get wireless network coverage throughout your home. Read: Extend Your Wi-Fi: Simple Fixes for Better Home Coverage

Passkeys Are Never the Only Way In There’s always another.
Losing a device with a passkey to one of your accounts will not lock you out. Read: Passkeys Are Never the Only Way In

Can AI Block Spam? It’s doing so much else, right? Why not this?
Can we apply AI to the problem of spam? We’re already there. Read: Can AI Block Spam?

My (Not So) Favorite Question It’s the question that makes my life easier.
My favorite question? You’ll never guess. Hint: it makes my job super easy, and you don’t want that. Read: My (Not So) Favorite Question

The Event Viewer, Explained And why, when you look, it’s full of errors.
Many Windows components log messages and use Event Viewer to display them. Sadly, the messages are often cryptic and inconsistent, and the result is a mess that scammers take advantage of. Read: The Event Viewer, Explained

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The Event Viewer, Explained Many Windows components log messages and use Event Viewer to display them. Sadly, the messages are often cryptic and inconsistent, and the result is a mess. Watch: The Event Viewer, Explained

My (Not So) Favorite Question My favorite question? You’ll never guess. Hint: it makes my job super easy, and you don’t want that. Watch: My (Not So) Favorite Question

Can AI Block Spam? If AI can do so many things, how about applying it to the problem of spam? We’re probably already there. Watch: Can AI Block Spam?

Passkeys Are Never the Only Way In Losing a device with a passkey to one of your accounts will not lock you out. Watch: Passkeys Are Never the Only Way In

Start11- Another Start Menu Replacement Want your old Start menu? We can do that. Want to tweak the taskbar in useful ways, including its position? Start11 can do that too. Watch: Start11- Another Start Menu Replacement

Extend Your Wi-Fi: Simple Fixes for Better Home Coverage It can be difficult to get wireless network coverage throughout your home. I’ll look at a couple of ways to extend your wireless network. Watch: Extend Your Wi-Fi: Simple Fixes for Better Home Coverage

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