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Microsoft is testing a new Windows 11 Start menu with floating widgets


A floating panel of Live Tile-like widgets.

By Tom Warren, a senior editor covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech. Live Tiles, the animated and flipping icons from the Windows Phone days, offered widget-like information on the Start menu but weren’t widely supported by app developers. Live Tiles were designed to be “glance and go,” so you could quickly look at a phone or Start menu and see the information you needed.

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