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New Windows 11 Start menu annoyingly hides oft-used actions


The Windows Start menu is undergoing a redesign that makes an unnecessary change.

The difference to the current Windows 11 Start menu is obvious, as the following screenshot shows: However, the redesign has a noticeable side effect: the “Lock,” “Sign out,” and “Switch user” options that used to be immediately available are no longer there in this newly designed menu. This article originally appeared on our sister publication PC-WELT and was translated and localized from German.

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