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Users found the menu to be redundant since most preferred accessing their apps from the Taskbar or via search.

Windows 10 Pin In Place Concept

Sadly, none of the ideas detailed here made it past the early development stages.

MixView is a phrase that Windows Phone diehards will be familiar with.

It was the name of theinterface that was enabled when using 3D Touch on the unreleased Lumia McLaren.

Windows 10 Start Menu Concepts

It was an excellent idea, but it never shipped because the hardware that it required was canceled.

Anyway, that was chapter 1 of Windows Unshipped!

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Windows 10 Start MixView Concept

Windows 10 Start Menu Concepts

Windows 10 Start Menu Concepts

Windows 10 Start Places Concept

Windows 10 Start Menu Concepts

Windows Start menu evolution

The Windows 11 Start menu apps list.

Surface Neo, Duo, Mini, and Lumia McLaren.

Nokia Lumia 1020 camera bump

Windows 11 Start menu

Windows 11 Start menu customization settings

Windows 10 Find My Device

Outlook Client Hero

Windows 10 Start menu on HP ZBook Studio G4

Former Microsoft Executive Vice President Terry Myerson stands in front of a presentation about Windows 10

Surface Hub 2S

Windows Insider program settings

Razer�s Minecraft collection in retail boxes

Call of Duty: Warzone returns to its roots with Verdansk map for Season 3.

ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025)

Witchbrook first look screenshots.

Minecraft�s new key art.

Inspecting the Kilo 141 in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Monument Valley image