For anyone who came of age during the Windows 8 or 10 era, the Start Menu was a dynamic dashboard of flipping weather icons, unread email counts, and sports scores. Microsoft called it "glanceable information." Critics called it chaotic. But a silent, loyal group of power users called it home .
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For your top 5 apps (Browser, Email, Slack, Spotify, File Explorer), right-click them and select "Pin to taskbar." This removes the need to open Start at all. For anyone who came of age during the