If you'd like to test the new Windows 11 Start menu, with apps in recommended category folders and other helpful functionality, this is how you try it.

Alternatively, you can configure the menu so it doesn’t respond to your activity at all. To do this, open the Start menu and go to Settings > Personalization.

It's a lot simpler than you'd think, no AI involved. Here's how Microsoft automatically groups together apps in the new Start menu.

While Windows 11 still doesn't let you manually resize the Start menu, this new iteration does automatically adjust based on the screen size.

Windows adapts the Start menu based on your usage behavior, for example, by showing recently used programs and files. However, you can turn this feature off.