The new Start menu bundled with Windows 11 isn't everybody's cup of tea, because it drops popular features like live tiles. Instead, it comes with a far more static approach inspired by Windows 10X, with Microsoft only rolling our rather subtle polishing lately.

Obviously, users continue to be hoping for bigger Start menu improvements, and fortunately, third-party solutions available come to the rescue this time around.

Start11, which is currently one of the most advanced Start menu customization solutions available, has recently been updated to version 1.1, therefore getting a couple of very welcome improvements.

One of them is support for folders, something which Microsoft theoretically supported in Windows 10 if this allowed users to create live tile groups. The folders have left officially in Windows 11, but Start11 brings it well in an exceedingly modern UI.

"In v1.1, both Windows 10 and Windows 11 users can certainly create a folder directly within the Start menu by holding down the shift key and dragging one icon over another. The brand new right-click icon submenu makes it simple to change the appearance of app icons in the Start menu, too," Stardock, Start11's parent company, explains in an announcement.

First Windows 11 feature update due in the summer

Furthermore, the brand new form of Start11 introduces a brand new right-click icon submenu, in addition to support for importing existing Windows 10 menu layouts.

Certainly, the popularity of these software implies that Microsoft must continue its focus on polishing the Windows 11 Start menu, though right now, the organization doesn't necessarily appear to be very dedicated to improving the experience about this front.

The next Windows 11 feature update is scheduled to land in the summertime, but at this time, no major Start menu improvements are being tested as part of the Windows Insider program.