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Yep. No web search. No ads or news or weather or links to apps that aren't actually installed. Opens virtually instantly. Lots of stock customization options (icon size, icon order, pinned icons, classic vs XP style, all shortcuts toggleable).

The only thing I miss is the search bar - I became quite used to that with Windows 7.

The Windows XP start menu sucked, no search function and it was common to have 3 columns full of shortcuts with folders inside folders. It only got better with Windows Vista.

Win 11 has no (decent) search function

It went to shit with Windows 10, yes. But I don't use Windows anymore.

Search is only a boon when the menu is so poorly organized and rendered it’s hard to find shit.

I never needed search in XP cause I knew where everything was.

Since Windows 8.1’s fucking abomination of a Start Menu, yeah, I’d miss having search.

can't beat press win key -> "not" -> press enter key -> notepad opens

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