Solved Are You A Left Or Center Start Menu Button User?

pparks1 · Aug 27, 2023

Center for me. I switched when I went to an ultra wide monitor at work. Saves me on having to move the mouse as far.

mackie · Aug 27, 2023

Here's why the Microsoft designers say they changed the Start button to center position.

Why Microsoft Centered the Start Button in Windows 11

The change came after years of research by a team of about 40 Microsoft designers.

www.wsj.com

Dru2 · Aug 27, 2023

Center shortly after I stated using Windows 11. Still centered now.

Timaximus · Aug 27, 2023

Center since using Windows 11.

hdmi · Aug 28, 2023

Stigg said:
I'm not a gamer, but I must admit I played Tetris back in the day.

The Enigma table of Epic Pinball isn't really gaming IMO. I's more about resurrecting your brain cells each time after Microsoft has killed them again... lol

Edwin · Aug 28, 2023

I remember Pong!

MiguelAngel11 · Feb 26, 2024

Center, just get used with the trend, if left in Windows prior 11, center in Windows 11, up in Ubuntu and so on......

glasskuter · Feb 26, 2024

I use center. I flip back and forth between 10 & 11, both working directly and using RDP. Having it in center prods my brain to know I'm on 11. Being old, I don't always know where I am or what I'm doing there. :dizzy:

idgat · Feb 26, 2024

Centre, where God (Microsoft) defaultingly intended it should be.

Melchior · Feb 26, 2024

I am a Left type...
right where it should be lol...

Edwin · Feb 26, 2024

Left..., I don't want to have to watch the pointer, I just throw it down into the corner and click..., plus, I don't like the Menu covering up what I'm viewing, front and center.
Almost every app window has a pre-determined position, on a specific monitor, where rarely the Start Menu interferes...

Stigg · Feb 26, 2024

This poll is fairly evenly balanced.

I tried center. I thought I'd eventually get used to it, but the way Microsoft has implemented it messes with my muscle memory. The start button moves depending on how many apps I have open on the taskbar. It's a moving target.

At least on the left, it's always in the same place.

Dru2 · Feb 26, 2024

I've been using center since moving to Win 11. Still using it. Zero "muscle memory" issues... and I use Win 10 PCs as well

thecaretaker · Feb 26, 2024

I've come to like Center now. Less distance to move the mouse arrow

Stigg · Feb 27, 2024

Maybe some of you guys would like the start menu on the right side.
Some countries write from right to left.

cereberus · Feb 27, 2024

Missing Centre as a choice

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hdmi · Feb 27, 2024

Stigg said:
I tried center. I thought I'd eventually get used to it, but the way Microsoft has implemented it messes with my muscle memory. The start button moves depending on how many apps I have open on the taskbar. It's a moving target. At least on the left, it's always in the same place.

It isn't just the start button that moves, as the pinned icons and the icons of open apps all also move. I mean, that's a lot of psychedelic movement. Like, almost as much movement as the plasma background of the Enigma table in Epic Pinball. I have no doubt in my mind that all the movement will help at least someone to boost their productivity.

Stigg · Feb 27, 2024

hdmi said:
It isn't just the start button that moves, as the pinned icons and the icons of open apps all also move. I mean, that's a lot of psychedelic movement. Like, almost as much movement as the plasma background of the Enigma table in Epic Pinball. I have no doubt in my mind that all the movement will help at least someone to boost their productivity.

kelper · Feb 27, 2024

My taskbar is nearly full, so it makes very little difference, but I prefer centred, aesthetically.

neves · Feb 27, 2024

For most part (using Windows) - was left. Then i discovered RocketDock app launcher - and was mostly center (Up). Since i moved to Windows 11 - i'm center (Down). Center is the most ergonomic position.