According to the latest leaked build of Windows 8.1 (Blue), the Start button and menu will make their triumphant return -- but they won't look or work like the Windows 7 Start menu. With Windows Blue ...

Ahead of Windows 8.1's public preview release on June 26, we now know exactly how the resurrected Start button and menu will work. While it's still bad news for those of you who were hoping for the ...

Take back control of your PC’s Start menu and taskbar, whether you’re running Windows 10 or Windows 11. Microsoft has made a lot of changes to the Start menu and taskbar over the past few years. On ...

Just got your hands on Windows 7 and want to bend it to your will? No problem. We’ve got plenty of tips, hacks and secrets to keep you busy for a long time, including automatically opening Windows ...

Windows 11 is a fine operating system with a lot of new and modern features that make it, in many ways, better than every version that came before it. But there's always some nostalgia at play when it ...

I’ve set up Windows 8 and upgraded to Windows 8.1, and I really miss the Windows 7 start menu. Yes, Windows 8.1 has a start button, but all it does is take me to the full-screen apps. I want a start ...