It can mimic both the Windows 7 Start menu and the older Windows XP menu. Or try Stardock's Start8 . Not only does Start8 give you a convincing simulation of the familiar Start menu, but also ...

Microsoft’s Start menu is a big deal. It’s the first thing many people think of when they think of Windows, or even Microsoft. The simple Start menu has existed for more than 20 years now.

Windows 8.1 didn’t reintroduce a Start menu, but it provided a bridge between the old menu and the new screen that Windows 8.0 didn’t have. Windows 10 The Start menu returns.

With the Windows 8.1 update, Microsoft has finally realized it has to make its duelling Desktop and Start Menu interfaces play nice together. Based on the latest leaks, here are six ways it does ...

In previous versions of Windows, the Start Menu was a fast way to find and launch programs . Microsoft killed it in Window 8, but if you're a fan of it, it's easy to get it back.

Things get a lot more familiar-looking if you click the Desktop tile—ahh, there’s the Windows we know and love—but once again, Windows 8 has no Start button.

As Microsoft turns 50, we're looking at the Start menu's changes from its debut in Windows 95, passing through 98, ME, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, and 11.

Windows 10 brings with it many new features and one of the most requested features, the Start menu, makes its return too. But this is not your Windows XP Start menu as it has a modern take on the ...