The Start Menu has been the central element in Microsoft Windows for nearly three decades. Though loved initially for its resourcefulness, the Menu went through some debatable — I call them abhorrent ...

The update feels like a partial return to the full screen Start Menu from Windows 8, and the expanded height menu on Windows ...

Startup Pokki points to swelling demand for third-party Windows 8 add-ons as proof that users miss the Start menu Though Microsoft’s new Windows head, Julie Larson-Green, would have us believe users ...

Every major Windows update since Windows 8 has come with a redesign of the Start menu, and Windows 11 is no exception. This time, though, Microsoft took a radical approach: The taskbar is centered, ...

In celebration of Microsoft's 50th anniversary in 2025, it's an appropriate moment to look at the evolution of one of its most iconic features. Of course, I'm referring to the Start menu for Windows.

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. It’s been nearly 10 years since Windows 8 launched to the world as part of ...

And really, I think the best thing you can say about Windows 10 (among many potential candidates) is that it righted a lot of ...

On October 26, 2012, Microsoft released Windows 8, a hybrid tablet/desktop operating system that took bold risks but garnered mixed reviews. Ten years later, we've caught up with former Windows ...