Because Microsoft thinks it knows what’s best for users and apparently wants to confuse the living daylights out of them, Windows 8 has no Start button. I’ll just say that again so it sinks in: ...

When Microsoft added support for the revamped Start page into Windows 8.1, that eliminated the need for dedicated third-party Start menus, right? Wrong, say developers like Stardock, Classic Shell, ...

The desktop in the Windows 8 beta offers no Start button and a few shortcuts. How can you easily populate it with your favorite programs? Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and ...

Whether you've been waiting to upgrade to Windows 11 or have been using Microsoft's latest operating system since its release, you don't have to live with the Start button in the middle of the task ...

Leaked screenshots of the latest Windows 8 build show that Microsoft has jettisoned the traditional Windows 8 Start button but tweaked the Charms Bar and other settings. Lance Whitney is a freelance ...

There are utilities (TClock, Hook99, possibly others) to do this in previous versions of Windows, but for XP they'd probably require a substantial rewrite. TClock can't even customize the button in ...

Windows 11 Start Menu not working has become a common problem for many users, owing to which using a PC or laptop has become tedious. The Start Menu has undergone a significant design overhaul with ...

We have noticed that sometimes, the Power button is not working in Windows 11. It animates when one clicks on it; but doesn’t show or do something. This case applies to both the power button in the ...