Microsoft may be moving toward bringing back the Start button and allowing users to boot straight to the desktop with its coming Windows 8.1 release later this year. Mary Jo Foley Mary Jo Foley has ...

While this may sound very basic to some users, others may find it useful. I received a couple of emails in the last few months asking me to prepare a basic tutorial on how to create shortcuts. So in ...

Windows 95 launched exactly 20 years ago today, and though the operating system is long dead many of its ideas still live on. In celebration of 95's 20th birthday, we're revisiting our piece on the ...

The Start Menu in Windows 10 combines the best of both Windows worlds: The menu-based list that began in Windows 95 and the tile-based interface introduced in Windows 8. Just click or tap on the Start ...

How to find, use, and modify the Windows 10 Show Desktop button Your email has been sent As any IT pro manning a help desk can tell you, every computer user in a typical business setting interacts ...

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, ...

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 ...