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With Windows 10 seemingly just around the corner, Microsoft plans to fix one of its most egregious mistakes with Windows 8: the missing Start menu. By now you may know the story, as the company has ...

Ever since Microsoft revealed that it will kill the classic Start menu in Windows 8, third-party developers have been cooking up ways to bring it back. SweetLabs, a San Diego-based start-up, is the ...

Mossberg: How to Get the Start Menu in Windows 8 For those who dislike the new Windows 8 Start screen, Walt Mossberg has tested two third party plug-ins that bring the traditional Start menu back to ...

Someone recreated Windows 8.1's tiled Start menu for Linux — a niche, open-source throwback. It's Python-based, supports flatpaks, Steam, and native apps; tiles are movable and colors customizable.

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. One of the worst ...