ExtremeTech

How to bring back the Start menu and button to Windows 8

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 ...
Time

Boot-to-Desktop and Start Button Coming to Windows 8

When it comes to Windows sources, Paul Thurrott is about as solid as they get. On his SuperSite for Windows, Thurrott has just confirmed that the next big update to Windows 8 — known as Windows 8.1 or ...
Time

Pokki Aims to Fix Windows 8 with Replacement Start Menu

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 ...
Computerworld

Start button’s return to Windows 8? Probably, but there’s no guarantee

Microsoft’s head of Windows development on Tuesday came close to promising that the iconic Start button would return to the Windows 8 desktop, but never made a guarantee. In a 25-minute interview at ...
ExtremeTech

How to bring back the Start menu and button to Windows 8

If you're running Windows 8.1 today and want the Start menu back, take a look at our list of the best, least expensive, and most authentic Windows 8 Start menu replacements. By Jamie Lendino March 24, ...