Microsoft will resurrect the Start button in Windows 8.1 (Blue), which is due to be released later this year. This follows last week's news that Windows 8.1 will let you to skip the Start screen after ...

Microsoft has promoted the return of the Start button in an advert for Windows 8.1. The 30-second video gives a brief run-down of new ways to access and personalise the Start screen. It is Microsoft's ...

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

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 ...

Windows 8 was known for its radical change to the OS app screen. Since then, Microsoft has reincorporated default features like the Start button in Windows 10 and 11. Image: George Dolgikh ...

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.

If independent leaks are to be believed, Windows chief Terry Myerson appears to be dismantling the Jekyll-and-Hyde monstrosity that is Windows 8, instead replacing it with a triumvirate of products ...

If you want to hide the Restart button in Windows 11/10, here is how you can do that. It is possible to show or hide the Restart button from Start Menu, Windows login screen, and Win+X menu with the ...

There aren't many Windows users still running Windows 8.1 these days. But those who are may (or may not) know that support for the 8.1 release is going to end on January 10, 2023. Just to make sure ...

According to StatCounter, Windows 8 and 8.1 still account for about 4.3 percent of the Windows install base worldwide, far less than Windows 11, Windows 10, or even Windows 7. But for the people still ...