I noticed that the newest games in Win XP don't let you hit the start button and get back to the desktop. Is there a way to force this functionality? I really like being able to pause my game this way ...

Does anyone here know where the file is which controls the XP start button's appearance and how I can change it directly, rather than through Taskbar Properties or Display Properties? In spite of ...

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If you are bored with the look at the same old Windows 7 Start Orb, you can now change it easily. Click on Select & Change Start Button to select a custom Start Orb. The program will backup your ...

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 ...

Windows 8.1, which will be available for download in a preview version on June 26, will feature the good old Start button in desktop mode. Users who dislike the new Modern UI/Metro interface will also ...

I know there are still doubters out there, but from everything I've heard, the rumored Start Button is going to be part of Windows Blue, a k a Windows 8.1. I've heard from one of my good sources that ...

Speaking with U.K. publication PC Pro, a Microsoft program manager claims that people were no longer using the Start button. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

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 ...