On my copy the start button was a bit narrow and although I tried to modify this, I could not find any configurable options except for the option of auto-starting Power8 when the Windows starts.

Microsoft may recant its Windows 8 design theology, bloggers reported Tuesday, by offering Windows 8 users an option to bypass the "Modern" UI and by restoring the Start button and menu to the ...

I’m trying to like Windows 8, really I am, but two aspects feel like a slap in the face: Forcing me to boot into the Start screen when Desktop mode is what I’d prefer, and the lack of a Start ...

Microsoft is reportedly removing legacy code from its Windows 8 operating system to block third party apps that attempt to re-enable the Windows 8 Start button.

Windows 8.1, previously known by the code name 'Blue', will be available for free to all Windows 8 users some time later this year. Microsoft will make a test version available at its annual ...

Perhaps not surprisingly, the third-party devs say there’s still a need for their products, even though Windows 8.1 will be more friendly to those used to the traditional, or legacy, Start menu ...

Educational weblog WonderHowTo shares that, to make a shutdown button for your start screen, you must first create a desktop shortcut (right-click, new shortcut) and enter this line of code in the ...

Windows 11 will let anyone with a compatible PC move the Start button, along with the rest of your taskbar, to its tried-and-true location. We'll show you how to do it.