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.

A “Shut Down” button also lives here, along with a button to enter the modern-style Windows 8 Start screen. The middle pane, which looks like a grid of apps, is where things get interesting.

Windows 8.1 restores the Start button, and while it still does not behave exactly like the Windows 7 Start button, it does allow you to shut down Windows by clicking the Start button and selecting the ...

It also includes a search box and more. In other words, it’s a lot like the pre-Windows 8 Start button and menu. Windows 8.1 doesn’t really add a true Start button and menu to the operating ...

This week's episode of CRN TV's Channel Beat looks at the return of the Windows 8 start button in Windows 8.1 update, plus VMware's vCloud Hybrid move and Cisco's Internet of Everything strategy.

The removal of the Windows 8 Start button last year turned out to be a hot-button issue for users of Microsoft's latest operating system. Following a range of feedback from customers ...

Then, in 2013, Windows 8.1 was launched; this time around, the company didn't bring back the Start menu. However, the Start button was reintroduced, linking users back to the Start Screen.

The Desktop Needs Its Programs List Back In Windows 7, tapping the “Start” button opens a list of recent and favorite apps, along with a master list of installed programs.

Windows 8 is indeed, as many complain, two different operating systems with little in common. There’s the mobile-optimized Start screen and the more traditional Windows Desktop.