When Microsoft launched Windows 8, desktop users were taken aback by the strange new Start Screen (it wasn't even just a menu back then). Not only were their programs presented in a grid with large ...

You can now make your Start Menu display four columns of Tiles in Windows 10. This feature lets you show more tiles on the Start Menu. The Start Menu in Windows 10 looks great! Not only is it good to ...

The Start menu has evolved from a list of programs to a full-blown overlay that not only lets you pin apps and folders to it but also, with live tiles, gives you more information. When it comes to ...

Windows 11 may get a slightly detached “Floating Widgets” panel, perhaps reintroducing Live Tiles in a different avatar. The experimental feature is present in the latest test versions of Windows 11 ...

Windows 10 marks the return of the Start Menu. Microsoft did away with this classic Windows feature with the launch of Windows 8, when the company introduced a Start Screen that covers your entire ...

Windows 10 has done a fantastic job thus far of replacing the sour taste left in our mouths from Windows 8 with the sweet, sweet taste of software that’s actually intuitive and user-friendly. No ...

The alternate Start menu lacks Live Tiles and may be what Microsoft has in mind for Windows Lite, an under-development stripped-down version of Windows that's said to be part of Microsoft's strategy ...

Say goodbye to the blocky Windows 10 Start Menu tiles with colored backgrounds and hello to partially transparent theme-aware tiles that look so much nicer. Earlier this year, Microsoft revealed a ...

Windows 10’s Start menu is a melding of two worlds: With it, Microsoft is attempting to bring the best of the classic Start menu together with the best of the Windows 8 Start screen. Whether Microsoft ...