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Boot-to-Desktop and Start Button Coming to Windows 8

When it comes to Windows sources, Paul Thurrott is about as solid as they get. On his SuperSite for Windows, Thurrott has just confirmed that the next big update to Windows 8 — known as Windows 8.1 or ...
Computerworld

Microsoft blocks Windows 8 Start button, boot-to-desktop hacks

Microsoft has blocked a popular work-around that let users boot directly to the Windows 8 desktop, a co-author of an upcoming book on the operating system confirmed today. “Microsoft made some changes ...
Computer Weekly

Windows 11: It’s more than a repositioned Start button

Microsoft has introduced the next iteration of its Windows desktop operating system (OS). There are slight tweaks to the user interface, but CEO Satya Nadella sees Windows 11 as setting the stage for ...
PC World

Windows Copilot AI is the new Start button, says Microsoft CEO

We may not know how Microsoft will redesign Windows 12, but we do know how Microsoft is thinking about it: The company is putting AI first, to the point where Windows Copilot could be the new Start ...
Bleeping Computer

Open Shell brings back the glory days of the Windows Start Menu

Open Shell, originally known as Classic Shell, is open-source software that allows you to replace the standard Start Menu on Windows 10 and Windows 8. Open Shell originally came out as Classic Shell ...