start button

When users found out that Microsoft’s (MSFT) next version of Windows wouldn’t have a Start button, they panicked. Replaced in Windows 8 by the user interface formerly known as “Metro,” that tiny button is apparently so important to long-time Windows users*that they can’t imagine life without it...

Hello all, First things first... please dont' flame due to the OSX-ness of my desktop, I'm a software developer and rotate between Windows, Linux and OS X on a daily basis. I've taken bits of all three to comprise my desktop for what I like best. Anyways... I am wondering if you can disable the...

I'm having problems trying to fix my son's computer. It runs Windows 7. Yesterday, the task bar and Start button mysteriously disappeared. I've also found that the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" window doesn't come up. There are two places to click on in Control Panel that should bring up...

Computerworld - 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. Link Removed

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Hi all, As Microsoft has removed all the codes to prevent third party developers to create utilities/software to reenable the start button in Windows 8, I would like to know your opinions about that. After the release of the final verison of Windows 8, do you think the developers somehow...

Hello, Today I have upgraded my Windows 8 Consumer Preview to Windows 8 Release Preview I didn't download the ISO image, so should I install the ISO rather than upgrading the previous OS? Does this affect the changes of some features or anything or it's just that nothing has been changed yet...

According to a report carried by the Verge website, Microsoft are pulling legacy files from the os so that the start button hacks won't work. Reference: Microsoft reportedly working to block apps that re-enable the Windows 8 Start button | The Verge

Hello to all and all a good day, I'm looking for a program or a way to change the start button text, For example, I would like to change the start button text from (start) to (Frantheman7) If at all possible, I just think it would be funny and real cool. Thank you all so much, Frantheman7

(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Shutting off Windows used to be a simple matter of clicking the Start button and choosing the "Shut down" option. But the Windows 8 beta has no Start button. So how do you shut it down? Microsoft has concocted a series of manuevers and keyboard...

For me, what annoys me in Windows 8 until now is that for example: - In Windows 7 days while I am playing a MMORPG Online game in Full Screen mode and when I press the Windows Start Key in Keyboard, it shows me the taskbar, Start Icon, the time and the date... This helps me to quickly look at...

Hello everyone, Today, here at Windows7Forums.com we are excited to announce the next public testing version of Windows 8! You may remember the Windows 8 Developer Preview went live in September 2011. Since then, Microsoft has remained hard at work on the next version of their Windows operating...

I found this cool little program that renames your start bottom, Unfortunately it only works on xp and I happen to have win 7, If anyone knows how to remane the start bottom in win 7, i'd really love to be able to do this, just for fun :). Thanks in advance, Frantheman7

When you connect a Windows 7 machine to a network projector, parts of desktop may not be forwarded to the network projector. For Example, the Start button may appear as a black square. Link Removed

New to the forums and hope someone can help me out. I would like to know if it is possible to create a shortcut for the Start Button. I would like to use RocketDock and auto hide the taskbar and be able to access the start button via RocketDock. Thanks in Advance :D

Hello all, Found this cool little program (379kb) to change your XP Start button to look like Vista/7's Link Removed due to 404 Error ViOrb automatically replaces your start button with one that looks the same as Vista's start orb. So you can get the Vista feel and look for Windows...

Yesterday my girlfriend asked me to look at her computer because her start button wasn't working and when I checked it, I confirmed this to be true. Neither the orb, nor the windows key activates the start menu. When I click it, the highlight flashes on it for a second but then nothing actually...

hi can not see the start button on the pc i am connected to via R D C. can u help?

Microsoft is working to incorporate the well known "Start" button from the Windows Platform into X Windows' Gnome interface. "We just can't figure out how the hell to get that darn foot out of there! The damn thing is like stuck." The team will have this feature ready by product launch. :pray...

Can i move the Start Button a bit more down ? I don't wanna use StarDock or whatever, just wanna move the Start button a bit down. Is there any tricks to do that ? Thanks