Posts under Start Menu tag.

Start Menu 8: Add Start Menu & Button to Windows 8

Windows 8 might have received rave reviews for its super cool and touch optimized features but one user interface change brought it considerable amount of criticism – Start Screen. It had the classic Windows Start Menu missing! Many loyal Windows [...]

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StartW8: A free Windows 8 start menu replacement.

Want your start menu back in Windows 8. Well you might not have liked the modern UI or if you simply want both the start menu in your PC. We have already seen several freeware to add start menu to [...]

Do you really need a Start Menu or Button for Windows 8?

When Microsoft first showed that it was no longer using the Start Button and Menu in its newest version of Windows OS – Windows 8, early testers labeled it as a major glitch & one of the most controversial decision ever [...]

What happens when you Force Classic Start Menu in Windows 7 or Windows 8?

There are many who prefer to use the Classic Start Menu in Windows 7, and prefer to use the Group Policy setting of Force Classic Start Menu to do so. The setting lies here: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Force [...]

Freeware to add Start Button & Menu to Windows 8

Windows 8 introduces the Start Screen instead of the traditional Start Menu, which most Windows users have been used too, for years and years! While most have liked the Start Screen, there are some who have not. We will discuss [...]

Add Start Button and Start Menu to Windows 8 with Classic Shell

If you are using Windows 8, but missing the Start Menu and the Start Button, you might want to check out Classic Shell, which adds the start menu and several useful classic explorer features back to your Windows 8. Classic [...]

Start Orb Mover: Move your Start Button and Start Menu to different locations on your Taskbar

For as many years as long as one can remember…on websites, on blogs, on forums…users have been asking for and discussing a way to move the Start Orb – but without much success. There have been tools to change Start [...]

Windows8 Start Menu gadget lets you switch between Windows 8 and 7 start menu

A few days back, we released our Metro UI Tweaker for Windows 8 which allowed you to tweak a few Metro UI settings in Windows 8. Now if you’d like to switch between the Windows 8 style start menu and [...]

Disable Metro UI And Get Classic Windows 7 Styled Start Menu in Windows 8

While people are loving Windows 8, it may still take time however for people to get over Windows 7 and its classic start menu. They are loving Windows 8 and at the same time missing Windows 7 and its interface to which [...]

Pin website shortcuts to Windows 7 taskbar and start menu easily

Internet Explorer 9 has one new feature and that is, it lets you pin the shortcuts to your favorite websites easily to your Windows taskbar or start menu.

Change Windows 7 taskbar and start menu icons easily with 7Conifier

Do you enjoy customizing your Windows 7? Would you like to chnage your Windows 7 Start Menu and Taskbar icons in a click by applying select icons packages? 7Conifier will let you do so easily in a click!

How to search un-indexed libraries and network location files from Start Menu search box

By default, in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the search functionality, from the Start Menu search box, does not search libraries that are not indexed. Even if you do try, you will notice that search result does not [...]

Clean Windows 7 Start Menu with Start Menu Cleaner

Start Menu Cleaner is a freeware utility, which cleans the start menu by removing un-needed empty shortcuts and folders.

The Case of The Jumping Windows 7 Start Menu

Well, the Windows 7 Start Menu, like all Windows start menu’s is fixed to the left side of the taskbar near the Start Button.

How to enable or disable Search in Windows 7

If you find that the search box is missing in the start menu and / or the windows explorer, then here is what you need to do! Search Box is missing Open Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn [...]

Create Windows 7 Start Buttons with Start Orb Creator

Start Orb Creator is a freeware utility which allows you to create Windows 7 Start Buttons.

How to Remove Start Orb Button in Windows 7 or Vista

For those of you who dont like the start orb and want to do away with it, you now have two easy ways to do it. UPDATE: You can also remove the Start Orb using TWC’s Ultimate Windows Customizer as [...]

Giveaway: Classic Start Menu for in Windows 7

Apart from the new taskbar, the Start Menu is the most useful desktop feature in Windows 7. However, some miss the old functionality of the Classic Start Menu.

Fix: Windows 7 Start Menu hides behind the taskbar

If, when you click the Windows Start Orb, you find that the start menu has dropped down and hidden behind the taskbar, then you may want to try this solution. This issue may not occur every time, but maybe, only [...]

Animate your Windows 7 Start Menu

Start Menu Animation is a small freeware app which will add an animation effect to your Windows 7 or Vista Start Menu.

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