What You Get with the Windows 8.1 Start Button

Open the Start menu by pressing Win or clicking the Start button. (In Classic Shell, the Start button may actually look like a seashell.) Click Programs, choose Classic Shell, and then select Start Menu Settings. Click the Start Menu Style tab and make your desired changes.

1. What is the use of the Start button?
2. What is the Start button on Windows 8?
3. Does Windows 8.1 have a Start menu?
4. What does a start button contain?
5. How can you identify Start button?
6. Where do I find my start button?
7. How do I fix my Windows 8 Start menu?
8. How do I put a Start button on Windows 8?
9. How do I make Windows 8 look normal?
10. How do I make Windows 8.1 look better?
11. How do I make Windows 8.1 my default desktop?

What is the use of the Start button?

The Start or Start button was first introduced with the release of Microsoft Windows 95 and is found in all releases of Windows since. Start allows you to access your computer programs and configure Microsoft Windows easily by accessing the Start menu.

What is the Start button on Windows 8?

Windows 8 dropped something integral to every version of Windows for more than a decade: the Start button. That little round button that lived in your screen's bottom-left corner lives no more. Although the button has disappeared, the Start menu of old lives on as the new tile-filled Start screen.

Does Windows 8.1 have a Start menu?

In Windows 8.1, the Start Button is back – but not the classic Start menu. In this post, Mike Hildebrand and I present you a couple of solutions that should help the traditional mouse and keyboard users (like us) get more comfortable with the Windows 8.1 Operating System UI.

What does a start button contain?

The Start menu is the main gateway to your computer's programs, folders, and settings. It's called a menu because it provides a list of choices, just as a restaurant menu does. And as "Start" implies, it's often the place that you'll go to start or open things.

How can you identify Start button?

To open the Start menu—which contains all your apps, settings, and files—do either of the following:

1. On the left end of the taskbar, select the Start icon.
2. Press the Windows logo key on your keyboard.

Where do I find my start button?

The Start button is a small button that displays the Windows logo and is always displayed at the left end of the Taskbar in Windows 10.

How do I fix my Windows 8 Start menu?

3. From the screen that appears, navigate to Program Data\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu and select it. That will place a Start Menu toolbar on the far right of the taskbar. If you want to move the Start Menu toolbar to the right, right-click the taskbar, uncheck "Lock the Taskbar" and drag to the right.

How do I put a Start button on Windows 8?

Just create a new toolbar that points at the Start menu's Programs folder. From the desktop, right-click the taskbar, point to Toolbars and select “New toolbar.” Click the “Select Folder” button and you'll get a Programs menu on your taskbar.

How do I make Windows 8 look normal?

How to make Windows 8 look like Windows 7

1. Bypass the Start screen and disable hotspots. When Windows 8 first loads, you'll notice how it defaults to the new Start screen. ...
2. Restore the classic Start menu. ...
3. Access Metro apps from the classic desktop. ...
4. Customise the Win+X menu.

How do I make Windows 8.1 look better?

If you right-click on it, it will show options for Run, Search, Desktop, Shut Down, and many more.

1. Log In Straight to Desktop. ...
2. Customize Home Screen Tiles. ...
3. Customize Start Screen Background. ...
4. Create A Lock Screen Slideshow. ...
5. Use Internet Explorer 11 Reading View. ...
6. Make Use of 3D Printing Support. ...
7. Customize Privacy Options.

How do I make Windows 8.1 my default desktop?

From the Windows 8.1 desktop, right-click on the taskbar and choose Properties. In the Taskbar and Navigation Properties box that opens, click the Navigation tab. In the options in the “Start screen” area, turn on the checkbox next to “When I sign in or close all apps on a screen, go to the desktop instead of Start.”