Ahead of Windows 8.1's public preview release on June 26, we now know exactly how the resurrected Start button and menu will work. While it's still bad news for those of you who were hoping for the ...

According to the latest leaked build of Windows 8.1 (Blue), the Start button and menu will make their triumphant return -- but they won't look or work like the Windows 7 Start menu. With Windows Blue ...

The folks over at Stardock have released a near-final build of Start8, which is a cool utility that adds the Start button back to the Windows 8 desktop. Not only that, but Start8 also provides a fully ...

We have noticed that sometimes, the Power button is not working in Windows 11. It animates when one clicks on it; but doesn’t show or do something. This case applies to both the power button in the ...

Windows 7 is the greatest argument for ditching Windows 11.

Windows 11 is a fine operating system with a lot of new and modern features that make it, in many ways, better than every version that came before it. But there's always some nostalgia at play when it ...

Why do we need to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10? Windows 7 is 9 years old and will reach End Of Life on January 14, 2020. This means that Microsoft will no longer be providing important bug ...

Just got your hands on Windows 7 and want to bend it to your will? No problem. We’ve got plenty of tips, hacks and secrets to keep you busy for a long time, including automatically opening Windows ...

On Windows 11, you can use the "Open-Shell-Menu" utility to bring back the classic Start menu. I'm not a fan of using third-party tools to tweak the behavior of the operating system, but this app ...

Take back control of your PC’s Start menu and taskbar, whether you’re running Windows 10 or Windows 11. Microsoft has made a lot of changes to the Start menu and taskbar over the past few years. On ...

I’ve set up Windows 8 and upgraded to Windows 8.1, and I really miss the Windows 7 start menu. Yes, Windows 8.1 has a start button, but all it does is take me to the full-screen apps. I want a start ...

Windows 7 includes a hidden built-in tool that will examine your laptop’s energy use and make recommendations on how to improve it. To use it: 1. Run a command prompt as an administrator. To do this, ...