There are lots of usability back steps with Windows 8. To say it’s superior means you’ve not used it for an extended time. 1. To shut down I now have to hover on the bottom right or hit Win+C to bring ...

On September 13, I will have been using Windows 8 as my main operating system for exactly one year. I have used Windows 8 to play games (Diablo 3, Civ 5, DOTA 2), edit photos and videos (Audacity, ...

Commentary: The Windows 8 Start screen does offers certain benefits, but the good, old-fashioned Start menu is still the best way to access all your programs and settings. Lance Whitney is a freelance ...

In its latest blog post, Microsoft stands by its new Metro Start screen but is now promising a few changes to resolve specific concerns. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and ...

Windows 8, the next version of Microsoft’s PC operating system, will be a radical change for people who pick it up for the first time, with a primary screen based on tiles similar to the Windows Phone ...

Hey Microsoft, that's great that you decided to let us customise the Start screen a little more. Here's a few ideas on some further customizations you might want to consider. First, how about you make ...

In a double-barrelled assault, Microsoft has explained why the Start menu in Windows 8 has met its demise, and why the Start screen is better. The first round of the attack sees Chaitanya Sareen ...

Microsoft has written volumes about how we don't need a Windows 7-style Start menu in Windows 8 -- Microsoft is wrong If you’ve played with the Windows 8 Developer Preview, you know that the old ...

Windows 8 offers a number of significant benefits, including a great performance boost and new features like shared storage spaces. But not everyone’s crazy about the tiled Start screen. If that ...

TTGSteve asked the Windows forum to recommend a good Start Menu program for Windows 8. Like a lot of people, I have a very low opinion of Windows 8’s user interface. And one of the things I like least ...

When Microsoft added support for the revamped Start page into Windows 8.1, that eliminated the need for dedicated third-party Start menus, right? Wrong, say developers like Stardock, Classic Shell, ...