Get the feeling that the all-new, in-your-face Windows 8 “Start” screen isn’t playing nice with the familiar Windows desktop? Join the club. Sure, the touch-centric Windows 8 and its swipe-friendly Start screen make sense on a tablet. On a standard...
The Start button may have made a comeback in Microsoft’s recent update to Windows 8, but the familiar old Start menu—the one with the handy “Programs” shortcut for all your apps—appears to be gone for good. In its place is the new Start screen, an...
Wish your Windows 8 PC would simply display the familiar Windows desktop when you log into your system, rather than first making a stop at the flashy new “Start” screen? Until now, the only way to skip the Start screen when booting up a Windows 8 system...
So, still using Windows 7, Vista, or an older version of Windows? Happy with what you’ve got? If so, I’m not here to convince you to upgrade to Windows 8. Indeed, with its new, eye-popping Start screen, the missing Start menu, full-screen apps and all-new,...