You can place shortcuts to programs and other items in the Start Menu or Start Screen by adding them to the ‘pinned’ list. Any program exe file or a shortcut can be pinned to the Start Screen or Menu ...

Microsoft introduced the Start screen in Windows 8, but Windows 7 users still rely on the classic Start menu. The Start menu certainly boasts certain advantages over the Start screen, but one major ...

If you want to pin or unpin icons to the Taskbar or Start Menu in Windows 11, here is how you can do that. It is possible to pin any app to the Taskbar and Start Menu without using third-party ...

Windows: If you spent a lot of time tweaking your Start Menu to your liking, you’ll want to make sure you don’t lose it. Fortunately, you can backup your layout by making a copy of a hidden folder.

Gkuep1945 used to edit the Start Menu from inside XP’s Windows Explorer, and now asks the Answer Line forum how to do that in Windows 7. If you’re doing major work on the Start Menu–moving shortcuts ...

If you're a fan of file syncing service Dropbox, you probably open its auto-saving folder as often as your Pictures or Music. Why not add it to your Start Menu? It's fairly easy to pull off with a few ...

The Start menu is set to reappear in a future version of Windows. What can Microsoft do to make it more efficient and easier to organize? Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and ...

The Start Menu in Windows 10 combines the best of both Windows worlds: The menu-based list that began in Windows 95 and the tile-based interface introduced in Windows 8. Just click or tap on the Start ...

The Start menu made its triumphant return in Windows 10 after being jettisoned in Windows 8 and 8.1. But the Windows 10 Start menu is not as user friendly as the one in Windows 7 when it comes to ...

Windows 95 launched exactly 20 years ago today, and though the operating system is long dead many of its ideas still live on. In celebration of 95's 20th birthday, we're revisiting our piece on the ...