The familiar start button went missing in Windows 8 and instead users are left staring at an empty space with no apparent way to access programs and applications.

If you're running Windows 8.1 today and want the Start menu back, take a look at our list of the best, least expensive, and most authentic Windows 8 Start menu replacements.

One is StartIsGone, which allows you to remove the start button in Windows 8.1 and get the extra space on the taskbar.

The Start button in Windows has changed in form over the years, but we could always count on it to function as a convenient launch pad for all our programs, applications, and tasks. So what does ...

Several third-party utilities can serve as Start menu replacements for Windows 8 users who aren't as keen on the new Start screen.

We’ve ripped the virtual wrapping off our shiny new Windows 8.1 preview update, and the first thing we embraced was the long-awaited and sorely missed Start button, whose return earned our praise ...

How does the Windows 8.1 Start Button work? Microsoft will be only changing the Start “tip” or Power Menu or WinX Menu to the familiar Windows logo.

Microsoft took the bold steps of removing the traditional Windows 8 Start menu and Start button orb from its Windows 8 Consumer Preview last week. Desktop PC users are currently debating the ...

In advance of next month's Build conference, Microsoft today provided a "first look" at Windows 8.1, which includes the return of the start button.

Windows 8.1 users can easily move and resize tiles, create and name groups of tiles, change the background image, and pin freshly installed apps on the Start screen.

If Microsoft brings back the Start button in Windows 8 and allows direct boot into the Desktop, it will appease disgruntled users but stunt its own mobile progress.