On Windows 11, you can change the default Start menu design, but only with third-party tools like Open-Shell, which restores the menu design from Windows 7, and in this guide, I'll explain how to ...

Microsoft is having another go at redesigning the iconic Star menu by expanding its array of pinned shortcuts and letting you ...

brought back the Start menu, combining the classic menu with modern Live Tiles in a customizable two-pane design, similar to the menus for Windows 7 and Vista. This hybrid approach was aimed at ...

Hidden in today's Dev/Beta CUs: a major update to the Windows 11 Start menu! It has a new, larger layout with everything on ...

There’s no need to stick with Windows’ preloaded applications. These time-tested apps are all free — and open source, too.

In honor of Microsoft's 50th anniversary, we've ranked the best Windows consumer operating systems Microsoft has ever shipped ...

RetroBar is a free application that replaces the Windows 11 taskbar with the one from Windows XP, 2000, or Vista.

Microsoft just turned 50 and there's no better time to revisit Windows logos. Here's a brief on Windows Logo evolution.

For me, updating to Windows 8 was an unexpected jumpscare. Maybe you had a similar experience; perhaps you just updated your computer one day to discover that the beloved Start Menu vanished ...

Figure 1: After saving all work, click the power button in the Start menu (lower right), and ... I’ve used this batch file on most of my Windows 10 and 11 PCs (and 7, 8, and 8.1 PCs before ...

These are some of the most anticipated restaurant openings of the year for Providence, Bristol, Cranston and Newport.