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  Windows chief hints at Start button return in Windows 8.1, says it 'might be helpful' for some

  By Tom Warren on May 7, 2013 04:14 pm + 261 comments

  Microsoft dropped the biggest hint at the return of a Start button to Windows 8 today. Speaking at Continue reading…

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  Windows 8.1 set to bring back the Start button

  By Tom Warren on April 22, 2013 08:01 am + 839 comments

  Microsoft is preparing to revive the traditional Start button it killed with Windows 8. Sources Continue reading…

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  Bring back the Windows 8 Start menu, say 1.5 million Pokki downloaders

  By Tom Warren on January 16, 2013 12:00 pm + 357 comments

  Pokki launched its Windows 8 Start menu replacement back in early October and the company has Continue reading…

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  Latest Pokki beta includes a Windows 8 Start menu replacement and options to avoid Metro

  By Tom Warren on October 16, 2012 10:55 am + 156 comments

  We've been recommending Pokki, an app launcher and widget for Windows users, for nearly a year now, Continue reading…

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  Samsung attempts to revive the Windows 8 Start Menu with new S Launcher widget

  By Tom Warren on August 28, 2012 11:01 am + 396 comments

  Samsung has revealed that it plans to package an S Launcher application on its Windows 8 PCs that Continue reading…

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  Microsoft explains why it killed the Windows 8 Start button

  By Tom Warren on June 28, 2012 06:15 am + 522 comments

  Microsoft removed the Start button from Windows 8's Consumer Preview version earlier this year, Continue reading…

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  Start button and Start Menu hacks still work in Windows 8 Release Preview

  By Tom Warren on June 1, 2012 07:10 am + 24 comments

  Despite reports that claimed Microsoft was taking steps to remove legacy code from its Windows 8 Continue reading…

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  Microsoft reportedly working to block apps that re-enable the Windows 8 Start button

  By Tom Warren on May 31, 2012 06:10 am + 596 comments

  Microsoft appears to be taking steps to remove legacy code from its Windows 8 operating system that Continue reading…

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  How to: bring back the Windows 8 Start menu and Start button orb

  By Tom Warren on March 6, 2012 04:51 am + 314 comments

  Microsoft took the bold steps of removing the traditional Windows 8 Start menu and Start button orb Continue reading…

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  Windows 8: a closer look at how the new Start button works

  By Tom Warren on February 29, 2012 10:17 am + 65 comments

  Microsoft has removed the Start button orb from Windows 8 but its replacement is a lot more fitting Continue reading…