There are many more icons available than what Windows Central shows, like a CD-RW, MSN Explorer, and iPod-esque icon, but those are particularly outdated.

Microsoft has removed the traditional Start Button from its Windows 8 “Consumer Preview,” replacing it with a new user interface.

Windows 7 Start Button Changer (W7SBC) is a stand-alone and portable application. Unzip it, run the application, and click on "Select & Change Start Button" to swap your icons.

When Windows 95 came out twenty years ago, its headlining feature was the new Start menu, giving easy access to programs and documents. The official theme song for the Windows 95 launch was even ...

The Start menu has changed a lot over the years, but there are a handful of common elements that have made it all the way from Windows 95 to Windows 10.

First introduced with Windows 95, the Start button has gone through several changes, but it’s a nice connection to the past. But it looks like that may be going away, as well.

It is a big break from Windows 95 though — an operating system that first introduced the Start menu and button — and one that signifies just how much change Windows 8 brings.

The Start button, which remains part of Windows today, was a fixture of Windows 95.

According to the latest leaked build of Windows 8.1 (Blue), the Start button and menu will make their triumphant return -- but they won't look or work like the Windows 7 Start menu. With Windows ...

The icon pops up when the cursor is in that position. In the Desktop mode of Windows 8.1, this Start icon appears on the taskbar, just like a pinned application. Boot to Desktop.

Windows 7 Start Button Changer If you are bored with the look at the same old Windows 7 Start Orb, you can now change it easily.