On my copy the start button was a bit narrow and although I tried to modify this, I could not find any configurable options except for the option of auto-starting Power8 when the Windows starts.

Holding the Power Button Down Does Not Turn Off the Computer. The proper way to shut down a computer is by pressing the Windows "Start" button and selecting "Shut Down" from the available options.

Patrick Marshall answers your tech questions. This week's topics cover the Start button on monitor screens failing to function and an alert sound on a PC that's becoming more frequent.

When I click on the Start button, nothing happens. If the Start menu is not opening or the Start button is not working on your Windows 11/10 computer, you can try some fixes, like restarting ...

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 ...

Open Shell, originally known as Classic Shell, is open-source software that allows you to replace the standard Start Menu on Windows 10 and Windows 8.

On Windows 10, click on the Start button, then on your profile icon, and click on Sign-out. If there is any unsaved work or a process that is running in the background, you will be prompted to ...

When users found out that Microsoft’s next version of Windows wouldn’t have a Start button, they panicked.Replaced in Windows 8 by the user interface formerly known as “Metro,” that tiny ...

It must be a point of pride in Redmond that even after all these years, you still have to click "Start" to shut down your computer. Granted, the Start button is no longer labeled that way, having ...

Do you use the Start button in Windows? If not, then you're supposedly the reason Microsoft got rid of it in Windows 8. Chaitanya Sareen, principal program manager at Microsoft, told U.K. computer ...