With Windows Blue, a k a Windows 8.1, Microsoft is re-introducing a Start Button and adding a boot-straight-to-desktop option. Here's how these may work.

Click the OK button, close all windows, and restart your computer to apply the change. If you want to get back the Restart button, you can open the same REG_DWORD value and set the Value data as 0 .

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Owners of Microsoft's large 12-inch Surface Pro 3 tablet can now disable the Windows button ...