Microsoft moved the Start button in Windows 11, but you can move it back with a few clicks.

The Windows Start button should be on the left side of the taskbar. We'll show you where to find the setting to move it back.

Just turn it off. Now click the Start button, and you should see the Start menu. Your switch to the Start menu or Start screen as the default will stay permanent unless you change it back.

If you're running Windows 8.1 today and want the Start menu back, take a look at our list of the best, least expensive, and most authentic Windows 8 Start menu replacements.

Slick freebie Pokki makes the Windows 8 desktop a much more familiar and convenient place. And it comes with its own app store!

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.

A quick guide to re-enable the Windows 8 Start menu and Start button orb.