The Start menu certainly boasts certain advantages over the Start screen, but one major disadvantage is the way the folders and shortcuts for all your programs easily become disorganized.

Commentary: The Windows 8 Start screen does offers certain benefits, but the good, old-fashioned Start menu is still the best way to access all your programs and settings.

You can easily configure the Windows 7 Start menu, changing the look and putting your favorite programs front and center.

Windows 10’s Start is a big improvement over Windows 8’s, for sure, but if you love the Start Menu of old, you may still have some quibbles with this new implementation.

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu. In the first window, right-click on the Programs folder and click Cut from the pop-up menu.

The Windows 10 Start Menu is a functional mix of old and new. Here's how to use and customize the Start Menu to make your Windows 10 PC feel more personal.

Windows traditionally uses two folders to store Start menu shortcuts. One is for programs installed for all users, the other for programs installed only for the current user.

TTGSteve asked the Windows forum to recommend a good Start Menu program for Windows 8.

Not happy with the Windows 10 Start menu? Open Shell is a free Start menu alternative worth trying.

Many people dislike the Windows 11 Start menu. So many, in fact, that there is a program dedicated to fixing it.

If you see duplicate Office or any other program or app icons & shortcuts in Windows 11/10 Start Menu, then this is how to resolve the issue.

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.