![]() Windows 10 finally reintroduced the not-so-long-awaited start menu back into Windows, this time with a twist. Many people liked the Start menu so much that they installed replacements like Start8 which provided a Windows 7 or Windows XP styled Start menu and occasionally, replacements were included with new PCs of the time. ![]() This move by Microsoft was criticized heavily. This was done as a movement to make Windows more tablet friendly and to fit in with the Metro design language. Windows 8 introduced the much-hated Start screen in Windows 8 and removed the start menu completely (which was surprisingly the first time in history that they had done so). The short-lived death of the Start menu in Windows 10 (2012-2015) You also had the ability to pin these items to your start menu as you did with Windows XP. Windows 7 introduced Jump Lists, which shows the recent websites and other items that you previously used and/or opened in the Recent Programs list. Search is a feature that is still available today. ![]() Search was also integrated into Vista/7's start menu to allow the user to search for files and programs much, much easier. Due to some backlash over the so-called "fake" power button, however, this was fixed in Windows 7 with text stating that the said button would shut down the computer. One major difference that people disliked in Vista is the fact that there was a power button there that actually hibernated the PC instead of shutting it down. It still showed your recently used programs and any programs you'd like to add to it. New options were added such as Devices and Printers, Help and Support, and Default Programs. The general outline of the start menu was the same, but the style of the start menu had changed quite a bit. Improving on Start in Windows Vista and 7 (2006-2012)ĥ years after the release of Windows XP and the debut of the redesigned start menu, Vista arrived with the new Aero-based start menu. The start menu at this stage still contains the Log Off and Power buttons.ĭespite the new redesign, Vista and XP still allowed you to switch back to the classic menu from 9x and 2000. Unlike the Whistler start menu previously shown, Windows XP shows the name and profile picture instead of only the name of the user. The first column contains the programs that are most frequently used, and the second column contains Control Panel, Run, Your Personal files, and much more. So then XP came along and widened the Start menu to two columns. The redesign quickly began to form into the XP Start Menu that we know of today taking around 6 builds to fully develop (though the editor thinks that the one in build 2267 is pretty elegant). Whistler 2250 was the first build to introduce the redesigned start menu. The redesign of Start in Whistler and Windows XP (1999-2006) The Start menu quickly become popular because of its ease of use and ability to quickly allow the user to find programs and files without the trouble of having to find them in File Explorer. In its early stages, it only had a list containing Programs, Documents, Help, Run and the Shutdown option. You could actually get such a mode in Windows XP and Vista as well by choosing the Classic Start option. These features increased the usability of Windows ten-fold. The start menu and taskbar are the features that made Windows 95 so revolutionary. The start menu was officially released in Windows 95 in August of 1995. The early days of Start in 9x and NT based OS' (1995-1999)
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