Microsoft details the changes coming to Windows. May 30, 2013 — -- The Start button is getting a fresh start. Microsoft has revealed some of the changes coming to Windows 8.1 and, as expected ...

Leaked screenshots of the latest Windows 8 build show that Microsoft has jettisoned the traditional Windows 8 Start button but tweaked the Charms Bar and other settings.

Given all the criticism Microsoft had to endure for removing the Start button, it’s not a huge surprise that it will return in Windows 8.1.

Microsoft appears ready to concede what virtually every critic, user, and analyst knows about Windows 8: the new OS needs the Start button back, badly.

With Windows Blue, aka Windows 8.1, Microsoft is reintroducing a Start button and adding a boot-straight-to-desktop option. Here's how these may work.

Microsoft may be moving toward bringing back the Start Button and allowing users to boot straight to the desktop with its coming Windows 8.1 release later this year.

Many miss the Start button in Windows 8. So Microsoft has apparently made a mouse just for them.

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.

Microsoft today officially launched Windows 8.1 Preview, the first public beta of its flagship operating system's next version, at its Build developer conference in San Francisco today. For ...

Microsoft is preparing to revive the traditional Start button it killed with Windows 8. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans have revealed to The Verge that Windows 8.1 will include the ...

Microsoft will release a public preview of Windows Blue (8.1) on June 26. In the mean time, if you're a Windows 8 user, be sure to read our guide on restoring the Start button and menu.

Microsoft has removed the traditional Start Button from its Windows 8 “Consumer Preview,” replacing it with a new user interface.