These two commands will make the Start Menu persistent for all user accounts in Windows 10.

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.

Windows 10 occasionally sneaks unwanted app "suggestions" into your Start menu.

Like several other apps, Win8 StartButton restores the traditional Start menu in Windows 8, which Microsoft eliminated in the latest version of its operating system.

Pokki's Start menu for Windows 8. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Microsoft kicked out the Start menu for Windows 8, but at least one app is proving that a lot of users still crave it.

A Quick Starter feature available for Samsung's Windows 8 computers and tablets offers both a Start button and a toolbar.

Click here for everything you need to know about Microsoft's new Windows 8.1 -- featuring the return of the Start menu.

Tech Tech Industry Windows 8.1 Start button may not offer actual Start menu The much-rumored Start button may simply lead users back to the Start screen, sources tell The Verge.

Not all Starts are created equal. Sarah Tew/CNET Microsoft won't be delivering a new Start menu for Windows 8 with its coming Windows 8.1 Update 2 after all.