John is a writer at Pocket-lint. He is passionate about all things technology, and is always keeping up with the latest smartphone and PC releases. John has previously written at MobileSyrup. When ...

Take back control of your PC’s Start menu and taskbar, whether you’re running Windows 10 or Windows 11. Microsoft has made a lot of changes to the Start menu and taskbar over the past few years. On ...

On Windows 11, you can use the "Open-Shell-Menu" utility to bring back the classic Start menu. I'm not a fan of using third-party tools to tweak the behavior of the operating system, but this app ...

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If you miss the Start menu on Windows 8, try Classic Shell before spending a dime on commercial alternatives. You’ll probably want to stick with it. Windows 8 doesn’t have a Start button. If you don’t ...

How to use the Shell command in Windows 11 to access the AppsFolder Your email has been sent Power users of Windows 11 may want to access their applications quicker by bypassing the Start Menu. The ...

PCWorld explores methods to customize Windows 11’s interface to resemble the familiar Windows 10 design that many users prefer. Key modifications include moving the Start menu to the left, disabling ...

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