start screen

The Start Menu on Windows has had a long journey. From a classic one column to full screen in Windows 8, Start Menu has seen all sizes. The most disliked size among them was the full-screen Start Menu. Fortunately, Microsoft revamped it and introduce

I can’t think or talk about design without thinking about Steve Jobs (and what he said about that). Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is “how it works”.

The Start screen is one of the most criticized features in Windows 8. The scathing reviews as well as outright rejection by users have forced Microsoft to consider evolving the Start screen into the desktop and bringing back the classic Start menu. B

You upgraded to Windows 8 and then to 8.1 and for good reason – Windows 8.1 is faster and more secure than previous versions. But you know what, there is no going back. We all love to hate Windows 8 (and 8.1 too, to some extent) because it brought

If sports interest you then it’s likely that keeping yourself updated with sports news from across the globe is something that interests you too. The question is what might be the best way to do that, especially for your favorite sports team if

Recently Microsoft updated the Bing apps for Windows 8. One of them to receive the change was the News app. And, if you have been using it right from start, you would surely appreciate the ease of use the new update has brought.

Few days back we talked about customizing Windows Phone 8 lock screen which included details on how to enable password/lock on the phone, how to choose the pieces of information you wish to see there and more. Well, today we are set to discover the

There may be instances when one has to run Command Prompt as administrator to carry out certain tasks on the computer. In the earlier versions of Windows 7 (especially Ultimate Version) one could use the shortcut Shift+Enter in Windows Run box to run

Most of the users who were using the beta and release preview versions of Windows 8 and have recently upgraded to Windows 8 Pro might have noticed that none of the Modern UI Style apps that they installed on the previous versions were transferred.

The Modern UI and Start Screen in Windows 8 has had both good and bad reactions from the users of the release preview. That means you can easily find people looking for ways to disable these features to get things back as they were in Windows 7. But

The Start Screen of Windows 8 gives an interesting and colorful view of all the programs you frequently use with the help of tiles. Apps downloaded from the Windows 8 Store have beautiful tiles most of the times to make your Start Screen look vis

One of the main reasons users have not liked the Windows 8 modern Start Screen and are looking for a way to switch back to classic Start Menu is the full screen display. I on the other hand like the idea of Start Screen and its powerful search functi

As if one Start Screen of Windows 8 was not enough, Microsoft added another Start screen to its latest Office 2013 products.

Most of the Windows 8 users must have tried to create Metro app desktop shortcut or pin it to the Taskbar, but by default Windows 8 does not allow users to create Metro apps shortcuts that are downloaded from Microsoft App Store. Microsoft tries to m

Previously, we have seen how to customize the Windows 8 Start Screen (the Start Menu as we know it) but we only discussed how we can change the background color and add some effects to it. People who want the theme of their room to go with their desk