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.

In Windows 11, Microsoft moved the Start menu, its first significant revamp in 6 years If you're looking for the Start button, it's now in the bottom middle of your screen.

Introduced in Windows 8, the Start screen still exists in Windows 10, and you can customize it according to your own preferences.

The Windows Start button should be on the left side of the taskbar. We'll show you where to find the setting to move it back.