The Start menu certainly boasts certain advantages over the Start screen, but one major disadvantage is the way the folders and shortcuts for all your programs easily become disorganized.

Not happy with the Windows 10 Start menu? Open Shell is a free Start menu alternative worth trying.

Several third-party utilities can serve as Start menu replacements for Windows 8 users who aren't as keen on the new Start screen.

Instead, if you want to open multiple programs from your Start menu (without it closing each time you do so), there’s a little trick you can use. And it’s absurdly easy.

TTGSteve asked the Windows forum to recommend a good Start Menu program for Windows 8.

The Windows Start menu is the master index to everything in the computer. When programs are installed normally, their names and logos are placed in the "All Programs" menu (see below).

If you see duplicate Office or any other program or app icons & shortcuts in Windows 11/10 Start Menu, then this is how to resolve the issue.

Just give me the Start menu Clicking the Start button just puts you into the Windows 8.1 Start page—but fortunately, programs that bring back the classic Start menu still work.

First, open up Start > All Programs, and search through the menu for the app you want to start at boot. Right-click on it and hit "Copy". This will copy the shortcut.

All Programs The new program highlighting feature also colors any new programs yellow within the All Programs menu, which is a submenu of the Start menu.

By default, Windows 7 automatically expands any Start menu entry to display its submenus when you place your mouse cursor on that entry. For example, placing your cursor on the "All Programs ...