Miss the way Windows XP would show all your installed software in one big list? Here are two ways to restore that capability in Windows 7.

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).

Application installation programs place an icon in the Programs or All apps section of the Start menu. Depending on the version of Windows, users can rearrange some parts of the Start menu.

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

The traditional application list on the Start menu was accessible from the All Programs link, and if you really wanted the old Start menu back then you could enable a classic theme.

One is for programs installed for all users, the other for programs installed only for the current user. With the StartAllBack Start menu, you can access both folders.

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

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.

a solid Start Menu. Good job, Windows! But before getting Windows 10 on point, the Start Menu went through more than one reinvention. Some went better than others. This is where it all started ...

Microsoft is working on a Start Menu redesign for Windows again, but this time I think they're onto something.

If you’re not a fan of Live Tiles then this might be the Start menu you’re looking for. It’s literally identical to Windows 7, complete with the search interface and all programs view.