I just heard that the Start button (with a menu) will be back in Windows 8.1. Whew! Now I won’t have to reinstall an old version of Windows, to get that feature back.
Apparently it will be rolled out in an update, so I guess we’ll wake up one morning, and find the Start button back in its rightful place.
Which Versions Are You Using?
I’m running computers on three different versions of Windows:
- Desktop is on Windows 7
- Laptop is Windows 8.1 Pro.
- Old laptop is running Windows XP, and I don’t have any plans to update. It’s working just fine, so why mess with it?
How about you? Do you have a variety of operating systems, or just one?
Clearing the Bookshelves
Coincidentally, I was cleaning out my office bookshelves today, and found these two old manuals, for Windows 95 and 98. I guess it’s safe to throw them out now.
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I have a laptop/tablet combo and a surface. Both run 8.1 🙂
You’re so organized and up-to-date!
All Win7, all the time. The boy has Win8 on his desktop, but isn’t thrilled about it.
Yeah, Win7 is my favourite too. With Win8 it seems like I have to play an arcade game in order to get to my desktop, and start working.
Start button in Windows 8.1? Microsoft doesn’t think that means what we think that means. What looks like the old Windows XP-Vista-7 Start button opens up the Metro view, which isn’t anything like the old Start menu, so no, it’s a start button, but not THE start button.
Nobody seems to know when this updated Start button will roll out. It will have an old style menu down the left side, and tiles on the right.