If you had the chance to play around with the Windows 8 developer preview that Microsoft released publicly last month you have noticed that it feels different from previous versions of the operating system in many regards. This can be largely attributed to the new Metro start screen that pops up whenever you start the [...]

Categories: Microsoft, Windows

When you compare the Windows XP operating system to Vista or Windows 7, you will notice that Microsoft has changed, altered or removed features in the newer operating system. From a new start menu to a new Windows Explorer layout, new copy user interface or the new Internet Explorer 9 that looks and feels slightly [...]

Categories: Open Source, Software, Windows

When you press the power button on your computer you are by default powering it down. You need to press the button for a few seconds for this to happen. This is handy if the Windows operating system itself is not reacting anymore, if it is completely frozen for instance. The Windows 7 start menu [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

I use the terminal A LOT. Why? Because I’m an old-school Linux user. Because of this I like to have multiple ways to quickly access my terminal. In my never-ending search for more and more ways to make my desktop life easier, I came across a nifty way to add a program shortcut to the [...]

Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic

The Windows start menu has not changed a lot in the last operating systems that Microsoft has released. Sure, some features like the ability to search or execute programs directly has been implemented, but those new features have not changed the overall look and feel of the start menu. One of the main points of [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Many Windows users make the experience that the Windows start menu seems to grow all the time, even if the installed software count remains more or less the same. Many applications that are installed add an entry to the start menu, which would not be a problem if the uninstallation routine would remove those entries [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

The Windows 7 Start Menu is made up of two parts; The first screen shows recent items or selected programs depending on the customization of the user, the second a list of all programs that have added an entry to the Start Menu. Programs can be pinned to the first screen of the Start Menu [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

The Windows 7 start menu has been designed by Microsoft to display recently used programs on the first page and all installed programs that have added a start menu entry on the second page. The second page is displayed after the user clicks on the All Programs link there. When a Windows user decides to [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

The Windows Start Menu seems to grow in size over time. Even users who regularly uninstall software programs the proper way will notice that they end up with a massive list of folders and shortcuts in the start menu. Keeping an overview over working and broken shortcuts can be quite time consuming which is why [...]

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