Previously on How to Tech, we showed you how to skip the Start screen tiles in Windows 8.1 so you can start your computer right on the desktop. But what if you prefer playing with those Start tiles?

Introduced in Windows 8, the Start screen still exists in Windows 10, and you can customize it according to your own preferences. Whether you own a Windows 10 desktop, laptop, tablet, or hybrid, you ...

Commentary: The Windows 8 Start screen does offers certain benefits, but the good, old-fashioned Start menu is still the best way to access all your programs and settings. Lance Whitney is a freelance ...

The new Windows 10 operating system is still to come, so in the meantime Windows 8.1 users must still contend with the latter OS’ split personality. Yes, we mean hopping between the traditional ...

To the left of the app list are icons that grant access to Documents, Pictures, Settings, and Power. You can peek at the names of the icons without having to hover over each one if you click the ...

Windows 8 felt a lot like a shotgun wedding. Whether we wanted it or not, we were all forced into the brand-new and definitely-not-our-Start-menu Start screen. In fact, it wasn't clear how to find the ...

The Windows 10 Anniversary Update introduces a redesigned Start menu, and here we tell you everything that has changed in the new experience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Windows 8 is widely regarded as a flop, but only because of the Start screen and how it was so different from what Windows users knew of the OS. Let's take a look back and see how things turned out ...

Tablet users can navigate the Metro start screen by swiping their fingers, but PC users can also move around by using their mouse and keyboard. Lance Whitney Contributing Writer Lance Whitney is a ...

Buried within Windows 8 are little-known features that can give your website a prominent presence alongside the apps on any user’s desktop. Exploiting these options can enhance your site’s visitor ...

For all the grief it gets, Windows 8 brought a wealth of welcome improvements to Microsoft’s seminal operating system. In fact, once you stop worrying and learn to love (or at least ignore) the Live ...

Microsoft has written volumes about how we don't need a Windows 7-style Start menu in Windows 8 -- Microsoft is wrong If you’ve played with the Windows 8 Developer Preview, you know that the old ...