next version of Windows wouldn’t have a Start button, they panicked. Replaced in Windows 8 by the user interface formerly known as “Metro,” that tiny button is apparently so important to ...

Windows 8 employed the traditional desktop user interface (UI) with overlapping, resizable windows like Windows 7; however, there were major navigation changes. The Start menu was replaced with a ...

In last week's post on the Building Windows 8 blog, Microsoft revealed a search view for applications that effectively replaces the "All Programs" button on Start Menus of Windows 8's predecessors.