Windows 8.1, which will be available for download in a preview version on June 26, will feature the good old Start button in desktop mode. Users who dislike the new Modern UI/Metro interface will also ...

Microsoft may be moving toward bringing back the Start button and allowing users to boot straight to the desktop with its coming Windows 8.1 release later this year. Mary Jo Foley Mary Jo Foley has ...

It’s official: the Start button is coming back to the Windows desktop … sorta. Microsoft just released a series of new details on Windows 8.1, the upcoming revamp of the operating system, confirming ...

Not only will Microsoft return the Start Button to the taskbar in its forthcoming update to Windows 8, Windows 8.1, the company will also let users boot directly into the Desktop interface. The ...

The inimitable Paul Thurrott today reported two images that detail key features of the coming ‘Blue’ update to Windows 8: the return of the Start Button, and the unification of the Start Screen and ...

Ahead of Windows 8.1's public preview release on June 26, we now know exactly how the resurrected Start button and menu will work. While it's still bad news for those of you who were hoping for the ...

I know there are still doubters out there, but from everything I've heard, the rumored Start Button is going to be part of Windows Blue, a k a Windows 8.1. I've heard from one of my good sources that ...

Microsoft talked more about Windows 8.1 today, confirming some previously rumored expectations. The details were shared by Antoine Leblond, corporate vice president of Windows program management, in a ...

So with the possibly unfounded rumor that Blue will allow enabling the Start Button (not menu) and booting to the desktop, what isn't being discussed is whether this will also bring back the start ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. It’s official. Microsoft is bringing back the Start button. While ...

(MoneyWatch) We're only a few weeks away from the general release of Windows 8.1. Microsoft (MSFT) has announced that the free upgrade to Windows 8 will be available for download from the Windows ...