Open up the Windows 8 desktop mode and you'll notice a major change: The Start menu is gone. Without the familiar button at the lower left corner, many veteran Windows desktop users are lost in ...

Windows: We've discussed some great ways to bring the Start Menu back in Windows 8, but Pokki doesn't just offer a good-looking, feature-packed start menu replacement, it also offers its own app store ...

Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional. He's written for Time, CNET, PCMag, and several other publications. He's the author of two tech books--one on ...

Microsoft might be confident that its forthcoming Windows 8.1 updates will be enough to satisfy the legions of critics who’ve made a hobby out of bashing its latest OS, it seems that the world’s ...

Developer Sweetlabs has released a new version of its free Pokki program for Windows 8, which has optimized support for touch screens in its Start menu and apps, support for high-res displays and more ...

The latest in a lineup of Start menu replacements for Windows 8, Pokki is a free, fluid tool for users who crave more than the new Start screen. Lance Whitney Contributing Writer Lance Whitney is a ...

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Windows users looking for something resembling the classic Start Menu that was stripped out of Windows 8 don’t have to look too far. Several apps that roughly recreate the Start Menu’s functionality ...

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While Microsoft may have thought that it had overcome the negative reactions that accompanied Windows 8, the world’s top PC manufacturer isn’t necessarily convinced. Lenovo said Thursday that it will ...

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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Windows 8's touch-focused Metro interface has been met with quite a bit of resistance from longtime ...