In the Windows 10 Technical Preview that’s apparently no longer an option, so I guess it’s time to get used to this Start “screnu” and get it set up the way I want it. At least in Windows 8.1 you could still configure the Windows logo to behave like it did in Windows 8-simply toggling between the Start screen and the desktop. Personally, I preferred things the way they were in the original Windows 8. Now it is some sort of Frankenstein-esque mashup of the traditional Start menu and the Windows 8 Start screen all rolled into one. That was not enough to appease customers, or undo the damage for having the audacity to modify the Start button behavior, so Microsoft brought back virtually all of the legacy Start button functionality in Windows 10. In response to the backlash, Microsoft made some of the Start button functionality available by right-clicking the Windows logo. The Start button was replaced with a Windows logo button that simply toggled back and forth between the tiled Modern UI Start screen, and the more traditional desktop mode. There was much wailing and rending of garments in the streets. The Start button, or menu, or screen, or the menu / screen hybrid thing that exists now (can we call it a “meneen” or maybe a “screnu”?) is a focal point for navigating the Surface Pro 3, so let’s take a look at how it works, and how to configure it so it works best for you.įirst the Start button was gone. It has continued to evolve through Windows 8.1 and now throughout the Windows 10 Technical Preview builds. The Start button-or lack thereof-has been a controversy since Microsoft launched Windows 8.
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