The History of the Windows Start Menu

For all the pomp and ceremony surrounding the release of Windows 10, one of the most well-received features of the operating system is the return of an old friend—the Start Menu. The Start Menu has long been a defining element of the Windows interface, and has seen some big changes over the course of the last twenty years. It was intended to shepherd users into the world of computing, and plenty of users who have become quite attached to it. Here’s a brief history of the first two decades of the Windows Start Menu. The Birth of the Start Menu The first...

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