When
users complained about the lack of the Start Button in Windows 8, I think they
were really complaining about the
inability to bring up the Start Menu of Programs. So when the Start Button was
partially restored in Windows 8.1, yes, it was now easier to get to the Control
Panel, Task Manager, and Shut Down, but, really, who cared?
Sometimes
things nag at me, such as… Installation
programs still ask if I want to send a shortcut to the Start Menu. I say “Yes” for old-time’s sake and maybe
because, in the same way young children believe in the tooth fairy, I had hopes
that a real Start Button would
magically appear. But, what was
happening when I said “Yes”? Did Windows
simply ignore the instruction?
For
reasons I’m not sure, one day I decided to search for StartMenu…and I found it!
Here’s
how to create the Start Menu on the Desktop!
·
Right
click on Start Button. Choose File Explorer.
·
Click
on View and then check the box that shows Hidden Items
·
Click
on drive C:, then Program Data (not Files!)
·
Click
on Microsoft, then Windows, then Start Menu
·
RIGHT-CLICK on Programs and Send to: Desktop.
All
done! You might want to move the Shortcut
to the lower left hand corner next to the Start Button and change the icon to
something distinctive.
