12 Facts About Start button

Traditionally, the Start button menu provided a customizable nested list of programs for the user to launch, as well as a list of most recently opened documents, a way to find files and obtain assistance, and access to the system settings.

Windows XP's Start button menu was expanded to encompass various My Documents folders, and transplanted other items like My Computer and My Network Places from the Windows desktop.

Until Windows Vista, the Start button menu was constantly expanded across the screen as the user navigated through its cascading sub-menus.

Start button menu was introduced in Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.

The Start button menu was expanded to two columns: the left-hand column focuses on installed programs, while the right-hand column provides access to My Documents, My Pictures, My Music and other special folders.

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The Start button screen allows users to uninstall their programs by right-clicking on them and selecting "Uninstall".

True to its name, the Start button screen is the first screen that a user sees upon login.

Idea of a full-screen Start button can be traced back to Windows Neptune, when Microsoft originally considered a "Start button page" that integrated with Windows desktop through Active Desktop.

The Start button menu enters this state when "Tablet mode" is enabled.

An "All apps" Start button is displayed next to the heading for pinned applications.

The Start screen is accessed either by that button or by clicking the lower left corner of the screen.

On most versions of Windows, the Start button is located on the lower left corner of the screen, while the start button on Windows 11 is located in the center.