Windows 7: History of the Start Menu - perhaps some comments?

pincushion · 05 Oct 2011

Microsoft Explains Why the Start Menu Needed to Die | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

I don't use it much at all now apart from having a Control Panel item as I have a GodMode shortcut and use other means to open my favorite apps. I see no mention of the non-scrolling Program display which I'm sure many of us used, I did on XP, and it was a whole lot easier than the current Windows 7 set-up or the scrolling one.

ps missed this link -

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2...tart-menu.aspx

Beta · 05 Oct 2011

It will not die off. It will just change what it will do thats all.

lehnerus2000 · 05 Oct 2011

I occasionally use the "Start Menu Search".

I have pinned to the "Taskbar":

Computer Management.
Control Panel (with pinned Jump List entries).
Windows Explorer (with pinned Jump List entries).
Notepad++.
My Firefox Profile Selection batch file.

I have pinned to the "Start Menu":

2 System Cleaners.
IE9.
Firefox (standard shortcut).
Command Prompt.
FreeCommander.
Macrium Reflect Free.
Regedit.
Run VMware Workstation and Services batch file.
Calculator.
GIMP.
Paint.
2 media players (e.g. 1 for music & 1 for video).
Solitaire.

The rest of my programs are in "All Programs" (obviously) including ones that don't install and therefore don't create "Start Menu" shortcuts (which I create myself).
My "All Programs" menu has been categorised to reduce clutter (see animated gif below).

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The "Start Menu" is of more use to me, than the Windows 8 Metro screen.

Windows 7: History of the Start Menu - perhaps some comments?

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