Further, you can personalize the Start menu through custom skins and button styles and make changes to other settings that define how you want to interact with it. One less commonly talked about ...

Sometimes, after I work on the computer for a while, the start menu does not open when I click on it (there is a "halo" as though the computer is realizing that I clicked on it, but nothing opens).

If you ever hit the Windows key or click the Start button and find yourself typing something, you should give it a try. And, as an extra bonus, this new tool might just offer some hints about ...

As Microsoft turns 50, we're looking at the Start menu's changes from its debut in Windows 95, passing through 98, ME, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, and 11.