The Start menu certainly boasts certain advantages over the Start screen, but one major disadvantage is the way the folders and shortcuts for all your programs easily become disorganized.

You can easily configure the Windows 7 Start menu, changing the look and putting your favorite programs front and center.

Miss the way Windows XP would show all your installed software in one big list? Here are two ways to restore that capability in Windows 7.

The Windows 10 Start Menu is a functional mix of old and new. Here's how to use and customize the Start Menu to make your Windows 10 PC feel more personal.

One is for programs installed for all users, the other for programs installed only for the current user. With the StartAllBack Start menu, you can access both folders.

All Programs The new program highlighting feature also colors any new programs yellow within the All Programs menu, which is a submenu of the Start menu.

By default, Windows 7 automatically expands any Start menu entry to display its submenus when you place your mouse cursor on that entry. For example, placing your cursor on the "All Programs ...

Not happy with the Windows 10 Start menu? Open Shell is a free Start menu alternative worth trying.

First, open up Start > All Programs, and search through the menu for the app you want to start at boot. Right-click on it and hit "Copy". This will copy the shortcut.