Windows 8's Start Screen gets a bad rap, but with the right tweaks and a couple downloads, it can actually be pretty useful. Here's how to make the St.

If you’re new to Windows 8 you’ve noticed the Start Screen by now. It’s that interface that includes fullscreen apps and Live Tiles. Microsoft officially replaced the Start Menu with it ...

Microsoft has been praising Windows 8 as a reimagining of Windows, but CIO.com's Shane O'Neill can't see past the shoddy design of the Metro start screen.

The Windows 8 Start screen is largely a love-it-or-hate affair. But even those who aren't too keen on the screen may welcome the new ways you can customize it in the Windows 8.1 Preview.

For 12 months I have been using Windows 8 and the Metro Start screen on a dual-monitor setup-- the worst possible setup for monogamous-monitor Metro apps -- and I can't see what all the fuss is about.

Here are four tips on how to use the Windows 8 Start screen.

The Windows 8 Metro Start screen contains small squares and rectangles, called tiles, that are used to represent various programs that you can access. The default tiles that are on your Start ...

Windows 8 Start screen (Image credit: Microsoft) Microsoft unveiled its new design publicly in May 2011, announcing that this new UI would be part of the "next-generation" of Windows.

The start screen "grid" has been touted as a big feature of Windows 8. However, with the portable Start Screen Animations Tweaker, you can improve it even more.

I swore off the tiled Windows Start screen back in the days of Windows 8 but the Start screen in Windows 10 has its appeal. If you give it a chance, you might discover the same thing.