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Evolution of the Windows Start menu: How we got to where we are today
The Start menu is one such element that only appeared later in the operating system's life, starting with Windows 95. It's been a staple of every Windows OS release ever since, but it's changed a ...
Microsoft veteran software engineer explains the development of the Start menu as a Windows 95 feature before it turned into a Windows 11 'billboard'
A former Microsoft employee narrates how he wrote the Start menu for Windows 95. Windows 11's Start menu has received ...
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Start Me Up: What Has The Windows 95 Desktop Given Us 25 Years Later?
the spiritual if not codebase descendant of Windows 95, has a Start menu and a task bar that will be visibly familiar to a user from 25 years before. They were so popular with users that when ...
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Windows 95
it added a completely redesigned user interface featuring the Start menu and Taskbar. The Windows 3.1 interface (Program Manager and File Manager) was also included as an option. Windows 95 became ...
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How chimpanzees helped inspire the Windows start menu
When Windows 95 came out twenty years ago, its headlining feature was the new Start menu, giving easy access to programs and documents. The official theme song for the Windows 95 launch was even ...
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Windows versions
In 1996, Windows NT 4.0 switched to the Windows 95 Start menu interface, but did not include Plug and Play. NT Server gained significant market share, while NT Workstation client version was aimed ...