Member Analysis: Why the Start Menu needed to go July 13, 2012 by admin Tweet As Microsoft prepares to launch Windows 8 later this year, one member looks back on the history of the Start Menu, introduced 17 years ago, and argues if it became a hindrance rather than a help. Read more… Neowin Related Posts:Microsoft backtracks one of the worst Start menu…Microsoft starts stuffing ads in the Windows 11 Start menuWindows 11 may let you disable annoying…A quick and personal look back at the Windows Start menuThe new hidden Start menu layout in Windows 11 gets…