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…Windows 11 build 22509 released to Dev channel comes…A quick and personal look back at the Windows Start menu