A missing Start menu can feel like losing your way in a familiar room—suddenly, everything becomes harder to find. Fortunately, restoring it isn't too difficult if you follow the right steps.

Ahead of Windows 8.1's public preview release on June 26, we now know exactly how the resurrected Start button and menu will work. While it's still bad news for those of you who were hoping for ...

Microsoft wants you to share content/items more frequently, so it's now adding the "Share" button everywhere, including the Start menu and even the taskbar.