The Windows Start Menu Won't Return Until 2015

Those awaiting the return of the Microsoft Windows Start Menu will have to wait a bit longer than they thought.

Microsoft revealed it was planning to bring back the Start Menu at its Build developer conference in April, although the company didn't specify a time frame. An update to Windows 8.1 coming in August was rumored to include it, according to ZDNet.

However, it now appears Microsoft has changed its mind, and the new Start Menu will likely launch in the next full version of Windows, due in 2015, tentatively called Windows 9. The earliest it might arrive is in the spring. Read more...