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  1. How the Windows Start menu has evolved in Microsoft's 50 years ...

    Mar 24, 2025 · On August 24, 1995, Microsoft introduced the Start menu as a central hub for accessing programs, documents, and system settings with the launch of Windows 95. This …

  2. An ex-Microsoft employee reveals how he designed the legendary Windows

    Jul 16, 2024 · The Start menu began its long and illustrious life on Windows 95 and has become a staple for the operating system ever since.

  3. The Windows Start menu saga, from 1993 to today

    Apr 27, 2025 · Windows 95 launched exactly 20 years ago today, and though the operating system is long dead many of its ideas still live on. In celebration of 95’s 20th birthday, we’re …

  4. Windows 95 - Wikipedia

    Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft and the first of its Windows 9x line of operating systems, released to manufacturing on July 14, 1995, and …

  5. Where Did The Windows 95 Start Menu Really Come From? - All …

    In this informative video, we'll explain the origins, development, and impact of the Windows 95 Start menu. We'll start by exploring the challenges users faced with earlier interfaces like...

  6. The Evolution of the Windows Start Menu: A 50-Year Journey

    Mar 24, 2025 · Back in August 1995, Microsoft introduced the Start menu as part of the groundbreaking Windows 95 release. Designed to replace the clunky “Program Manager” …

  7. Porting the Windows 95 Start Menu to NT - The Register

    Jul 17, 2024 · Plummer, who worked on familiar parts of the Windows experience, such as Task Manager, had a hand in porting the Start Menu from Windows 95 to Windows NT, with …

  8. This Former Microsoft Employee Reveals How He Designed the Windows 95

    Jul 20, 2024 · The Windows 95 Start menu, powered by the ingenious use of GDI, marked a significant paradigm shift in user interface design. It demonstrated that elegant functionality …

  9. A quick and personal look back at the Windows Start menu

    Apr 9, 2023 · While there were major changes in the design of the Start menu since it was introduced in Windows 95, it seemed like this was a desktop feature that was going to be …

  10. Windows 95 XNUMXth Anniversary: The Start Menu That …

    Thirty years later, the concepts of the "Start menu," "multitasking," and "network portal" introduced by Windows 30 still profoundly influence how Windows is used today, even changing how …