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Microsoft will revive the complete Start Menu in a future version of its Windows operating system. That's the claim of Windows insider Paul Thurrott, who says he has learned from sources at the Redmond, Washington-based firm that the Start Menu ... could be back as soon as 2015. Thurrott suggests the new Start Menu could be far closer to the interface seen in Windows 7. Microsoft introduced what Computerworld calls a "pseudo-Start button" with Windows 8.1 (or Windows 'Blue'), which was released this fall. Thurrott's claim has resulted in an explosion of speculation about how and when the Start ... (view more)

Files Terminator Free 2.5.0.1 Tired of deleting programs only to find their files still on your system? Worried that sensitive information deleted from your system can still be retrieved? Then try Files Terminator Free, which permanently deletes ... files and cleans up your hard drive. http://elefantsoftware-en.weebly.com Start Menu Reviver 1.0.0.145 Not a fan of the new Windows 8 interface? Many fans of Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 have said they miss the old user interface, particularly the Start button. Get it back with Start Menu Reviver, which is totally free. http://www. ... (view more)

Memtest86 4.1 Memtest86 is designed to help you test the memory on your x86 architecture computer. It's designed to improve upon BIOS-based memory tests, which tend to overlook many memory problems. Memtest86 is a standalone product and does not ... require any particular operating system to function. Make sure to click 'Free Download.' http://www.memtest86.com Handy Start Menu 1.81 Ever get lost while trying to navigate your bloated start menu? This completely free program is designed to help you organize the Windows start menu and make accessing your favorite software tools both easier and ... (view more)

Foxit Reader 5.4.4.1128 Foxit Reader is an easy-to-use and feature-laden PDF viewer for Windows computers that lets you open, view, and print any PDF files. Using Foxit Reader, you can add annotations to a PDF file, enter information into PDF forms, ... and share information with your Facebook and Twitter friends. http://www.foxitsoftware.com Downloads Context Menu 1.5 Using Downloads Context Menu you can quickly and easily access the Windows Explorer context menu immediately after you've completed downloading a file using Mozilla's Firefox browser. Put another way, this tool allows you to ... (view more)

Here's a letter that may interest you from a loyal Infopackets subscriber: "Dear Infopackets Team, I'm really enjoying your articles and learning a lot about my computer. But things are not perfect. My wife is going crazy with her new Windows 8 ... computer because there's no 'Start' button. Is there anything she can do to get it back, short of returning to Windows 7? Please keep your useful information coming. Thanks, Bob G." My Response: Your wife is not the only person unhappy with some of Windows 8's new features. One of the least favorite changes appears to be the removal of the ... (view more)

" Dear Infopackets Team, I'm having trouble adequately seeing all the content on my computer monitor, and it's causing me eye strain. Are there programs I can use or settings I can change in Windows to make it easier to see my display? " My ... response: Magnification software allows you to magnify all or part of your display without altering the monitor's resolution. Microsoft includes a display utility with Windows XP, Vista, and 7 called "Magnifier" that is useful for this purpose, though it lacks the advanced features available in some commercial magnification applications ... (view more)

ManyCam 3.0 ManyCam allows users to add thousands of amazing webcam effects and custom graphics inside any webcam application. It allows you to easily change your face, eyes, hair, add backgrounds, and much more! Also, the software provides live ... audio effects to make a funny high voice or disguise how you really sound. http://download.manycam.com Handy Start Menu 1.5 The days of massive lists in your Start menu can be gone. Now you set up a series of short, handy lists of programs from which to select the one you want. Using Handy Start Menu, you can easily group your Start menu items, saving ... (view more)

Microsoft says it is rethinking the way the Start Menu will work in Windows 8. It's partly a response to user behavior and partly a recognition that more people will be using touchscreen devices in the future. By default, the Start Menu appears on ... the left-hand side of the screen, either when the user clicks the Windows logo in the bottom left corner, or presses the dedicated Windows key on their keyboard. Fewer Users Use Start Menu, Says Microsoft The Start Menu menu serves several functions by listing recently used applications, commonly used applications, a complete list of all ... (view more)

Chromium 16.0.901.0 Chromium is an open source web browser that was designed in order to provide for all users a safer, faster, and more stable way to experience the web. In the long term, we think of Chromium as a tabbed window manager or shell for ... the web rather than a browser application. We avoid putting things into our UI in the same way you would hope that Apple and Microsoft would avoid putting things into the standard window frames of applications on their operating systems. http://dev.chromium.org Dolphin Text Editor Menu 2.8 Add extra formatting / sorting to any text editor, ... (view more)