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Black Dynamite
Asked: 2017-01-25 15:36:40 +0800 CST

Get Start Button Back in Win Server 2012

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I have a Windows server, and it's missing the Start Menu button. It's got the charms, but I'd rather not wait for them to appear after moving my mouse.

I've tried the guides online, but they seem to be outdated as all they do is add folders to the Taskbar.

Current: enter image description here

Desired: enter image description here

windows windows-server-2012

5 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    There's no Windows Start button in Windows Server 2012. You can "get" one by using a third party utility, like Classic Shell.

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  2. Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 never had a start button, R2 and 8.1 brought it back. Your only options are using the charms menu or using the keyboard.

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  3. Drag your mouse to the very right edge of the screen, you'll get the slider window. There's a start button on it.

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  4. I think you have Windows Server 2012 that doesn't have an Start Button. The next release, Windows Server 2012 R2 does come with an Start Button

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  5. Put the cursor in the very bottom left corner, if you hover over the few pixels in that area the Start button appears:

    enter image description here

    (Tested on Windows Server 2012 (not R2) as a guest in VirtualBox.)

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