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Start Screen

A look at the evolution of the Windows 8 Start screen Windows 8 is widely regarded as a flop, but only because of the Start screen and how it was so different from what Windows users knew of the OS. Let's take a look back and see how things turned out how they did during the days of Windows 8.
What's on your Start Screen, Zac Bowden?
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