Start button on the way back in Windows Blue? Julie doesn't say no
Anyone who has Windows 8 will get a preview of Windows Blue next month, according to Julie Larson-Green, the head of Windows engineering, speaking during the Wired Business Conference today. And anyone missing the 'start" button on Windows 8 might get some good news .
Larson-Green: A comeback for Start?
Larson-Green emphasised that Microsoft plans to be "principled but not stubborn" with coming modifications to the Blue update, reports ZDNet.
She did not promise that Microsoft would add back the Start Button to Windows Blue - but did not rule it out .
There have been rumours that both the Start Button and "Boot straight to desktop" options are coming back to Windows Blue.
"The Start Button might be helpful," Larson-Green said , and provide users with more of a "comfort level."
The team has had "meaningful discussions" about bringing back the Start Button, but users shouldn't interpret that as meaning the old Start Menu would be coming back.
Larson-Green noted that the Start Button today is basically hidden. "Some would like it showing up on the screen all the time," she said.
One questioner asked Larson-Green at the end of her remarks if she'd consider following Steve Ballmer as CEO of Microsoft. Larson-Green said she wouldn't rule out such a possibility, but said she was new to her role in Windows. She said "ask me in another year."