Specify the Classic Look and Behavior for the Start Menu

If you are more comfortable with the look and behavior of the Start menu used in earlier versions of Windows, you can specify the Classic Start menu as your default. This procedure tells you how to select this option through Taskbar and Start Menu Properties in Control Panel.

	Mouse actions	Keyboard actions
1	On the Start menu: Select Control Panel	Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key ). Select Control Panel by pressing C.
2	In Control Panel: Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing). If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View. Select Taskbar and Start Menu.	In Control Panel: Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing). If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB. Press ENTER. Move to Taskbar and Start Menu by pressing the arrow keys. Press ENTER.
3	In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box: Select the Start Menu tab.	In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box: Select the Start Menu tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.
4	On the Start Menu tab: Select Classic Start Menu. Select OK.	On the Start Menu tab: Select Classic Start Menu by pressing M. Press ENTER.
5	To close Control Panel: Select the Close button.	To close Control Panel: Press ALT+F, C.

Control Panel: Taskbar and Start Menu: Start Menu tab: Classic Start menu