RetroUI are bringing the Start Menu/Button to Windows Server 2012

December 14, 2012
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RetroUI have done it again. This time, for Windows Server 2012. The situation with Windows Server 2012 goes this way:

  • Server 2012 has no Start Button or Start Menu, just like Windows 8
  • Server 2012 has a Start Screen instead, which runs full-screen (like it or not)
  • Server 2012 also relies on Hot Corners and the Charms bar to do things like:
    • Switch between applications
    • Shutdown, Reboot, Power Off ; buried in the Charms bar
    • Switch back to the classic Windows desktop
  • Server 2012 relies on you configuring shortcuts on the Windows Start screen for applications you need to manage the computer.
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Microsoft · Windows Server 2012

Mike Johnson is a writer for The Redmond Cloud - the most comprehensive source of news and information about Microsoft Azure and the Microsoft Cloud. He enjoys writing about Azure Security, IOT and the Blockchain.

All Comments

  • Am I the strange one here? I see absolutely no need for a desktop on a server. I really need to work with Windows 2012, but if it has the base Windows 8 Applications, that is probably even worse, email and people and photos and facebook have even less meaning than a desktop. However, if a lot of the administrative tools and control panel were to have live tiles, I would opt for the desktop to be removed permanently. However, it really still has to support multiple windows.

    Rex King December 16, 2012 6:11 pm Reply

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