Start button
1. Introduced with the release of Microsoft Windows 95 and included with all future releases of Microsoft Windows operating system, the Start button allows users to access their computer programs or configure Microsoft Windows easily. To the right is different examples of the start button. The first example is the early Start button often seen in Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, ME, and 2003. Second, this start button made a quick appearance in Windows XP. Last, this Start button also known as the Start Orb is simply the Windows logo in a circle and is found in Windows Vista and Windows 7.
2. Start is also a command that enables a user to start a separate window in Windows from the Windows command line. Additional information about this command is found on our start command page.
Also see: Apple menu, Button, Operating System definitions, Push-button
