Open Windows Server 2012/Windows 8 Start Menu

Posted by bmccleary on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by bmccleary
Published on 2012-09-26T15:09:52Z Indexed on 2012/09/26 15:39 UTC
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I realize that Windows Server 2012 (and Windows 8) removed the start menu button and replaced it with moving your mouse to the upper right corner of the screen. This works fine when the desktop is full screen. However, I access all my servers through windowed RDP connections (or through the Hyper-V console window) and in this case, the desktop is not full screen.

Therefore, in order to open the new "start" menu, I have to slowly move my mouse very carefully within the window to just a few pixels within top right corner of the window in order to open the menu. Also, because the session is windowed, the default hot keys (Windows + D, etc.) won't work. There has got to be an easier way. Has anyone else experienced this frustration?

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