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Classic Start Menu in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

2014.05.04 by Ovidiu Cucu

As well is known, beginning with Windows 7 there is no possible to set the classic Start Menu. Moreover, in Windows 8 and other newer systems there’s no Start Menu at all. However, here is a simple way to get something quite similar: Right-click on the taskbar and choose “Toolbars/New Toolbar…” menu item. In “New … Read more

Split Button Control

2013.02.01 by Marius Bancila

What is a split button? In the previous post we presented the command link button control that is one of the controls introduced with Windows Vista. Another such control is the split button. This is a button that: act like a regular button when pressed, but display a drop-down menu when its drop-down arrow is … Read more