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Locate the Start menu

You can find the Start menu by clicking the Start button

on the taskbar. If you don't see the taskbar, it might be hidden or sized too small to see. For more information, see Find the taskbar.

To open the Start menu

Click the Start button ‍.

Tip

Tip

You can also open the Start menu by pressing the Windows logo key

.

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