If you’ve accidentally enabled the option on your PC, it may cause the taskbar and the Start menu icon to disappear ... and the Start menu button will stay in place. So you should be able ...

Application installation programs place an icon in the Programs or All apps ... The default location of the Start menu button is the left bottom left side of the taskbar. Windows 8 changed the ...

the Start menu button. Clicking the application icon takes the app off screen ("minimized") and clicking it again restores it on screen. When the application is closed, the icon leaves the bar.

The new taskbar has a new appearance and feels along with the new look of the start-up button. It has become a bit larger than the older version, increasing its presence on the screen. However ...