On current versions of Windows 8, the start tip would only appear when users hovered their cursor over the lower-left corner of their screen.

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To take a shot you simply launch the camera app, whose icon is permanently positioned on the lower-left corner of each home screen.

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Nevertheless, interest has been sufficient for Stardock to invest in an update that reinstates even more old-school flavor -- including the ability to drag and drop Start menu items, and to disable the new Start screen toggle that appears whenever you move your cursor to that hotly disputed lower-left corner.

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Check the lower left-hand corner of your browser for the symbol of an unbroken lock or key.

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Your current location in the book in displayed in the lower left-hand corner.

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Then, we scaled each shot to 620 pixels wide (to fit right here) and included a 100-percent cropped view in the lower left corner.

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Pressure has been building for Windows 8 PCs to launch the familiar desktop view when turned on -- and to bring back the "start" button featured in the lower left corner of the screen in previous releases.

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