The removal of the iconic Start Button has been one of the most vocal negative review by most people who have seen and used Windows 8. Via Server 2012 R2 Preview, it looks like Microsoft’s all set to bring it back along side more customizations which should make a lot of Power Users happy.
The screenshot above is courtesy of .NET developer Robert McLaws who tweeted a series of screenshots of Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview (build 9431). Here we see the new Start button and the probably the replacement of the “Taskbar properties dialog” box now dubbed the “Taskbar and Navigation properties.”
source WinBeta