8 small software to get you back to the Win8 Start menu

Windows 8来 has also brought a hint of nostalgia for the wind, many users miss the Start menu and Start button. A number of Third-party software came into being, for Windows 8 users to retrieve the Start menu. Today, the foreign media CNET summary of a variety of Windows 8 Start menu software, together to see:

1. Classic Shell

Classic Shell is a Start menu software, free, support Windows 7 and Windows 8 Custom Start button, you can define its appearance and function, very powerful. The latest version of the classic Shell also supports users bypassing Start screen.

Official website: http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/

2. Pokki for Windows 8

It is developed by Sweetlabs and provides a simple Start menu where you can access all your applications and special folders, such as documents, music, and pictures, from the Start menu. Pokki for the latest version of Windows 8 is more deeply integrated with the system, a new folder, Windows 8 apps lists all the links to all Windows Store applications (that is, Metro applications).

Official website: https://www.pokki.com/

3, Power8

Power8 is a free software developed by Ukraine, offering a simple but efficient start menu.

Official website: http://code.google.com/p/power8/downloads/list

4, START8

START8 can add a Start menu on the Windows 8 taskbar, support users to select the Start button image, support quick access and search for installed applications, and add options for running, shutting down, and so on in the right-click menu. Unfortunately, the software is no longer free, the ordinary version of the price of 4.99 dollars.

Official website: http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/

5, StartW8

StartW8 is a free application that duplicates the appearance of the traditional Start menu and brings the shutdown option. StartW8 doesn't offer much customization, advanced functionality, but it's nice if you just need a simple Start menu.

Official website: HTTP://WWW.AREAGUARD.COM/STARTW8

6, StartMenu7

Also known as Startmenux, it can help you customize the appearance of the Start menu, function, but also to achieve skip the start screen, the boot directly to let you take to the Windows 8 desktop.

Official website: http://www.startmenu7.com/index.html

7, ViStart

ViStart is a Start menu customization tool, after installation, the Start button is back on the Windows 8 taskbar, you can use the Windows button on the keyboard to swap out the Start menu, the same experience as Windows 7.

Official website: http://lee-soft.com/vistart/

8, Win8 Startbutton

Win8 Startbutton looks like the classic Shell described above, because it is a recompile version of the Open source Classic shell. Of course, its functions are similar to that of the classic shell.

Official page: http://windows8startbutton.com/