Broke the Win8.1 's Start menu.

Many people are not very cool with Microsoft's new Start screen, trying to find some third-party software to return the "old menu". In fact, in the Win8.1, a few steps simple operation, also can help us find that "Start Menu", although ... Slightly different form!

Figure 1 Start Screen "Change" Start menu

The secret lies in Win8.1 's newly added "Application" view, which has a lot in common with the traditional Start menu. The first is the use of small icon design, compared to ordinary mode to save screen space, but also more in line with the user's operating habits of the key mouse. Next is its application grouping function, although the common pattern also has through the blank divide the covert grouping, but many people still is more accustomed to this kind of separator the traditional "column". Finally, the new view can be sorted by "name", "Installation Date", "Usage frequency", "category", which is actually the most practical, for example, the author likes to set it to the "by use frequency" arrangement. The reason is simple, because it is a good alternative to the "regular use of programs" in the old version of the menu.

Figure 2 to sort the application as needed

Win8.1 Start Menu

Figure 3 "Most commonly used programs" in the old menu, is it very similar?

Of course there are a few small details to say, first of all, it is the start of the problem, the function of good access trouble is no use. The workaround is to right-click the taskbar space, select Properties to open the taskbar and Navigation Properties panel, and then click to automatically display the Apply view when you go to the Start screen under the Navigation tab to achieve the effect of starting the Apply view directly by pressing the Start button.

Figure 4 Setting the application view to the default startup

In addition, if you're used to turning on the traditional desktop like old windows, you can also check "when I log in or off all the apps on the screen, go to the desktop instead of the ' Start ' screen," which is basically the same as the Win7 experience.

In addition, in view of the fact that most software is based on traditional design, when we check "when sorted by category, first list desktop application in the application view", we can let Win8.1 give priority to desktop applications, which is usually called desktop shortcuts. Of course, there is also a premise, that is, the sort must be "category" to do.

Figure 5 Desktop Application Priority display, many netizens will like this

Win8.1 allows the new start screen to automatically "inherit" desktop wallpaper, which is nothing special, but the advantage is ... Let the desktop and "start" between the switch is not so abrupt, at least visually more harmonious.

Figure 6 This is the traditional desktop

Figure 7 This is the "inherit" desktop background after the Start menu, the effect of their own comments ~

After all, the new Start screen and the traditional menu have not made much difference in functionality and actual use, or more like a full-screen version of the old Start menu. However, because of the different appeal point, this "new menu" does have some deficiencies, such as no "startup" folder, do not support the use of drag-and-drop method to quickly add shortcuts, but to deal with day-to-day applications should be no problem. In short, there is a new version of the Good, the old version of the old version of the Miao, which is superior to those who are inferior, to you judge it!