As expected, many Windows 8 applications or programs will hit start hitting the internet as often as possible. This is to be expected as a lot of publishers need to play catch up or update their current applications to be compatible with the new OS. Whether or not Start8 will represent a good start-menu is a different issue altogether.

Start8 brings the “Start” menu back to Windows 8. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview is available and has taken the Windows interface to a whole new level. Unfortunately, the preview did not come with a desktop feature that the world makes use of billions times a day, the “Start” menu.

So the Windows 8 “Start” menu has been an issue with a couple of people; but should it be? Most people don’t even use the start menu that much; and that probably explains why you won’t find among features of Windows 8 in the first place. Well, this program is out to bring that start-menu feeling back. The publisher has however, introduced a few updates and changes that include the following; addition of a completely new UI, new default theme, Metro/Modern apps have their own “Modern UI Applications” folder, and a few others.

Downsides

I very much doubt if Start8 is the program to replace Windows 8 start-menu that was not even added in the first place. However, it is still a nice program for those who would want to give it a shot.

Want to check it out? Visit Stardock.

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