IN Windows 8 Microsoft has removed one of the main controls of its operating system - start button. I have already told you in detail how to return it. When information was received that Windows 8.1 start button will be returned - many users began to wait for the release of the update like manna from heaven, since it is really more convenient for ordinary users to use the regular Start menu. And just recently Windows 8.1 came out, everyone rushed to update. What's the end result? The Start button in Windows 8.1 has arrived! But its functionality turned out to be extremely stupid: left-click - switch to the Metro initial screen, right-click - call up the quick access menu (the so-called Power User Menu), which is also available via keyboard shortcut Win+X. The good old and convenient Start menu has never existed. The only thing I liked was the ability to immediately load a normal desktop when logging in, rather than the start screen. To do this, you need to right-click on the taskbar and select the menu section Properties -> Navigation).
But with a normal Start menu, it’s a bummer in the end. Therefore, you will again have to use third-party programs. I’ll tell you about one of these today.
I have already made the most popular Start return programs. As before, the most intelligent of the free programs is Power8. After installing it, you will receive this menu:
In general, it is a simple, functional, free and, most importantly, convenient program.
But there is a new addition to the ranks of paid software. Another good software product has appeared, tailored for Windows 8.1—StartIsBack+ ( StartIsBackPlus). By the way, there is also a version for Windows 8. The cost of the program is small - only $3 for a license for 2 PCs. The network is also full of broken versions. After installing and launching the program, in the menu Settings can be edited start menu, as was usually done through Taskbar properties:
StartIsBackPlus makes it possible to configure the operation of the so-called "angles", that is, the behavior of the system when you hover the mouse cursor over one of the corners of the screen. By the way, here you can more or less optimally configure the behavior of the Start menu when working with metro applications.
Well, where would we go without changing the appearance:
The program allows you to select a design style and change the style of the menu and the icon of the button itself. The end result is something like this, usually a menu like in the good old seven.
