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. Luckily, we have a solution. This product is free and is available now.
Features:
- Adds a “Start” menu to the Windows 8 taskbar
- Enables quick access and searching of your installed applications
- Adds Run... option via right-click menu
- Adds Shutdown... option via right-click menu
- Choose a custom Start button image
- Windows 8 Consumer Preview
- Folders pinned to the Start Menu allow you to view the first X items as a jumplist
- Custom places locations.(Add a dropbox location for example).
- Improved "Go straight to desktop" on login feature
- UI supports translation via lng files. See langen.lng file for info.
- Added rename support in the tree
- Added drag & drop including rearranging items in the all programs tree
- Search box now allows %appdata%
- Tweaks to "Search" to reduce memory usage slightly
- Performance enhancements in the all programs tree to work around a flaw in Windows Defender
- Resolved a problem with the Start Menu position when the taskbar was on the right and there is a docked app
- "Send to sub menu" now allowed on the tree right click menu
- Tree now includes hidden items
- When using the search box to view folders, the performance is now improved
- "Places" menus no longer select the first entry
- Option to make "Places" list entries and take less room, thus allowing more to show in less space
- Rearranging pinned shortcuts is now faster
- "Recent Items" list no longer includes folders
- Deleting an item from the "All Programs" list will delete it instantly from the tree vs waiting until the next refresh
- Fixed issue with Putty and jumplist not showing blank entries which did not launch the right things
- Fixed issue with Live Photo Gallery not opening images up in preview mode
Start8 1.11 - Changelog
- Added Start8tweak.exe advanced configuration for extra options including enabling / disabling Start8 on a per account basis.
- Added email category to search results.
- Added support for Modern UI app closing to return to the desktop rather than the Windows 8 menu on advanced settings.
- Added native support for the DisplayFusion secondary taskbar.
- Added support for BMP files as start button. RGB (255,0,255) is permitted for transparency.
- Added registry entry to control if hidden items should be included in the All programs list.
- Added registry entry to control if the user picture should have a border or not in the default theme.
- Added registry entry to control if the tree has a horizontal scroll bar.
- Added support for Search the Internet button on search results via registry key.
- Documents, Pictures, Music, Computer and Recorded TV places will use the name set in explorer for them if the user has renamed them.
- Shutdown button menu will have an item selected when accessed via the keyboard.
- Adjusted start menu sizing to prevent bottom item on the places list from being slightly clipped in certain circumstances.
- Modified shutdown menu to prevent surplus separator line showing when the machine doesn't support sleep or hibernate.
- Right to left language versions of Windows now show the user picture.
- Right to left language versions of Windows now have icons rendered the correct direction.
- Tweaked to prevent .lnk text showing in tree on occasion.
- Tweaked code to better handle closing a docked Modern UI application when at the desktop when the charms bar is set to disabled.
- Fixed an issue with right click on the places list
- Jumplists close when you pin / unpin something / delete it
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