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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: jr2 on October 28, 2012, 07:36:15 pm

Title: Windows 8: Four approaches to Start Menu / Desktop restoration
Post by: jr2 on October 28, 2012, 07:36:15 pm
http://maketecheasier.com/restore-start-menu-in-windows-8/2012/08/13

Some are more integrated into Metro, some are 7 clones, some are throwbacks to XP Classic style.  Take a look and post which one(s) are your favorites!
Title: Re: Windows 8: Four approaches to Start Menu / Desktop restoration
Post by: The E on October 29, 2012, 10:30:36 am
Hmmm.

None of the above, would be my answer. Yes, despite me saying that I used Start8 in the other Win8 thread.

Reason is that, at least for me, there is no appreciable difference between the way I use the Win7 start menu, and the way I use the start screen. In both cases, I press the windows key, start typing the name of the program I want, and press enter (or use the arrow keys to navigate to the item I want).
Title: Re: Windows 8: Four approaches to Start Menu / Desktop restoration
Post by: LHN91 on October 29, 2012, 12:55:17 pm
I agree with The E, for the most part. In general, I just use Win Key -> search. Anything I actually want quick access to (Actually, I use the Metro Mail app a fair bit, it's nice and quick to get into and it handles my Gmail and Hotmail accounts just fine). And I usually run with 3 1280x1024 screens in nVSurround as one big screen, which you'd think would make the interface a royal pain, but it hasn't been much of an issue despite that.
Title: Re: Windows 8: Four approaches to Start Menu / Desktop restoration
Post by: Pred the Penguin on October 29, 2012, 01:53:53 pm
I've never really used the search function before like that... mind blown. :lol:
Title: Re: Windows 8: Four approaches to Start Menu / Desktop restoration
Post by: jr2 on November 01, 2012, 10:08:48 am
:lol:  FWIW, my brother says that if you right-click on the bottom left, and you basically get the start menu back anyways.  Didn't know that.