Start Button

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by pisthai, Jun 29, 2013.

  1. alicepattinson

    alicepattinson MDL Member

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    For me, the start button/menu is really important.
     
  2. free1975yuly

    free1975yuly MDL Expert

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    The start button is still there,somehow.We need some new habits with,that's all...:rolleyes:
     
  3. MeMy&Myself

    MeMy&Myself MDL Junior Member

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    Would u mind to elaborate that? I would really like to read a single valid reason. I mean, how many programs do u use every day? Lets say 10? (thats a big number most ppl hardly use more than 5) What don't let u pin them to the task bar? Small screen/low resolution? All right, then what stops u from put 10 shortcuts in the dektop? (which, btw, are easier and faster to click than open the ols start menu). :confused:
     
  4. s1ave77

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    Using myself here StartIsBack, with all hotcorners disabled (invoking Start Screen with WIN+CTRL or Middlemaouse-click on Startbutton) and "All Programs" in cascading Win XP-Style.

    I´m working with far more than 10 programs here :D. I tested to use the new and sometimes glorified Start Screen, but it´s really a PITA.
    After installing all my programs i entered the Start Screen and found myself confronted with an incredible mess....:eek:. Some programs showed there with up to a dozen (and even more) tiles, e.g. 'Uninstall' and others, plainly side by side. Scrolling through this mess seemed to be endlessly.

    So i changed Start Screen to be All Apps Screen in SIB options :good3:.

    Start Menu offers useful context menu options and a fast access to several system options and programs i use seldom. And most important for me, it does this without taking me to another system-level to jump then back. That way i can access my needed features while looking TV or doing other things without losing focus everytime.
     
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  5. kastrel

    kastrel MDL Member

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    I would like to customize the button, put color on it, has a software for that? Thanks :biggrin:
     
  6. Carlos Detweiller

    Carlos Detweiller Emperor of Ice-Cream

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    On a typical day, I'm using the Start Menu dozens of times. It's all about how you learned to use Windows, you tend to stick to that behavior.
     
  7. s1ave77

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    It´s not only a question of adaptation. I wouldn´t mind a more productive solution, but i refuse using this throwback called Start Screen on a non-touch environment.
     
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  8. Carlos Detweiller

    Carlos Detweiller Emperor of Ice-Cream

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    So do I. Modern UI simply has no added value for me.
     
  9. Nucleus

    Nucleus MDL Guru

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    I couldn't agree more, IMO the Start Screen on anything other than touch devices is crap! I've been by-passing it ever since moving to Win 8 RTM. As previously commented that's why I'd love the Win-X menu to be more versatile (when edited with With Win-X editor), branches for sub menus or such like.
     
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  10. Atari800XL

    Atari800XL MDL Addicted

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    Agreed. That's why I really like how I can now install 8.1 pretty much Metro free. I use Win8PESE to boot from USB, then use WinNTSetup (by JFX!) for unattended setup (has a "BootToDesktop" option built-in, also a "disable setup animation", etc.), then an unattended postinstall which installs all my programs, including the new ClassicShell (w/ ClassicStartmenu, new version 4, to be released one of these days). Preconfigured of course to disable hotcorners, etc.

    Finally a somewhat professional look for 8.1
     
  11. s1ave77

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    Unfortunately the Win+X Menu can´t be edited to show cascading menus instead of having all items in one long column. So i added my own cascading context menus to desktop and systemobject context menus for fast access to offen used System Panel and Management Snipplets and Power Options :D.
     
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  12. Nucleus

    Nucleus MDL Guru

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    With what? Some tweaker or such like, plz tell?

    Edit: Google throws up whole load of stuff for this, registry edits, third party apps etc.
     
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  13. s1ave77

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    #54 s1ave77, Jun 30, 2013
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