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vietnam rum:
I have been running win 8.1 pre release on a new laptop, not impressed.
Like gregmiddo i prefere a start button.

classicshell is very good.
http://www.classicshell.net/

Next week  back to Win 7.

anandcoral:
Well I am using Win 8 and now Win 8.1 and have no problem.

I never felt missing the start button. I am using FARR from Xp and got so habituated with it's quick keyboard response to open an application that I forgot 'there is a start button' !

I just prey that FARR works in Win 9, 10,... and I have no qualms with MS.

BTW I take Metro as a bloatware added by MS, just like IE in Win 98. I used Firefox then and ignore Metro now. Win 8.1 helps me here and I never see it.

Regards,

Anand

MilesAhead:
I only rarely use the Start Menu. But it is annoying if I want to get at it and can't find it.  I had a folder on the desktop to collect all the desktop icon clutter.  Only "Programs," the name of that folder, and Recycle Bin on the desktop.  I used Brink's tutorial except I used my existing desktop folder as the containing folder:
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2460-start-menu-toolbar-create-windows-8-taskbar.html

In the screenshot the folders on the left are from Start Menu.  The icons on the right are the ones I swept from the Desktop into the folder "Programs."  Then I just made a toolbar from the folder using the Taskbar options.




Edit: the programs I use most frequently I pin to Taskbar.  A few I have pinned to Start Screen... mainly programming editors and malware scanners.

Curt:
I am still running Win 7 (even though I purchased a copy of Win 8 PRO ten months ago), so I have not taken the time before to really study this thread. To my surprise I now see that you have no link to the wonderful 137 Win 8 "desktop" shortcuts gathered by 7torials (here bundled with 139 Win 7 desktop shortcuts):

#desktop shortcuts, as opposed to keyboard shortcuts.

Win7+8_(desktop)_shortcuts.zip (1328.01 kB - downloaded 414 times.)

These shortcuts work on any computer. Some of the tools are available only on certain Windows versions.
The collection was made using Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 8 Pro.

They all come from http://www.7tutorials.com/biggest-library-windows-7-shortcuts#main-content

If you want to study the various shortcuts before downloading, you must read http://www.7tutorials.com/biggest-library-windows-7-shortcuts#main-content . The first part of the page is about Win 7, and the second part of course about Win 8. The third part is forum posts.

x16wda:
Anyone have a tip to show what file types are assigned to Metro apps?  I am disgusted... I was emailed a wav file (for a voice message) and started playing it. About 5 seconds in, a blasted box pops up "This app needs an update, please download it from the Store to continue".  Really, Microsoft?  Can't listed to a stinkin' wav file without an update??  I will gladly reassign all file types possible away from behavior like this!

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