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5 WAYS TO GET START MENU IN WINDOWS 8

3:36 pm  Ajay K S  No comments

Windows 8.1 has been provided with Start menu. But previous version of windows 8.1, named as Windows 8 is not provided with Start menu. People are very much used to start menu in Windows operating system. So, many of you may wanted to have a start menu in your windows 8. Here are some of the ways to create one for your windows 8. 
  
                                       
Five ways to get Start menu in Windows 8:

1. CREATE OWN START MENU:

With the help of windows task bar, you can create your own start menu and they can display the content of a folder. Without using any software, we can create Start menu here. Procedure is here....
  1. First thing you must check is, hidden files in C drive must be made visible.
  2. Then Right-click on Task bar, select Tool bars and click on New Toolbar...
  3. Go to Windows folder by using path “C:\Program Data\Microsoft\Windows” and select Start Menu and choose Select Folder.
  4. Then you will see “Start Menu” with all your programs in program folder, next to the Notification Area.

2. THE CLASSIC SHELL:

The Classic Shell is free and open source software. This can include the features of windows XP, Windows 2000 and 98 and also this is configurable.


You can download Classic shell installer here:

http://www.fosshub.com/download/ClassicShellSetup_4_1_0.exe

3. POKKI WINDOWS 8 START MENU:

This policy can be defined as the application store for the windows. The Pokki can also offer us various start menus for Windows 8. This does not copy the content and this can have the different design. As this policy offers various categories of applications as well as settings. One can create your favorite part, where we can place our most useful programs. You can pin and organize your favorite and frequently accessed apps just like your Smartphone.

You can download Windows 8 start menu by Pokki here:

https://www.pokki.com/download/?name=Start_Menu&etag=Pokki_Pokki_Start_Menu

4. THE START8:

In addition to the Windows 7 start menu, it can also offer us the Windows 8 start menu as such. Here, the Start8 is not free to use as we can use the classic shell. If you want to make the use of Start8 for long term, then you have to pay for it. More accuracy can be experienced in the Start8 when compared to the classic shell. Now the Start8 is very much familiar with the Window 8 as it contains the new start screen inside it. Start8 will boot directly to windows 8 desktop screen. Start8 will provide Windows 7 styled start menu for windows 8.


You can download Start8 here:

http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/download.asp

5. THE IOBIT START MENU 8:

If someone who is disappointed by the classic shell and cannot buy start8, then we can make the use of the new start menu called as the IObit Start Menu 8. This is completely free and can perform the all basic functions as compare to the classic shell. Then, one has to right click on the start menu and for our computer use, we find that there is a large number of options which we can make use in Windows 8 and we can hide the other side bars. The IObit start menu 8 offers the option to skip Metro start page. 

 
You can download IObit start Menu 8 here:


If you have any queries, comment below. I will answer your doubts as soon as possible. Before proceeding with any one of the above ways please know about that completely.          

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