You might prefer it that way, but some people actually like the live tiles. You won’t get any of the live tiles you get on the Start screen. Learn to Love the Start ScreenIf you prefer your old Start menu, you can have it using the tools shown above. Some of them include Start Menu 8 and Classic Shell.īut the Windows 8.1 Start menu does have some merits, so if you’re willing to stomach the full-screen version and the inability to have Metro apps run in a window on the desktop, living with the Start screen isn’t a bad idea. Get Your Start MenuIf you’re really dead-set against using the Windows 8.1 Start screen, there are some third-party programs that aim to give you your traditional Start menu. This duplicates a lot of the functionality of the old Start menu, and should keep diehard desktop users happy. Right-clicking the Start button in the desktop will let you launch the Task Manager, the Control Panel or shut down the computer, among other things.
Clicking the start button will take you back to the Start screen rather than the traditional Start menu, though there are third-party apps that will mimic the traditional Start menu that I’ll mention later. You’ll get the Windows desktop, complete with a Start button that you know and love. Of course, you can just click on the Desktop icon from the Start screen, but if you go to the "Taskbar and Navigation" portion of the Control Panel (which you can access from the Windows search function) and go to the "Navigation" tab, you can check the option to go to the desktop instead of the Start screen. If you’re on Windows 8.1 and you work mostly with desktop apps, you can have your favorite interface by default, just like on Windows 7. Windows 8.1 made the desktop easier to get to, and Windows 10 will default to the desktop when it detects that the user has a mouse and keyboard attached. (Get some background in 10 Things You Need to Know About Windows 8.) Use Your DesktopOne of the most controversial changes in Windows 8 was the lack of a traditional desktop, especially since most Windows users still use a mouse and keyboard rather than the touch screens that the new Start screen and Metro apps are optimized for. The company has announced that it will be a free upgrade for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 users, but if you’re a Windows 8.1 user who can’t wait for some reason, there are a few ways to get some of the best Windows 10 features right now.
The updated OS aims to combine the best ideas of Windows 8 with the traditional desktop model of Windows 7. Microsoft has revealed more about Windows 10, which is set to launch July 2015.
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