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START BUTTON TO YOUR WINDOWS 8

One of the missing things that people really surprised about windows 8 is the absence of the classic "START" button they always kept since windows appear on the market

In the fact this one really didnt dissappear it just has been hidden from the first sight because the high purpose from windows 8 is to be managed by "touching" the screen on the new windows tables devices.

On the new system the button it looks like a fancy bar as you see in the picture above, and this can activate or show in two ways:

1. by sliding your finger on the right side of the screen toward any place to the left

2. by putting the "cursor mouse" over any of the corners (top or botton) at the right side of the screen

Right now "THE BATTLE OF THE WINDOWS 8 START BUTTON" has begun and there is a lot of websites who develop many kind of button for your own taste.
here is some of the best ones (i already tested)

1. START BUTTON 8

it is ready for download and free, coming up in many languages
the package contains a start button and a convenient menu, a ready solution for those who like to keep everything under control, it works also with the older versions of windows.

2. CLASSIC SHELL (START MENU BUTTON)

Classic Shell is a collection of features that were available in older versions of Windows but were later removed. It has a customizable Start menu and Start button for Windows 7 and Windows 8, it adds a toolbar for Windows Explorer and supports a variety of smaller features.

Look here for the full list.

 
Classic Start Menu is a clone of the original start menu, which you can find in all versions of Windows from 95 to Vista. It has a variety of advanced features:
Drag and drop to let you organize your applications
Options to show Favorites, expand Control Panel, etc
Shows recently used documents. The number of documents to display is customizable
Translated in 35 languages, including Right-to-left support for Arabic and Hebrew
Does not disable the original start menu in Windows. You can access it by Shift+Click on the start button
Right-click on an item in the menu to delete, rename, sort, or perform other tasks
The search box helps you find your programs without getting in the way of your keyboard shortcuts
Supports jumplists for easy access to recent documents and common tasks
Available for 32 and 64-bit operating systems
Has support for skins, including additional 3rd party skins
Fully customizable in both looks and functionality
Support for Microsoft’s Active Accessibility
Converts the “All Programs” button in the Windows menu into a cascading menu (Vista and Windows 7)
Implements a customizable Start button (Windows 7 and 8)
Can show, search and launch Windows Store apps (Windows 8)
And last but not least – it's FREE!
If you have used the start menu in older versions of Windows you’ll feel right at home: 

3. START IS BACK (PERSONAL EDITION)

Can be customize in many ways but the only problem with this is, it is not free but you can give a try for 30 days and if you like it you buy it and the price is really cheap to get it

Fully translated: English, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, French, Danish, Greek, Italian, Turkish, Spanish, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovak, Finnish, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian. RTL languages are not supported.

4. Win8StartButton 1.0.0.9

Yes it is free, but only available in german languaje but can be install on your sistem very smooth and clean
Win8StartButton: Embeds a start button in the Windows-8-surface one, if you click on the start button, a startup menu in the style of Windows 8 operating system

5. START8 (From Stardock) 

This is one of the best on his kind but as "startisback personal edition" this is also a pay program, but you can try for free for 30 days also without any problems.

Start8 is an application, put into the Object Desktop Suite by Stardock not too long ago, that can emulate a similar version of your startscreen, which can be set to different sizes (Tall, Small, Large, Wide) or the classic Start Menu, BUT, with different themes (Default – Matching Windows 8, Rounded – A mix of Windows 8 and 7 Themes, Windows 7 – Classic).

6. MY WCP START BUTTON

A tool for Windows 8 can replace the default Start button icon and animation color with a custom one. After downloading and installing WCP Start Button tool all you have to do is select your own images. The icons namely Default, Hover and the animation color together forms the new Start button.

Note that the recommended Smart button image size is 86px X 86 px. To upload click on the default images on WCP Start tool and select an icon stored on your computer.

The built-in color pallet allows the use of a custom colored Start button animation. Make sure you hit the ‘Apply new settings’ button after this tweak. This tweak can also restored to default settings from WCP Start Button tool.

Simply powerful and easy to use, you can do many things with your start screen with this program

7. POKKI (FANCY START BUTTON)

This application it really looks good and also include many applications you can download directly from them
if you really are a person who dont like to much fancy things on the start button then this is not for you

Pokki it simply brings back the Start Menu to Windows 8.

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