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By jove, I think I've got it.....
Two start buttons...!!
That's right... one brings you to the classic start menu, for the study hunks... and one brings you to metro... for the frilly panty crowd..(I kid I kid...)
Best of both worlds... and everyone gets what they want... problem solved..!!
Dayum I'm smrt....
OS
Win8.1 Pro, Desktop Mode
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Me
CPU
AMD FX-8150
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H
Memory
8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 (9-9-9-28)
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 6570
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi Titanium
Monitor(s) Displays
PX2710MW
Screen Resolution
1920x1080@60Hz
Hard Drives
1x1TB Western Digital WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B1 ATA Device Caviar Black -
4 x 2TB Seagate ST32000542A -
1 x 4TB Seagate External
Case
Antec
Cooling
Noctua NH-D14
Keyboard
Logitech Illuminated Keyboard K740
Internet Speed
60meg cable
Browser
Cyberfox
Antivirus
AVG Security Suite
Well-Known Member
VIP Member
Pro User
How'd you manage that?
OS
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center/Windows 7
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Asus M2N-MX SE Plus § DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2300 MHz (11.5 x 200) 4400+ § Corsair Value Select
CPU
AMD 4400+/4200+
Motherboard
Asus M2N-MX SE Plus/Asus A8M2N-LA (NodusM)
Memory
2 GB/3GB
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce 8400 GS/GeForce 210
Sound Card
nVIDIA GT218 - High Definition Audio Controller
Monitor(s) Displays
Hitachi 40" LCD HDTV
Screen Resolution
"1842 x 1036"
Hard Drives
WDC WD50 00AAKS-007AA SCSI Disk Device
ST1000DL 002-9TT153 SCSI Disk Device
WDC WD3200AAJB-00J3A0 ATA Device
WDC WD32 WD-WCAPZ2942630 USB Device
WD My Book 1140 USB Device
PSU
Works 550w
Case
MSI "M-Box"
Cooling
Water Cooled
Keyboard
Dell Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Intellimouse
Internet Speed
Cable Medium Speed
Browser
Chrome/IE 10
Antivirus
Eset NOD32 6.x/Win Defend
Other Info
Recently lost my Windows 8 on my main PC, had to go back to Windows 7.
How'd you manage that?
Brilliance pills....
OS
Win8.1 Pro, Desktop Mode
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Me
CPU
AMD FX-8150
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H
Memory
8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 (9-9-9-28)
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 6570
Sound Card
Creative X-Fi Titanium
Monitor(s) Displays
PX2710MW
Screen Resolution
1920x1080@60Hz
Hard Drives
1x1TB Western Digital WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B1 ATA Device Caviar Black -
4 x 2TB Seagate ST32000542A -
1 x 4TB Seagate External
Case
Antec
Cooling
Noctua NH-D14
Keyboard
Logitech Illuminated Keyboard K740
Internet Speed
60meg cable
Browser
Cyberfox
Antivirus
AVG Security Suite
Administrator
Administrator
mvp
OS
64-bit Windows 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom self built
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
I have Start8 and it has a shortcut for Metro, maybe that?
OS
Windows 8.1 64 Bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Self built
CPU
Intel Celeron G530
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2-B3
Memory
6GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 5450
Sound Card
Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster S19B150
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
Laptop Toshiba 320GB
PSU
450W
Case
Old one
Cooling
Stock
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Generic
Internet Speed
30mbps
Browser
Google Chrome
Antivirus
None
Other Info
Netbook Samsung N145 Plus, with Windows 8.1 64 bit and Windows XP SP3, 2GB RAM
I have Start8 and it has a shortcut for Metro, maybe that?
I have just downloaded it and using the 30 day but I think I will purchase it as I now feel at home again
Start8
OS
Win 8 64 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Proline
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz
Motherboard
H55-G43(MS-7638)
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Browser
FireFox
Antivirus
Kaspersky
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom build
CPU
AMD Phenom II X 4 965 BE
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
Memory
G-Skill 8 GB PC 8500
Graphics Card(s)
AMD XFX HD Radeon 6790D
Sound Card
Realtek HD onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
2l Samsung SyncMaster S20B300
Screen Resolution
1600 X 900
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 320 GB w/OS
Seagate Barracuda 1 TB data storage
PSU
Ultra X4 750 watt fully modular
Case
Thermaltake OverSeer RX 1 fulltower
Cooling
Cooler Master Hyper212 120mm
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Razor DeathAdder 3.5
I installed Start8 about five minutes after I upgraded to 8. I've recommended it to a bunch of people that got 8 on a new computer but didn't like the interface. They all love it, as do I.
OS
Win 8 Pro 64 bit
System Manufacturer/Model
Alienware M14XR2
CPU
I73630QM
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce GT 650M
Well-Known Member
VIP Member
Guru
Stardock has a beta for Start8 that works on Windows 8.1. I haven't tried it yet, but will soon. Currently using Classic Shell on 8.1.
OS
Windows 10 Pro X64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
CPU
Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
Motherboard
Lenovo
Memory
16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Integrated HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP h2207
Screen Resolution
1680x1050@59Hz
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD;
2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2;
1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
PSU
500W
Keyboard
Wired USB
Mouse
Wired USB
Internet Speed
3GB Up, 30GB Down
Browser
SeaMonkey
Antivirus
Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
Other Info
UEFI/GPT
PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
That was easy...
OS
Windows 8 Pro Windows 8.1 Preview
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Well-Known Member
VIP Member
Guru
Why two start buttons though, other than just because?
With Start 8 (and Classic Shell too I believe) you can Ctrl click on the Start button to get to the Metro UI. Also pressing the right Window key in Start 8 brings up Metro.
OS
Windows 10 Pro X64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
CPU
Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
Motherboard
Lenovo
Memory
16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Integrated HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP h2207
Screen Resolution
1680x1050@59Hz
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD;
2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2;
1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
PSU
500W
Keyboard
Wired USB
Mouse
Wired USB
Internet Speed
3GB Up, 30GB Down
Browser
SeaMonkey
Antivirus
Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
Other Info
UEFI/GPT
PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH