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Solved Classic Start Menu Option
For my desktop and notebook computers, I want a classic start menu. I hope this option is included in the final Windows 8 release as I do not use touchscreen monitors.
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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
Considering the fact that businesses will be slow to adopt the OS without the classic interface I am sure there will be provisions for the classic interface.
OS
Dual boot 7 and WDP
System Manufacturer/Model
Home brew
CPU
Phenom 2 X4 945
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3 v2.0
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
5770 1GB
OS
Win 8
System Manufacturer/Model
ASUS 1002HA/XP Netbook
CPU
ntel Atom N270 @ 1.60GHz Diamondville 45nm Technology
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. 1002HA (PBGA 437)
Memory
2.00 GB Single-Channel DDR2 @ 266MHz (4-4-4-12)
Graphics Card(s)
Digital Flat Panel (1024x768 60Hz) (1024x600@60Hz) Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family Mobile
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Digital Flat Panel (1024x768 60Hz) on Mobile Intel 945 Express Chipset Family
Screen Resolution
1024x600 pixels
Hard Drives
156GB Seagate ST9160310AS ATA Device (SATA)
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
ELAN PS/2 Port Input Device; PixArt Imaging usb HID-compliant mouse
Internet Speed
wireless: whatever is there where I am
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Adapters List
Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
Atheros AR928X Wireless Network Adapter
Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 PCI-E Ethernet Controller
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Agree as well.
I think they will have the classic start menu option.
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro x64/ Windows 7 Ult x64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
76~2.0
CPU
Intel Core i5-3570K 4.6GHz
Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X UD3H f18
Memory
8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600 CORSAIR Vengeance CL8 1.5v
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X 1GB DDR5
Sound Card
Onboard VIA VT2021
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LCD Dell SP2208WFP
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
Samaung 840Pro 128GB, Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb, Seagate 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32mb,
PSU
Corsair HX650W
Case
Cooler Master Storm Scout
Cooling
Corsair H80 w/Noctua NF P12 12cm fan, case fans 2X14cm
Keyboard
Logitech Wave
Mouse
CM Sentinel
Internet Speed
Abysmal
Browser
Opera Next
Other Info
Dell Venue 8Pro: Baytrail Z3740D, 2GB Ram, 64GB HDD, 8" IPS Display 1280 x 800, Active Stylus.
Haswell laptop: HP Envy 17t-j, i7-4700MQ, GeForce 740M 2GB DDR3, 17.3" Full HD 1920x1080, 16GB RAM, Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, 1TB Hitachi 7200 HDD,
Desktop: eSATA ports,
External eSATA Seagate 500GB SATA2 7200rpm,
OS
win 7 64 pro+win 8 64 , xp 32 pro
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home built by myself
CPU
intell quad core 2 2.4ghz
Motherboard
gygabyte p43-es3g
Memory
8 g ddr2 hyperx 800mhz , set to extreme
Graphics Card(s)
gforce 9600 gt , set to extreme
Sound Card
creative SB Audigy advaced HD 5.1
Monitor(s) Displays
flattron w2442pa hdmi + acer x193w
Screen Resolution
native 1920 by 1080 + 1600 by 900
Hard Drives
2 Maxtor sata 500 gig. main
2 Seagate Barracuda 8o gig image backup
using Acronis boot cd
2 freeagents 500gig + 1000gig storage
PSU
650w ultra
Case
ultra
Cooling
2 fans
Keyboard
microsoft
Mouse
microsoft
Internet Speed
150kbs
Other Info
external usb 4 gig ReadyBoost.
usb set to extreme.
Last edited by a moderator: Oct 28, 2011
OS
MS Office - Vista Home Premium x64 (SP2)
System Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavillion dv5t
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9400 (2.53 GHz)
Motherboard
HP
Memory
4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Graphics Card(s)
512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Monitor(s) Displays
15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
Keyboard
Built in - Synaptics TouchPad V6.5 on PS/2 Port
Mouse
Built in - Synaptics TouchPad V6.5 on PS/2 Port
Internet Speed
Turbo
Other Info
HP dv5t ~Vista 64 bit ~ T9400 2.53 GHz ~ 15.4 WSXGA+ 1680 x 1050 ~ 4GB DDR2 ~ 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT ~ 320GB 5400RPM ~ Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card w/Bluetooth ~ Blu-Ray ROM DVD+/-R/RW ~ Integ. HDTV Hybrid Tuner ~ 12 Cell Battery ~ MS Office 2007
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mvp
Hello Sue,
I didn't include the Task Manager since it appeared that everyone was wanting to keep the new look for it, but only wanted to get rid of the Metro style in the other locations.
Does anyone want a second option added to the tutorial that includes the Task Manager as well?? If so, just post here, and I'll be happy to add one if it's wanted.
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
Thanks so much for asking Shawn! Yes, I would very much like the option to be able to use the classic Task Manager style if I could not get comfortable with the new version. I'll bet some other users would too.
OS
MS Office - Vista Home Premium x64 (SP2)
System Manufacturer/Model
HP Pavillion dv5t
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9400 (2.53 GHz)
Motherboard
HP
Memory
4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Graphics Card(s)
512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Monitor(s) Displays
15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
Keyboard
Built in - Synaptics TouchPad V6.5 on PS/2 Port
Mouse
Built in - Synaptics TouchPad V6.5 on PS/2 Port
Internet Speed
Turbo
Other Info
HP dv5t ~Vista 64 bit ~ T9400 2.53 GHz ~ 15.4 WSXGA+ 1680 x 1050 ~ 4GB DDR2 ~ 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT ~ 320GB 5400RPM ~ Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card w/Bluetooth ~ Blu-Ray ROM DVD+/-R/RW ~ Integ. HDTV Hybrid Tuner ~ 12 Cell Battery ~ MS Office 2007
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