Microsoft Updates the Start Button in Windows 8.1 RTM...

That's in the Consumer preview
 

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Let me know when clicking on the start button opens up a proper menu. I will get what I want and the tile lovers will get what they want. What a concept! Everybody gets W8 the way they want it.
 

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oh thats good better than 3 or 4 steps we need on W8 :p
 

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Well let's hope that with every "SP" we'll get an extra missing menu item...come windows 8.9 or whatever, the full menu will be back LOL:p
... BTW did they remove the sleep item in order to replace it with the logoff function?:huh:
 

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I'll stay with Windows 8 a bit longer:p
 

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Any Start Button update that does not make the Start button open up a Program Menu is worthless. I'd rather not even have the start button at all.
 

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Any Start Button update that does not make the Start button open up a Program Menu is worthless. I'd rather not even have the start button at all.

MICROSOFT ARE YOU ACTUALLY LISTENING, OR JUST CLAIMING YOU ARE? :sarc:

Same goes for having the safe boot mode come up with just the tapping of F 11.

WE NEED THAT FEATURE BACK TOO!!!!!!
 

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That's in the Consumer preview


Was going to say the same thing. I still want the original start button and menu to return, though.
 

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That's in the Consumer preview


Was going to say the same thing. I still want the original start button and menu to return, though.

i only have win 8 because my old win 7 box completely died,and every new one i looked at came with 8
the first week i had it i managed to make it ,to me at least,look and work like 7.
i got a start button that pops up programs,and apps,as well as links to docs,computer,run,control panel etc, for a $5 donation,something called 'classic shell' that has it boot directly to desktop
i also found and installed windows live mail 2012 so i can send/receive all 4 of my hotmail and 3 comcast accts in one place
i found all this stuff via google,and i am technically inept as they come,so if i can do it,anyone can
 

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Any Start Button update that does not make the Start button open up a Program Menu is worthless. I'd rather not even have the start button at all.

MICROSOFT ARE YOU ACTUALLY LISTENING, OR JUST CLAIMING YOU ARE? :sarc:

Same goes for having the safe boot mode come up with just the tapping of F 11.

WE NEED THAT FEATURE BACK TOO!!!!!!

Well... I think that in Microsoft are listening... better... reading but seems that we are talking DIFFERENT languages.
What to say more... good luck Microsoft and please Mr. Ballmer... the day you'll be fired (and I'm pretty sure that you will) DON'T tell us we didn't advice that there was something... ehm... wrong with Win 8, 8.1, 8.X...
 

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I just set my BCDedit options for legacy mode and F8 brings up Safe Mode. I was going to change it back to GUI mode, but I thought, the hell with it.
 

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From what I have seen to this point, I don't think it shouldbe called the Start button. Instead it should be called the Appeasement button.
 

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Any Start Button update that does not make the Start button open up a Program Menu is worthless. I'd rather not even have the start button at all.

I aagree if Microsoft does not listen to their users I will just keep my classic shell
 

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There's an old saying, "Sxxx in one hand and wish in the other. . .I think you get the picture. . .:roflmao::roflmao:
 

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From what I have seen to this point, I don't think it shouldbe called the Start button. Instead it should be called the Appeasement button.
Brilliant Frank. :thumbsup:
 

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I just set my BCDedit options for legacy mode and F8 brings up Safe Mode. I was going to change it back to GUI mode, but I thought, the hell with it.
Where exactly is the option found to do this? And what is the command to type in?

When I open BCDEdit via command prompt this is what I get:

BCDEdit.PNG
 

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Any Start Button update that does not make the Start button open up a Program Menu is worthless. I'd rather not even have the start button at all.

MICROSOFT ARE YOU ACTUALLY LISTENING, OR JUST CLAIMING YOU ARE? :sarc:

Same goes for having the safe boot mode come up with just the tapping of F 11.

WE NEED THAT FEATURE BACK TOO!!!!!!

They can't hear anything... there's an iPad in their ears.
 

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They can't hear anything... there's an iPad in their ears.
It gets better by the minute! :roflmao:

And their heads are in the clouds!
 
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