Poll: Have you added a start menu to your windows 8 install

Combat Fighter · 20 Nov 2012 at 18:33

Yes.

Start 8 for me.

chaparral · 24 Dec 2012 at 18:01

I forgot about this thread.......

Bump..

maddness · 24 Dec 2012 at 22:59

no chance in ell

TheGamingGeneral · 24 Dec 2012 at 23:59

Yes, I completely bypass metro.

Mr-White · 25 Dec 2012 at 00:04

No I just pin everything to the task bar lol

MW

Cyber-Mav · 25 Dec 2012 at 19:41

since i use my workstation as a development platform i cant live without the start menu.
those just needing an interface to check email, or web browse then modern/metro ui is enough.
anyone doing serious work will find metro ui to be a hinderance rather than progress.

kitch9 · 25 Dec 2012 at 21:39

chaparral said:
I haven't added one yet...
But am very close to adding one as at the moment am just filling up my desktop with the shortcuts I would normally use the start menu for...

Example
Network icon
User folder (my name) {for shortcuts to Music,Videos, Documents,Pictures,downloads }
My computer icon
Control panel
ETC

Just right click bottom left corner. File explorer is in the task bar.

Johnz0r · 26 Dec 2012 at 18:53

Yes, using Start8.

Sin_Chase · 26 Dec 2012 at 18:56

Even in Windows 7 I rarely, if ever, used the Start Menu. Pinning to Taskbar totally replaced Startmenu for me with regards to daily app launching.

As Windows 8 has pinning I still have no need for a traditional StartMenu.

Elevon · 26 Dec 2012 at 20:18

Johnz0r said:
Yes, using Start8.

No need for it at all,very easy to customize Win8 without it.

My clean Desktop

Sin_Chase · 26 Dec 2012 at 20:44

Clean?

Nope.

Still have Recycle Bin on desktop, default quick launch icons and a notification bar as long as my arm

Subliminal Aura · 26 Dec 2012 at 20:45

For my laptop yes.

For my desktop no.

Where do I vote ? :|

Baggins_451 · 26 Dec 2012 at 22:57

Absolutely not, hitting the windows key or flicking the mouse pointer to the bottom left and clicking is way better than the old start menu.

It took me less than a day to get used to it, try it

ots3go · 27 Dec 2012 at 02:12

Nope, good riddance as well.

dymetrie · 27 Dec 2012 at 07:44

Nope, I like the new start screen

Commala · 27 Dec 2012 at 09:06

Yes, but also use metro screen occasionally when it's useful, so I have the best of both worlds. Currently using StartIsBack.

chaparral · 27 Dec 2012 at 09:28

I still haven't added one...

But I miss it not being there loads of times everyday......... :mad:

Example
Like many times a day I use the windows snipping tool and that means I have to open up a whole full screen start menu,

instead of the old little start menu in bottom left corner..

niroe · 27 Dec 2012 at 09:28

Nope and have no intentions of doing so.

gareth170 · 27 Dec 2012 at 09:45

chaparral said:
Example
Like many times a day I use the windows snipping tool and that means I have to open up a whole full screen start menu,
instead of the old little start menu in bottom left corner..

surely u know about pin to taskbar, has it's in win7 too

just pin it to the taskbar.

theres features like that to make doing things even faster

but people still give silly reasons to moan.

theheyes · 27 Dec 2012 at 10:42

Microsoft could give the task bar a bit of a spruce up in future versions and make it more customizable. Since the start menu is gone there is no real reason for the icons to be bunched up to the left - if anything it increases your chances of hitting the hot corner by mistake. Stick the recycle bin on there as well et voilà, OSX (only kidding)

Edit - also give the power user menu it's own icon/button that you can add to the task bar.