How to add a Start Menu to Windows 8 Desktop

The Start menu from the desktop mode in Windows 8 is one of the most controversial talking points of the new windows 8 operating system. I’ve been using Windows 8 for the past few months on a non-touch laptop and have found there aren’t too many things I need to do in the desktop mode that can’t be achieved by pinning programs to the Task bar, or using Win + x shortcut 

The program I’ve been trying is Classic Shell. Click the link to download it. The version tested is 3.6.2. Following the wizard to install it. Once installed have a read of the readme file. You’ll now have a Classic Start menu

One thing to note, the Windows Key now opens the Classic Start menu, so if you want to get back to the Metro Start menu, hold shift and click the Classic Start menu button. Classic Shell also has the ability to boot the computer straight to the Desktop mode. Take a look at the Classic Shell Settings as these are both configurable settings along with many others.

Hope this will give you a real feel to use windows 8 and windows 7 desktop. Now take a big breath and work on your windows 7 , oh no Grrrr. Windows 8 system......