If you're on Windows 8 and can't get around the fact that you don't have a start menu on your desktop then there is a wide range of applications to put it back for you. A very popular one is Start8 from the software company Stardock which released version 1.1. today.
Start8 allows you to use Windows 8 in the way you were used to and the new version has the following improvements:
- Added drag & drop including rearranging items in the all programs tree.
- Added rename support in the tree
- Added feature : Folders pinned to the startmenu allow you to view the first X items as a jumplist
- Added opening Winkey+X menu option instead of start menu
- Added feature : Custom places locations. Add a Dropbox location for example.
- Additional language support
According to Stardock these are only the highlights, many more changes can be found here. Start8 is available as a free trial and costs $4.99 afterwards. If you want an entire package of applications from Stardock designed to enhance your Windows experience then you can buy Object Desktop which is listed for $49.99.
