StartIsBack returns to full-featured Windows 8 start button Start
menu, the same as in Windows 7. StartIsBack significantly improves the
usability of the desktop and make a new screen in an orderly, more
convenient, fast and stable
Boot to desktop
Your session
would start with the desktop. Always. Unlike other solutions,
StartIsBack goes directly to desktop every time without flashing Start
Screen even for a millisecond.
Original fully-featured Windows 7 start menu
StartIsBack restores original Windows 7 start menu with all its
features: search, drag&drop, pinned and recently used apps, fully
customizable settings. Start button and Start menu look and behave
exactly as they used to in Windows 7.
Desktop and Modern interfaces are clearly separated
StartIsBack is the only tool which is able to provide consistency in
Windows 8 by separating desktop and modern programs. Real work is done
on desktop while new Start screen turns into launcher for modern apps
only.
Make Start screen clutter-free
Windows 8 forces you to
organize new Start screen which can quickly become a long list of mess
with automatically pinned programs. This is no longer the case with
StartIsBack. If you turn Start screen into Apps screen, you won't have
the pain to manage two Start places.
Totally native
StartIsBack does not run any additional services or programs. It
integrates into your computer smoothly. It does not require any other
tools or frameworks to install and can be installed without
administrative privileges. Start menu is fully localized into your
language with same metrics and names Windows 7 had.
Rich customization and configuration
StartIsBack allows you to configure many aspects of appearance and
behavior of Start menu and Modern UI elements. This is done in most
reliable way, within attractive and easy configuration UI.
Changes in 2.1 RC1:
Option
to show taskbar on the Start Screen. When enabled, taskbar is available
on the Start Screen. Its also recolored to match Metro color. Supports
auto-hide and secondary taskbars. Hot corners which are overlapped by
taskbar on Start Screen behave like configured to behave on desktop.
"Pin to Start menu" is available in all programs shell context menus, not just in File Explorer
Excluded
shortcuts for system shortcuts which are available on the right start
menu pane (Run, Control Panel, etc) from start menu MFU program list
Multiple
activations of the same license key is possible on same Windows
installation but different hardware (to handle VMWare Fusion / Parallels
Desktop)
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