The Easy Way to Restore Your Start Menu in Windows 8

1. Go to http://www.classicshell.net/ and download Classic Shell

CLASSIC SHELL

2.  Click on the file and you will get a pop-up window that welcomes you to the setup wizard. Click the "Next" button at the bottom of the screen.

CLASSIC SHELL SETUP

3. Read over the License Agreement information and click "Next" if you agree to their license agreement or "Cancel" if you disagree.

LICENSE AGREEMENT

4. Select Classic Explorer and Classic IE  to remove since their newer counterparts in Windows 8 are superior.

CUSTOM SETUP

5. Click "Install“ button and click on it or if you no longer want to install the program hit "Cancel."

INSTALL CLASSIC SHELL

6. After Classic Shell has been installed you should now see your new “Start” button with a small blue seashell located before the text.

CLASSIC START MENU

7. Select the style you would like to use for your new menu. In this case we chose the "Classic style" menu.

SETTINGS CLASSIC START MENU

8. Click the "Basic Settings“ tab. Select "Classic Start Menu" for the various ways you can open your start menu including, Left click,

Shift+Click, Windows Key, Shift+Win.

BASIC SETTINGS

9. Click "Skin“ tab. Here we chose "Show user picture" and "White sub-menus", but these options will vary depending on your preference.

SKIN SETTINGS

10. Click "Customize Start Menu” tab. Click each item to include it in your start menu, you can drag items to change their order, or double-

click to edit additional settings.

CUSTOMIZE START MENU

11. Click “OK” to activate your selected style.

As you can see when we navigate to our start menu, the Classic Style Start Menu is being displayed.

CLASSIC STYLE START MENU

Your “Start” button is active. Press the the Alt+S keyboard combination. This combo will take you to the “Start Screen”

MENU TEST

Exit that and try just Pressing the Alt key by itself. This will take you straight to the Desktop.

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The Easy Way to Restore Your Start Menu in Windows 8