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Just a simple question for those who knew about this! I am thinking of getting a Windows 8.1 laptop this weekend but would like to "configure" its desktop layout to that very similar to Windows 7, which I'm most familiar with like Start Menu etc. Could any knowledgeable one guide me through this please???
Thanks
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Classic Shell seems to work reasonably well with Windows 8. I've installed it on a friend's laptop and she's been quite happy with it. Personally, I'm sticking with Win 7.
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'I have no wisdom,' he told her.
'Your experiences, then?'
'They have been trivial, uninteresting, and full of error.'
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Edited by micksharpe (Wed 16-Jul-14 14:26:20)
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+1 for Classic Shell.
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Another vote for Classic Shell.
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+1 again for Classic Shell (on a friend's Win 8 PC)
Tony
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This is embarrassing. I've never had so many people agree with me. 
'Sir, please,' she said... 'Will you not share your wisdom with us?'
'I have no wisdom,' he told her.
'Your experiences, then?'
'They have been trivial, uninteresting, and full of error.'
Ian M. Banks--Feersum Endjinn
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Thank you for suggesting that by installing the FREE Classic Shell, which seems to have quite a lot of options, would make Windows 8 more user friendly and getting back the familiar traditional look and feels of previous windows. However is there any hidden menus or settings that I may just configure in Windows 8.1 desktop, but without installing the Classic Shell, to provide some "familiar looks" like Windows 7??
Thanks
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Not really no.... Barring the start menu Windows 8 is incredibly similar to Windows 7 in terms of control panel etc.. I am not sure what other familiar looks you may be referring to.
AAISP Home::1
Edited by Pipexer (Wed 16-Jul-14 22:09:43)
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I've had little hands-on experience of Windows 8, I'm afraid, so I can't answer your question. From what I've read, Microsoft may include some sort of start menu in the next update of Windows 8.1 (due August) but we will probably have to wait for Windows 9 for something that looks and feels like a traditional desktop environment. A good place to post your question would be on Windows 8 Forums. These also cover Windows 8.1.
'Sir, please,' she said... 'Will you not share your wisdom with us?'
'I have no wisdom,' he told her.
'Your experiences, then?'
'They have been trivial, uninteresting, and full of error.'
Ian M. Banks--Feersum Endjinn
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If you want user tailored Start Menus you may have to play about with the Start Menu entries within each User (somewhere like %USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Window\Start Menu). Classic Shell (& Win8) initially assumes everything is in All Users.
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Closest I have got without using another 3rd party program, is to display the Program List in the toolbar.
Show hidden files from the folder options in Control Panel, then on the Desktop and right click on an empty space, choose Toolbars and New Toolbar then goto C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu and select the Programs folder.
You should then see your Program list with a couple of Chevrons on the taskbar, clicking on the chevrons brings up the menu.
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I will try that out, thanks!!!!
P.S: I'm still waiting my laptop to be delivered as it has run out of stock...
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There is a free program called StartMenu 8 which pretty much gives you a full Windows start button menu and is fully customisable. Tried a few and this is the best I have found.
Available from http://www.iobit.com/iobitstartmenu8.php
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