nsane.forums Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 A new report claims that Microsoft has no plans to add a Start button to the final version of Windows 8, despite plenty of calls to do so from users of the Consumer Preview. It's one of the biggest and most controversial changes in Windows 8; the removal of the familiar Start button. The change has upset lots of traditional Windows PC users. It has also caused many to search for alternatives, such as Stardock's recently launched free Start8 app. However, it looks like Windows 8 PC users will have to continue to find alternate means to create a Start button for the OS. The Seattle Times states that according to a report from the investment banking firm Nomura, Microsoft has no plans to add their own Start button menu in future versions of Windows 8. Nomura claims it held meetings this week with Tami Reller, who doubles as Microsoft's head of marketing and the CFO of Windows and Windows Live. According to what Reller said at the meetings, Microsoft won't budge from its position of eliminating the traditional Start button in Windows 8. However, the company will apparently be offering users a tutorial "to show keyboard/mouse users the new commands that they need to orient themselves with in the new OS so they are not lost when they first encounter the product." It remains to be seen if a simple tutorial will placate the many Windows 8 users who will likely still want the Start button. We will bet that third party companies such as Stardock will offer up their own solutions if Microsoft does not act. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosaji Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 If windows 8 persists to be what it is, it is going to meet the fate of vista Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marik Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 If windows 8 persists to be what it is, it is going to meet the fate of vista the shit will hit the fan so hard, microf4gs won't even know wtf happened to the sales. :troll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiLmEgZ Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I myself will most likely use Windows 8 tho regardless since Im a computer tech and need to know how each and every Windows OS that exists and how they behave and operate in order to continue my tech support line, otherwise people who normally come to me will get mad if I dont know how each Windows OS works (it happened a few times previously and its not a good thing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xebex Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I am also a computer tech and will do the same thing. However, I will be proactively looking for Windows 8 start button alternatives. I can guarantee you, there will be many users who won't like the Metro interface. I am one of them. It might be fine for tablet based devices, but for desktop and laptop, no way. And let's look at the corporate users. They won't migrate to Windows 8 without a start button. Imagine a corporation with thousands of users. Oh.... the nightmares. If Microsoft doesn't add a start button to Windows 8, it will be a horrific blunder. This is stupidity at its finest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyko666 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Windows 8: How to re-enable the classic start menu: To get back the old start menu, open regedit, goto HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer change value of RPEnabled from "1" to "0" close regedit, you get your old start menu......the catch is, no more metro UI because you just disabled it. To get back the Metro UI, change the value back to "1" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcani Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 well I'll just wait 'till they release their new desktop OSeff this tablet ishgonna stay with Win 7 for awhile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesiPirate Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I will skip windows 8 then.Metro for desktop is :shit:Windows without start button :shit: :shit: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyko666 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Guys.. what's the problem.. just do as I said here above.. works fine!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted March 31, 2012 Administrator Share Posted March 31, 2012 Start8 is another option. :) If Windows 8 is going to be bad or fail like Vista, not everyone (normal users) are going to adapt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user@nsaneforums Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 the best !!! ClassicShell Mar 31st, 2012 - Version 3.5.0 is released. It adds support for Windows 8 Consumer Preview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lildudespider Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Windows 8: How to re-enable the classic start menu: To get back the old start menu, open regedit, goto HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer change value of RPEnabled from "1" to "0" close regedit, you get your old start menu......the catch is, no more metro UI because you just disabled it. To get back the Metro UI, change the value back to "1" this no longer works, i tried it myself. it worked in beta but not in consumer preview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted April 1, 2012 Administrator Share Posted April 1, 2012 this no longer works, i tried it myself. it worked in beta but not in consumer preview Wait, wait, wait, wait. Beta is Consumer Preview. I think you meant developer preview. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bausch Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I just dont get it, users say they want the start button back and microsoft arogantly refuses :wtf:besides, how on earth could somebody even think to cripple a desktop/laptop to be a tablet and call it innovation, unless they get their act right, win7 might be my last version of windows then I might migrate to another OS, but corporate users cant so how dumb can microsoft be ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosaji Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Guys.. what's the problem.. just do as I said here above.. works fine!! :)There is no RPEnabled key in consumer preview version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idna Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I used the RPEnabled registry hack in the developer preview; then in the consumer preview it seemed to no longer work; anyway I use Start8 from stardock.com, it's an interesting and functional alternative; otherwise, the OS seems to me almost the same as Win7, I use it daily with that program installed to replicate the start menu; no way you can compare it with Vista in terms of performance and I'm pretty sure it will not be a failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyko666 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I really hope that Start8 will work in the final release of Windows 8 too!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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