How to change the "start button" of Windows 8.1

Windows 8 has made a lot of changes to the interface, remove the start button and start menu, and change to "start screen", which is subject to many criticisms and market performance. Not good.

I used the leaked beta to the developer preview all the way, but it didn't contradict. On the contrary, I felt that the button was bigger, it was much better than before, and it was difficult to focus on the menu. … So I still prefer the "Start Screen". Take a look at the "Start Screen" and the Start Menu's available area comparison:

Microsoft's "Start Screen" should be colorful, but the Modern interface application is too difficult to use, my own “ The start screen & rdquo; is rarely so gorgeous. I used the "Start Screen" as a desktop, but the traditional program icons are only one color, which is hard to read.

Even I have seen extreme examples (not me), still keep the shortcuts on the desktop, “ start screen & rdquo; empty and mdash; & mdash; this is almost a silent protest.

I was thinking, or would I try to change it and see if I could save the Windows 8 that was too big? So I have the following conceptual diagrams and ideas.

Problem: Calling "Start” can only be slid to the bottom left corner of the screen

Scenario: Please go back to “Start button”

Indeed the bottom left corner is the majority People are used to the "start button" position, but my current taskbar is on the right side of the screen, and the "start button" should be located in the upper right corner of my screen. Some people have a taskbar on the left; others have a taskbar at the top of the screen.

In Windows 8, no matter where the taskbar is, you must move to the lower left corner to bring up "start", so 8.1 will be re-used back to the "start button", which is a wise decision. . Make a simulation:

Problem: Charms Bar is too concealed

Scenario: Point to “Start button” Pop Charms

Same “Start button” Similarly, the new system removes a lot of function buttons —— that are resident on the screen; because the touch does not require too many buttons. Remember the "Show desktop" button on the right side of the Windows 7 taskbar? The button is now gone, but the button's "rug" keeps the original functionality.

Charms Bar is more concealed than the above, and you need to point to the top right corner of the screen to wait. It is easy to misuse the mouse when it accidentally slides to the right edge of the screen. The easiest thing to do is to “search” & rdquo;.

Now that we have the “Start button”, we will continue to solve the problem of Charms Bar —— When the mouse points to the button, several other commands fade into the screen to complete a perfect switch.

If you are in a touch environment, you can hold down the “Start button” and drag it up (if the "start button” is dragged down at the top of the screen), put Charms Bar pull out.

When I was about to finish writing, I found another screenshot that was basically the same as my idea. It should be from the Windows 8 Developer Beta:

Question: I am not used to "beginning" Full screen

Solution: Borrow the Windows Phone 8 interface to renovate the new version & rdquo; Start menu & rdquo;

Windows 8 starts from the beginning of the screen. Microsoft has shown a complete break with the past "start menu", but the same block interface, there is a ready-made "Menu" example, that is Windows Phone.

If the WP8 startup interface is placed near the current "start button", is it a seamless feeling?

People who are used to <;starting the screen" can use the mouse Drag the outer edge of the menu to expand to the entire screen as the mouse pointer changes, or use the method of enlarging the image with two fingers to the "撮” menu. In the full screen state, you can right click or finger to slide from bottom to top to switch back to the menu state.

A recent report says that Windows 8.1 will be on the "Start Screen" button by adding an arrow button to all programs, I guess it should be like WP7's interface:

and regardless of " The start screen & rdquo; or & ldquo; start menu & rdquo;, it is easy to learn. Rather, this is a good solution for switching all programs and recommended programs. I won't draw the picture.

Problem: Modern UI applications are used too little under traditional desktops

Scenario: Make Modern UI applications more like traditional applications

If you are like me, in The vast majority of screen placements are traditional applications, and there are very few Modern UI applications. One of the reasons I think is important is the advantage of Windows 8 in Microsoft's eyes. — they are isolated from traditional desktops. Strong twisted melons are not sweet, and this only makes the Modern UI application even more unpopular for PC users.

Modern Mix is ​​the answer to the forced full screen Modern UI application. Obviously on this issue, Microsoft learns from Apple and it is wise to absorb some of the main functions pursued by jailbroken users into their own system updates.

In addition to the Modern UI windowing, there is another simple and affinitive way to integrate these applications with the traditional desktop —— is to put the dynamic magnetic posts on the desktop, let the desktop gadgets respawn.

The desktop gadgets for Vista and Windows 7 are actually very flattering, but unfortunately they can't be fixed due to security vulnerabilities. They were removed in Windows 8, but let's take a look at the dynamic sticking, not the desktop. What can the tool do? ——show the status and updates of the app when the app is not open?

If the user sets the Start “Menu>, then the app icon can be easily removed from the menu. Drag the area to the desktop or drag it back.

Since the user's main place of work is the traditional desktop, then only increasing the exposure of the Modern UI to the traditional desktop will give them more opportunities to use. The ultimate result of wanting to isolate people is to be ignored. — I will not say how difficult these applications are.

Conclusion

The most loyal users of Windows are PC users. To grasp their hearts, Windows must be an operating system suitable for traditional PCs. Even if you want to guide their operating habits, they should be gradual and ingeniously blended according to the characteristics of different platforms.

The iOS elements have been incorporated into recent updates to Mac OS X, but their integration with the system is not as blunt as it is, and it also conforms to the aesthetics of the desktop system.

Finally, there is a sentence, I sincerely hope that Microsoft will take all the three-dimensional realistic icons of the Age of Ages early, and the inconsistency of the system style is something that I can't bear for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.