How to manually retrieve the Win8.1 system start menu?

  
As we all know, Microsoft boldly innovated in the Win8 system to remove the classic start menu button; although the menu returns in the Win8.1 system, it is not the original classic. This has created a lot of third-party start menu software. However, today's Xiaobian share the introduction method is not to use the third-party software to find the start menu button, but to achieve the start menu regression by simply creating a shortcut. 1. Go to the Computer (My Computer) Explorer and switch to the “View” panel and check the “Hidden Items” button. At this point we can see the ProgramData folder hidden by the system. Below we need to use this folder to help us create a simple shortcut menu button. Figure 1 Let the computer display hidden files Figure 22. Return to the traditional desktop state, in the task Right-click in the bar and select the “New Toolbar” option in the toolbar. Figure 3 New Toolbar 3. In the “New Toolbar” window, navigate to the path of C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows. , select the folder of “Start Menu”; Figure 4 Positioning Start Menu Folder 4. After selecting this folder, it will take effect immediately without restarting. You will see one more “Start Menu” at the bottom right of the task. The options, click to see all installed software application folders in this machine. Figure 5 Retrieve the “Home” button of the “Native” button. Although the Start Menu button retrieved by this method is primitive and not very aesthetically pleasing, the advantage is that there is no need to install a third-party software application. Users who like simplicity can try this way to get back to the classic start menu.

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