Win8.1 start menu software 8StartButton experience record

1Win8.1 Start Menu: Support Metro's Start Menu

Although Win8 has been released for a long time, there are still many people who love the traditional start menu, including Start8, StartIsBack and many other start menus. It’s a must to find software. However, it is surprising that since the entry into the Win8.1 era, many classic start menu retrieval software has been unable to continue to use (such as Start8), and more and more homogenized software design is gradually getting tired. However, since the author accidentally got to know a niche rookie 8StartButton, I suddenly found out that there are always good things, but I didn't find out!

Software Name: 8StartButton

Software Version : 2.0.2

Software Size: 496KB

Software License: Free

Applicable Platform: Win9X Win2000 WinXP Win2003 Vista Win7

Download Address: http: //dl.pconline.com.cn/download/352816.html

Speaking of the biggest point of view of 8StartButton, I think this is the six-color flower shortcut menu. In short, when you click the Start button, the software will first pop up a row of circle buttons instead of the traditional start menu. Although there is one more choice, the actual trial is also good. The functions of the circle are many. The restart, logout, shutdown, search, METRO start menu, etc. are all available. The most important thing is to support button customization and icon one-button replacement.

Of course it doesn't matter if you don't like it. Right click on the button and select “Left mouse click shows” and click on “8StartButton start menu” to be the standard start menu.

Figure 1 8 StartButton: Six-color flower shortcut menu

Figure 2 8 StartButton: can modify the default click action

The start menu is familiar, but has more flavors of Win8. To be honest, this is probably the one that I have encountered that best matches the Win8 style. On the left is the essence of the entire menu, divided into “Start Menu”,“Start tiles”,“Recent Docs” and “UPGRADE”. Among them, "Start Menu" is best understood, that is, the previous version of the menu, in addition to the common applications, here are also a collection of installed METRO applications, click to use.

Figure 3 8 StartButton: Program menu supports METRO application

“Start tiles” is a tile label, which is more inclined to display those system level operations than the previous "Start Menu" Such as control panel, network settings, etc.). And as its name suggests, a major feature here is that it is directly displayed in the form of a tile. Since the tile is relatively more occupied, many of the blocks are designed as overlay modules that automatically switch every few seconds.

Figure 4 8 StartButton: Tile Label

Click to enter Windows 8 Zone

2Win8.1 Start Menu: Quick Start Trusted Fees

and the software itself Similarly, you can also modify the tile by right-clicking and even delete the second function. But what needs to be specially stated is that this is just a feature of the paid version, which is not supported by the standard version.

Figure 5 8 StartButton: Tile shortcut menu

“Recent Docs” is the most recently used document, of course, this is nothing to say, it is indeed a function that is not available in the Win8 METRO menu. . The right button supports a single cleanup and full cleanup of the project, as well as a link folder display.

Figure 6 8 StartButton: Recently Used Documents

Below the menu is another set of praiseworthy places that give the impression that it is a miniature of the taskbar quick launch button, by placing some commonly used The program enables a quick start of everyday functions. However, like the tile modification, this is also a paid version of the feature, the free version is uncertain.

Figure 7 8 StartButton: Free version does not support adding quick start

As for other functions, it is basically the same as traditional desktop, providing one-click search, one-button shutdown (including restart, logout, lock) Etc.), one key to run three modules. It is worth mentioning that its one-button operation, in addition to allowing users to manually enter the command line, also built a few commonly used commands (such as device manager, registry editor, management tools, etc.), it is very convenient to use.

Figure 8 8 StartButton: built-in common command line

3Win8.1 start menu: exclusive translucent effects handsome

Of course, in addition to this, 8StartButton has other Some interesting ways to play, for example, you can enter the option → “General settings”Hide the Windows 8 Start area when working on the desktop  Let Win8 start menu show translucent effect, good to see, don't say, In short, you can see the desktop file (in fact, I guess this should be a compatibility issue with the 8.1 system, the original intention of the author should be to hide the Win8 start button).

Or go to “Button settings" to modify the icon or color of the default button. Then use the small button in the lower left corner of the menu to hide the watermark or adjust the transparency of the start menu. The most unforgettable thing is that it supports right-click to open the shortcut menu (with some common system modules), I have to say that this hidden menu with Win8 is really like!

Figure 9 8 StartButton: Hide Win8 Start button

Figure 10 8 StartButton: check the side effects of the function, but it seems to be quite practical, huh, huh~

Figure 11 8 StartButton: support start button customization

Figure 12 8StartButton: support transparency adjustment

Figure 13 8 StartButton: right-click shortcut menu

Overall, the performance of 8StartButton is good, the six-color flower shortcut is undoubtedly its biggest point of view, but also currently One of the best menu retrieval software for compatibility with Windows 8.1.

As for the regret, the author also simply said two sentences, the most obvious is that there is no Chinese language, and the default font rendering does not seem to be very good. In addition, the original start button of Windows 8.1 cannot be hidden normally, but the actual operation has no effect. Put the Win8 original menu in the lower left corner of the icon, and click the icon center to activate the 8StartButton menu. After familiarization, it is barely accepted.

In short, this is a comprehensive strength of the start menu to retrieve the software, if you feel the above mentioned problems can be accepted, you can download a try.