8StartButton does not only bring back the traditional Start Menu functionality to your computer, but it also integrates some useful features.
You can turn off, restart or lock your PC with a simple mouse click, but you can also launch the Registry Editor or Windows' Device Manager.
Limitations:
· The Custom functions are disabled
What's New in This Release:
· New 'Recently used programs' feature similar to the one in the Windows 7 start menu, including context menu support
· Added some pre-definded actions to the tile editing screen
· Added an option to allow a smooth fade in and out of the 8StartButton start menu
· Added a '8StartButton starting ...' message that actually only appears if start up of 8StartButton is pretty slow (on virtual machines, or on slow hardware configurations)
· Even more optimizations for Windows 8.1
· Made it so that the start tiles can now be set to have an automatically generated background color based on the Windows desktop ink color (see 'Settings') - for those who don't like the colorful start tiles
· Made it so that the online update check can also be de-activated from the 'An update is available' dialog
· Lots of minor changes and cosmetical improvements to the start tiles screen, including slightly larger start tiles
· Re-designed tile editing screen, now with a tab interface, and a sample tile that shows the cu...