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Bloggers Reported Microsoft May Recant Its Windows 8 Design Theology
Apr 19, 2013Microsoft may recant its Windows 8 design theology, bloggers reported Tuesday, by offering Windows 8 users an option to bypass the "Modern" UI and by restoring the Start button and menu to the beleaguered operating system. A pair of ...
Tags: Microsoft, Windows 8, Computer Products
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Developer Sold a $5 Utility That Lets Windows 8 Customers Shun The New Modern UI
Mar 14, 2013A Michigan developer last week started selling a $5 utility that lets Windows 8 customers shun the new Modern UI by running apps on the classic desktop. Stardock, best known to Windows 8 users for Start8, software that restores the Start ...
Tags: Modern apps, Windows, running apps, classic desktop
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Stardock Released a Beta Version of Its "Start8" Utility
Dec 31, 2012Stardock today released a beta version of its "Start8" utility that restores a Start button to the desktop of Windows 8. The beta follows a series of preview versions that kicked off in March from Plymouth, Mich.-based Stardock, best ...
Tags: Start8 beta, Computer Products, Windows 8, Windows
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Microsoft Has Blocked a Popular Work-Around
Dec 31, 2012Microsoft has blocked a popular work-around that let users boot directly to the Windows 8 desktop, a co-author of an upcoming book on the operating system confirmed today. "Microsoft made some changes to Windows that prevent the .scf hack ...
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Start8 Restores a Start Button and Windows 7-Style Start Menu to The Windows 8 Desktop
Dec 25, 2012Start8 restores a Start button and Windows 7-style Start menu to the Windows 8 desktop. Stardock yesterday started selling the $5 Start8, a tool that restores a Start button to the desktop of Windows 8. The newest beta, version 0.95, is ...
Tags: Start button, Windows 8, desktop, Stardock