Third -
party start menu alternatives gained favor with Windows 8, which lacked any kind of Start menu.
Some existing third -
party Start menu replacements attempt to bring back the old - style menu, but Machalani believes this is the wrong approach.
Still, if some of you disagree with me and would like to get the old menu back, at least as an option, you can get some third -
party Start Menu apps, which add the start button and menu to Windows 8 and also allow you to boot directly in to the desktop.
You don't have to wait — install a third -
party Start menu today and you'll never have to see that full - screen interface.
You no longer need to jump through all those hoops to enable boot to desktop or install a third -
party Start menu, nor do you need to disable those obnoxious mouse - based hot corners.
Not exact matches
If you're looking for
menu planning ideas, Elise's family birthday
party started with Roasted Mango and Papaya Chutney with Feta, followed by entrée tacos of Mocha Rubbed Sirloin and Baked Tequila Lime Shrimp topped with Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde.
These falafel were the inspiration that kick -
started me into planning a six course chocolate themed Middle Eastern
menu for a dinner
party last week.
Everyone is
starting to plan the
menus for their holiday cocktail
parties and let me tell you these little taco bites should be on them.
Ask them if they wouldn't mind
starting a cheerful fire before your visit and to add hot non-alcoholic beverages to the holiday
party menu.
Stuffed mushrooms are the perfect way to
start a festive holiday
party or do a kale and wine tasting
menu.
Lots of new footage of Mario
Party: Star Rush, including a look at the hub
menu and
starting the game!
Velocity does add one third -
party utility; Stardock's
Start8, which sets the system to boot into desktop mode and gives you a
Start menu that looks and acts just like the one in Windows 7.
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To
Start a
party, click on the new icon at the bottom of the Main
Menu screen.
Lots of new footage of Mario
Party: Star Rush, including a look at the hub
menu and
starting the game!
To do this on Windows 7, you'll need to either hunt down a third -
party application or dig through your
Start menu and look for a manufacturer - provided utility that will be different on different PCs.
In addition to standard third -
party apps (McAfee Security and Plex, Candy Crush Soda Saga 3, Bubble Witch 3 Saga and March of Empires) in the
Start menu, the system contains tiles for other apps.
Seeing the numerous complaints about the web, many third
party applications have come up with a
Start Menu for Windows 8 users.
Third -
party tools to revive the
Start button have proved popular, but it's highly unlikely that Microsoft will opt to bring the
Start Menu back to life itself.
One such third -
party tool that I thought of trying out was
Start Menu 8.
Buried at the bottom of the list is a «
Start»
menu where the third -
party apps reside, along with a settings
menu.
If you're serious about customizing the
Start menu, you need to look at third -
party alternatives such as
Start10 and Classic Shell.
This is an improvement over Windows 7, which requires third
party tools to pin folders to the
Start menu.
If you're feeling nostalgic for the look and feel of the classic Windows
Start menu, there's a way to bring it back — provided you're willing to shell out a few dollars for a third -
party plugin.
If you want to check your computer's memory for errors, you don't need a third -
party tool — just run the Windows Memory Diagnostic tool by searching for it on your
Start menu.
As you can see in the above video, asking Cortana what another player is up to will automatically open your «friends»
menu, and asking her to
start a
party with a friend eliminates the need to manually send a request.
This will bring up the recording
menu, which lets you
start recording or grab a clip of the last 30 seconds of gameplay, even for games released before Windows 10 or launched from a third -
party store such as Steam.
Other new
menu options will also include Now Playing, where users can see what games their network are currently playing and be able to form
parties or
start new games with them.
Similarly, a long - press on the side button pulls up the settings page, which is useful, though I wish it opened the «
Start»
menu (currently buried several taps and swipes away) where most of the third -
party Android Wear apps lurk.
A number of third -
party tools, including Stardock's
Start8, Classic Shell and Pokki, have found success with
Start Menu add - ons designed for Windows 8.x.
The list includes: hanging curtains in Drew's room, recovering Drew's upholstered headboard, getting the first coat of paint done in the guest bathroom (I went with Simply White), straightening out the garage, planning Kate's birthday
party details, getting a Thanksgiving
menu in order, sifting through the Christmas decorations, and
starting on a DIY tree skirt.