If you do not want to see the Metro start menu get an app that makes so a Windows 7 start menu appears. There are a few of them. My personal favorite is Start8.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39587100/Screenshot%202013-10-20%2006.35.38.png The link shows a picture with Windows 8.1 running with Start8 running. Regards, On October 31, 2013 at 1:45 PM Bryan Seitz <se...@bsd-unix.net> wrote: > My issue is I don't ever ever ever want to see metro, ever ever ever. :) > > On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 01:17:21PM -0700, FORC5 wrote: > > currently leaving it stock, am finding pretty much what I need to > > find. Only real bug is I can not get it to boot to the ODD. ( blue ray > > burner ) > > reset boot order in bios but somewhere I read that W8 does not turn > > off but goto advanced hybernation, where can I fix that ? > > > > thanks > > > > At 10:37 AM 10/31/2013, Bryan Seitz Poked the stick with: > > >startisback.com is the best hands down, I've used them all. > > > > > >On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 11:36:13AM -0600, Jamie Furtner wrote: > > > > Not from Microsoft - I've used Classic Shell and it can be pretty > > > close to Windows 7. > > > > > > > > If you haven't already, I'd suggest updating to 8.1 (free through > > > the Windows Store). It does bring the start button back, but not > > > any of the menus. You can also configure 8.1 to boot to the > > > desktop, and to default to showing all apps. > > > > > > > > Jamie > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Jamie Furtner (ja...@furtner.ca) > > > > > > > > > On Oct 31, 2013, at 8:38 AM, FORC5 <fuf...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Is the classic menu available in windows 8 ? > > > > > I see on Google add on ones. > > > > > got my son's new laptop, not fired it up yet. > > > > > have a replacement MB for the old one. > > > > > > > > > > games a foot 8-) > > > > > thanks > > > > > FP > > > > > > > > > > Date: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 > > > > > > > > > > ***Caution, Tagline Below *** > > > > > **Tallyho** > > > > > ****************************************** > > > > > If guns are outlawed, can we use > > > > > swords? > > > > > ****************************************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > > > >Bryan G. Seitz > > > > Date: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 > > > > ***Caution, Tagline Below *** > > **Tallyho** > > ****************************************** > > Each young doctor means a new graveyard. > > ****************************************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Bryan G. Seitz Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
