Start menu is back!

The missing Windows 8 start menu is back. Get the most useful and authentic start menu for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.

Fully translated:
English, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, French, Danish, Greek, Italian, Turkish, Spanish,
German,
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Start is back!
Congratulations! You've just found the best way to relieve your (and your users) Windows 8.1 pain.


Windows 8.1 Start Is Back PLUS returns Windows 8.1 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly
ike the ones in Windows 7.


Windows 8.1 Start Is Back PLUS radically improves desktop usability and makes new Start screen clutter-free.


Windows 8.1 Start Is Back PLUS is fully native lightweight zero-privileges program, cheap and fair, fast, stable and secure.


Boot to desktop
Your session would start with the desktop.
Always!!!
Unlike other solutions, StartIsBack goes directly to desktop every time without flashing Start Screen
even for a millisecond.


Original fully-featured Windows 7 start menu
Windows 8.1 Start Is Back PLUS restores original Windows 7 start menu with all its features;
search, drag&drop, pinned and recently used apps, fully customizable settings.
Start button and Start menu look and behave exactly as they used to in Windows 7.


Desktop and Modern interfaces are clearly separated
Windows 8.1 Start Is Back PLUS is the only tool which is able to provide consistency in Windows 8.1 by separating desktop and
modern programs.
Real work is done on desktop while new Start screen turns into launcher for modern apps only.


Make Start screen clutter-free
Windows 8.1 forces you to organize new Start screen which can quickly become a long list of mess with
automatically pinned programs.
This is no longer the case with StartIsBack.
If you turn Start screen into Apps screen, you won't have the pain to manage two Start places.


Totally native
Windows 8.1 Start Is Back PLUS does not run any additional services or programs.
It integrates into your computer smoothly.
It does not require any other tools or frameworks to install and can be installed without
administrative privileges.
Start menu is fully localized into your language with same metrics and names Windows 7 had.


Rich customization and configuration
Windows 8.1 Start Is Back PLUS allows you to configure many aspects of appearance and behavior of Start menu and Modern UI elements.
This is done in most reliable way, within attractive and easy configuration UI.


What's cool in Windows 8.1 Start Is Back PLUS?

New unique features:
- Everything at once. Hold down Windows key for half a second until search icon appears in the center of the screen; release it and have instant access to all your running apps, taskbar and charms or search bar at the same time from any app you use. Its a great multitasking helper which should be very useful for both tablet and classic PCs. You don't have to learn all keyboard shortcuts, run your mouse to the screen corners or perform awkward swipes. Just hold down Windows key on keyboard or double-tap Win logo on the tablet! (off by default)

- Taskbar on Start screen. You can set StartIsBack to always display taskbar on Start screen and greatly reduce Start screen stress!
Although this function appeared in SIB 2.1, it really shines in Windows 8.1 when you set your wallpaper for Start screen.