Thread: Win8.1 Start button removal
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October 18th, 2013 08:58 PM #1
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Win8.1 Start button removal
Hey, I have a friend who wants to remove the start button from Win8.1 as she has gotten used to how Win8 feels and sees the button as pointless. Only thing we found was a program that has to always be running in the background to remove it. Does anyone know how to do this permanently without constantly running an extra piece of software?
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October 20th, 2013 04:53 PM #2
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Microsoft has released Windows 8.1 to MSDN and Technet subscribers, and I decided to give a try to this shiny new OS from Redmond. In a nutshell: Windows 8.1 improves the Windows 8 operating system on the tablet side, but I did not find significant changes on the "Desktop" side.
After the release of Windows 8.1, I found its Start button useless. Seriously, there are no issues for me if that button is not shown on the taskbar. Sure, I miss the good, old Start menu. The Start screen still cannot replace that menu for me, there is no doubt about that... Just one button can't restore the classic UX. So I decided to restore the behavior of Windows 8, with blackjack and hookers, and free some taskbar space by removing the Start button.
I have created StartIsGone for Windows 8.1 - the application which allows you to remove the Start Button in Windows 8.1 and reclaim the space on the taskbar. It is fully native lightweight zero-privileges portable program. The user interface of this program is just an icon in the system tray and the context menu.
Run the app, and the Start button will be gone. Tick "Run at startup" and your Start button will be removed every time your Desktop shows.
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Thank you for replying but is there any other known way to do this? That program has to run at startup to work and my friend would prefer not having to use something like that.
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