Windows 8 is now in its third incarnation following the release of Windows 8.1, update 1 in March 2014 (often referred to as the “Spring Update”). This lesson attempts to unwind the mysteries of the Start screen and layout part-by-part, how everything works, and the best ways to get the best experience from using it.
With the Start screen, instead of being easy and obvious, people were left scratching their heads and asking where’d all my programs go? How do I print? Where’s the Control Panel and what do I do with all these flashing tiles? It was all there, it was simple, familiar, and nobody was clamoring for change. A simple click of the mouse and you could easily access your computer’s run function, or the Control Panel, or all your programs. Only in this case, the wheel was the time-tested Start menu, which though it never quite had a lot of “wow” factor, it did what it did and did it well. We think it’s simply that Microsoft made the mistake of trying to reinvent the wheel. Microsoft has clearly made a concerted effort to appeal to desktop users, but the Start screen still continues to get no love. However, in the case of Start screen, we’re now already using Windows 8.1, update 1 (technically something of a service pack). So what’s the deal? We all know Vista was a disaster, but then the company released Windows 7, and everything seemed forgiven.
Using the Windows Store and Windows Store Apps.As Windows 8.1 includes options to disable the charms bar and hot corners, the option to disable the Start screen is only the useful for Windows 8.1 users. Metro Killer is designed to disable not only the Start screen but also the charms bar and hot corners. The good thing is that it works brilliantly with Windows 8.1 as well. Metro Killer is a small utility originally designed for Windows 8 to disable the Start screen. But how to disable or hide the Start screen in Windows 8.1? You can access the setting by right-clicking on Taskbar, selecting Properties, and then switching to Navigation tab. So disabling the charms bar is fairly simple. In Windows 8.1, Microsoft has included options to disable the charms bar that opens up when you move the mouse cursor to the upper or lower-right corner of the screen. But users who have started upgrading from Vista and Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 are installing third-party Start menu programs and looking for ways to hide or disable the Start screen and other Modern UI elements. Users who have used Windows 8 for a long time before upgrading to Windows 8.1 are probably happy with the new features and enhancements.
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