Stardock releases Start10, brings the Windows 7 Start menu to Windows 10

[treetops]

It really would have made sense to design a different os interface for computers, tablets, smart phones, xbox one and whatever else.

 

[darkzelda]

I love Windows 10 start menu, I wouldn't install that ugly thing.

 

[Jim$ter]

Well worth $5 and is better than all the freebies because it works and looks exactly like windows 7. I don't need tiles as I like everything's small and pinned where I want. Sure the new menu is ok but worse for a power user who has no desire to use windows apps.

 

[Jim$ter]

The start menu is fairly defunct these days as long as the search input works well as it does in windows 10.

Stick the stuff you use on the desktop and a quick search will find the rest, having live tiles on the start menu seems fairly pointless.

I do not understand the facination with everything on the desktop. I like mine clean. I have two things on it, and that's it. Everything else is in the start bar or pinned to the start-bar or task-bar. I like a clean desktop. I also do wish I had multiple desktop views like I do in Linux. Especially when windows is pushing away from windows and wanting to run everything full screen. (why?!?)

so you would freak with my 65 icons on desktop, 15 programs pinned to task bar , and 30 programs pinned to my start10 menu?

 

[TheBigFatClown]

Or just keep using Windows 7 and stop complaining? If I have no short term intention on using Windows 10 why bother complaining about it? The people who do like it will keep using it, those who don't like it simply don't have to. In no way has Microsoft forced the hand of the consumer, they're just trying to make it irresistible to the masses by making it a free upgrade. Fine, but I'm not biting, and for now I'll keep my reservations to myself, though I have made it clear that I'm not a fan of giant buttons and useless pre-loaded apps.

These forms are to express opinions. So why would I want to stop expressing my opinions about something I have used for many years? You'll keep your reservations to yourself because you have already complained prior to this post? LOL. Okay, just so we understand you.
I will continue to express my opinions about why I think Windows 7 was the last good operating system. Microsoft should have drawn a line in the sand. They should of said 'Windows 7' is the last Windows.

Windows 10 is a shopping application for the masses. That should have been released as a stand-alone application. Not an entire operating system where no matter how hard you try you can't remove the spyware, the adware, and the threat of constantly having to pay a monthly fee just to keep it up to date.(not here yet but I am sure its coming).

Windows 10 is not any Windows I ever used. It's a completely different product now. It shouldn't even really be compared to anything like Windows 7 or before.

You want me to pay $12 for something I had already that YOU stripped out of the operating system just so I could pay for it again? Okay, yeah uh, no.

"Come get me Microsoft, come and try and take Windows 7 from me. You can take it from me...sure...from my cold dead hads!!!!"

 

[Danish12]

To all those "hurr durr tiles are stupid, Start Menu is too big" - do you realise, that you can unpin EVERY tile in the Start Menu and slim it down, so that only search, file explorer, all-apps and similar buttons remain there? It takes like a minute.

Too bad I really prefered full-screen Start Menu with all-apps list. It seems like it's impossible to use it in Win10.

Win10 has the full screen start menu. Theres an option for it if you right click the task bar I believe.

 

[Puiu]

To all those "hurr durr tiles are stupid, Start Menu is too big" - do you realise, that you can unpin EVERY tile in the Start Menu and slim it down, so that only search, file explorer, all-apps and similar buttons remain there? It takes like a minute.

Too bad I really prefered full-screen Start Menu with all-apps list. It seems like it's impossible to use it in Win10.

Win10 has the full screen start menu. Theres an option for it if you right click the task bar I believe.

the option is easily accessible in the notification center with a button to switch between desktop and tablet modes.

 

[kissx]

I love the start menu in windows 10 now. Goodbye Stardock.

 

[yukka]

Hilarious. You know there's this crazy feature with the start menu that lets you resize it. You move the curser to the corner you want to resize and hold the left mouse button and the curser becomes an arrow! You can then resize the start menu! So if it takes too much space.... You can resize it!!!!! Amazing!

In the meantime I hate the full start screen so I'm reinstalling the windows 3.1 UI.

 

[EClyde]

The start menu is fairly defunct these days as long as the search input works well as it does in windows 10.

Stick the stuff you use on the desktop and a quick search will find the rest, having live tiles on the start menu seems fairly pointless.

To search you must know what you are searching for which means you need to know what you have. I would rather be reminded what I have in an instance like this

 

[enemys]

the option is easily accessible in the notification center with a button to switch between desktop and tablet modes.

I know there is a full-screen Start Menu, but I was talking about a full-screen all-apps list. I only see an option to use full-screen Tiles menu, and I don't really need Tiles on a desktop or a laptop. All-apps list is still just a small list in the sidebar.

 

[Puiu]

I know there is a full-screen Start Menu, but I was talking about a full-screen all-apps list. I only see an option to use full-screen Tiles menu, and I don't really need Tiles on a desktop or a laptop. All-apps list is still just a small list in the sidebar.

the vertical scrolling of the list is better. the horizontal one had so many icons spread out over a large area that it was very hard to find things in it. I'm glad they changed it. it's at least usable, although I don't think it will replace the more simple search for me. it's faster if I type a few letters.

 

[enemys]

the vertical scrolling of the list is better. the horizontal one had so many icons spread out over a large area that it was very hard to find things in it. I'm glad they changed it. it's at least usable, although I don't think it will replace the more simple search for me. it's faster if I type a few letters.

It's better for you, it's useless for me. Since the previous menu was so quick to show up and instantly ready to use, I actually liked that it used the whole screen. The small, scrollable list is inconvenient to me. They could have left it as an option - or at least let user set the all apps view as the default one in the "new", small Start Menu. Having to open the list by clicking an icon is not cool.

The search was and still remains the best way to find a specific app, but hey, that doesn't mean they had to throw out other options of navigation.

 

[Puiu]

It's better for you, it's useless for me. Since the previous menu was so quick to show up and instantly ready to use, I actually liked that it used the whole screen. The small, scrollable list is inconvenient to me. They could have left it as an option - or at least let user set the all apps view as the default one in the "new", small Start Menu. Having to open the list by clicking an icon is not cool.

The search was and still remains the best way to find a specific app, but hey, that doesn't mean they had to throw out other options of navigation.

these UI changes are pretty much based on user feedback. If you want something then send some feedback to MS too or post in their windows10 reddit.
the current start menu experienced many changes during the beta based on what the beta testers liked or not. (for example the jump lists, transparency, customizable folders, size, etc).

They might not change it immediately, but if enough people are vocal about a certain feature then they might help them eventually.