With the release of Windows 8, one of the major changes is the new start screen with metro UI tiles. The classic start menu and start button are removed and a new start screen with a tiled interface is available in Windows 8. A lot of users were not happy with the way Windows 8 worked without the start menu. This lead to developers creating third party tools which brought back the classic start menu in Windows 8. We have covered many tools like Power8, Classic Shell, Start Menu X, Start8 and Start Menu 8 which brings back the start menu and button in Windows 8. Classic Start 8 is yet another freeware tool for getting back the start menu and start button.
Classic Start 8 provides the familiar form and function of a Windows 7 Start menu and works seamlessly with Windows 8. The app is good alternative for those who prefer the traditional Start menu style but also want to use the latest Windows 8.
Installing and using Classic Start 8 is easy as it does not have any settings. Once installed, it adds a classic start button and menu to Windows 8.
You can search for any file or program from the in built search in the start menu. What is probably missing in this tool is the user picture in start menu as well as the recent items.
Overall, the app looks pretty good, but there are no customization options. The app is compatible with 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Windows 8.
Crawler was once known to distribute malware. So I am bit doubtful. Thus we can use Classic shell a great freeware.