
Then click on Finish and you are done!Ĭlaassic Shell should come up running so you can configure how you want your start menu to work. Say yes to the yellow windows security alert. Click on next and then click on the Install button. You only need the Classic Start Menu feature to be available and you can choose the drop downs to make the other items unavailable on each item. Anyone who has installed an Office product should be familiar with this screen.

The next screen will give you options of what components of the program to install.

On the next screen click to check the box to accept the license agreement and then click on the next button. You will see the Classic Shell Welcome Screen, click on Next button. When you get the yellow alert at the bottom of the screen from Internet Explorer choose the run button. Then click below link to browse to the following page Ĭlick on the download now button at the top of the page. To download Classic Shell Start Menu for Windows 8 go to the desktop by pressing the Flying Windows Key on your keyboard (if you are on the tile screen)and then open Windows Internet Explorer. What is really cool is the fact that if you do not like the Windows Live tiles the program can be set up to make it so you only see your old familiar Windows 7 desktop in Windows 8. It has been adapted to work on Windows 8 now. Beginners scroll to the bottom of the page to the beginner directions for an alternate method of installation.Īn open source project on Sourceforge project called Classic Shell is the solution I suggest. Classic Shell was originally written to get the old familiar Classic Start menu back onto Windows 7. There have been many articles written on how to get back your Windows 8 Start menu but they are riddled with ads and make things so confusing for you, so cutting through the BS here is what I think is the simplest way to get a start menu back on Windows 8.
