- Add the Windows 8 menu to the Start menu.
- Apply an enhanced Windows 7-styled Start menu
- Pin Modern applications to the Windows 8 Start menu
- Boot directly to the Windows 8 desktop
Screenshots
The critics agree, Start8 is the best Windows 8 Start menu solution!
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Parallels chose to distribute Start8 and ModernMix with every copy of Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac. Learn more.
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System Requirements
- Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012/R2