Question: How can I add a Start menu, or something like it, back to Windows 8? Without that and its list of all of your installed programs, you have to go subject yourself to a form of computing ...

This can be disabled for those who wish to continue to boot Windows 8 to the Start Screen. To add a Start Menu to Windows 8, go to the following web site and download the Classic Shell program.

If you're running Windows 8.1 today and want the Start menu back, take a look at our list of the best, least expensive, and most authentic Windows 8 Start menu replacements.

Several third-party utilities can serve as Start menu replacements for Windows 8 users who aren't as keen on the new Start screen.

Stardock has also recently unveiled Start8, a utility that restores a familiar-looking start menu to Windows 8.

Bring back the Start menu Pokki’s biggest selling point of course, is the Start menu interface it brings back to Windows 8.

Classic Shell is a favorite among Windows 8 users who have reverted back to the Windows 7-style Start menu, and is an open-source option that doesn't cost anything.

To create a Windows 8 Start Screen tile for a web site, start the Internet Explorer app and visit the site you wish to add. When the site loads, right-click on an empty section of the web page.