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Topic: «Missing Start Button in Windows 8 » on forum: Feature Requests

Paul Genovese
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Posted: 08/24/2012 11:24:49

Since MS in their infinite wisdom chose to remove the very functional Start Menu, a great feature could add to AWM would be to bring the Start Button found in the AWM multiple monitor Task Bar to the main "Real" task bar of Windows 8.

I wouldn't want the complete replacement of the Windows 8 Task Bar, just an application pinned to the leftmost spot in that bar that would function as a replacement of the lost Start Button.

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Bogdan Polishchuk
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Posted: 09/25/2012 20:44:24

Hello Paul.

We'll consider your request.

Best regards.

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Bogdan Polishchuk
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Posted: 12/20/2012 22:26:06

Hello Paul

I'd like to inform you that the feature you requested has been added. It is available in the Actual Window Manager new version 7.4 (as well as in the new versions of other our programs that provide the relevant functionality).

Best regards.

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Paul Genovese
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Posted: 12/22/2012 16:01:33

Fantastic! I appreciate your support and how you listen to your users. I'm sure your Windows 8 users will appreciate this feature. I will look forward to trying it some day too, but I gave up on Windows 8 and for now I have gone back to Win7.

I know some people say 8 can be configured just like an updated and better 7. But that simply wasn't my experience. 8 has lots or rough edges and I found it just doesn't run as smoothly and confidently as 7. It also didn't improve performance on my systems in any measurable or perceived way. Microsoft's biggest problem with 8 is the fact that 7 is so good.

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