I have just installed WIndows 8 Pro on my home PC and was quite disappointed to find out that Start button was missing. This button was Microsoft trademark and really disappointed to find out its gone. If Microsoft listens to its customers it should get the button back, at least as optional feature. In reply to Igor Grozdanov's post on January 16, In reply to MilesWiggins's post on January 16, But if you know of one, please find it and post a link to the web site here.
You are correct Blake. The RPEnabled is no longer in the registry. My bad. Wonder what happens if you manually put it back in and set it to I played with it when RTM. I no longer see the need for it as i use the search to find and launch apps now..
Hosch Article Author. Put your most commonly use apps on the start screen. You can then access them by pressing the Windows key. If you press the Windows key by accident, press it again and it send you back where you were.
It is MUCH faster than the start button or whatever it used to be called. Pokki works well and is free, but yes, bring back the start button microsoft!
In reply to Hosch's post on January 16, Delivered Mondays and Wednesdays. While you won't have to go traipsing around the registry in order to implement this technique - I already did that - you may be curious as to where the CLSID came from.
Essentially, a CLSID key is a part of the registry that contains code that provides access to specific system objects in the operating system, such as system folders. Now, under normal circumstances, you would never need to use a CLSID because it is specifically designed to be used by developers and the operating system.
In order to launch a Shell command from a shortcut, you need to use the explorer. As such, the shortcut to launch the Apps screen consists of the following command line. Take note that there are three colons between the word shell and the left brace. Also keep in mind that there is only one space in the whole command line between the. What do you think about creating a Start button to access the Apps screen in windows 8?
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