windows 8.1 start menu woes

[mrstrong]

Ok,

 

so finally took plunge and installed 8.1 pro.

 

Already missing the windows 7 start menu e.g. search :

 

on windows 7 I can

1) press "windows key",

2) start typing "u" and it matches "Active directory Users and Computers"

3) press enter

 

i.e. 3 key presses to launch ADUC snap in

 

8.1 search is similar but can't do it in 3 key presses and my finger muscle memory is

pretty well trained :-)

 

So can I get back my old "windows 7" start menu e.g. from microsoft (or upstream from windows 10)

or 3rd party or can I tweak 8.1 search to make it more like in win 7 ?

 

Somebody said IObit have a start menu drop in, anybody used it or recommend others ?

[3s-gtech]

You don't need to click on Search in the Start Screen, just start typing as soon as you open it and Search appears.

[sted]

if you havent already started deploying windows 8.1 at this point id just wait until windows 10 honestly though i now find using windows 7 strange as i keep trying to right click start to turn the pc off etc which works in 8.1

[Norphy]

There are plenty of third party start menu replacements out there. The three that spring to mind are:

 

Start8

StartIsBack

ClassicShell

 

However, I think that they all use the same search engine as the main start menu so they'll probably bring the same results

[mrstrong]

ok thanks all,

 

guess I will just have to learn to love it

[KrisTech]

You could just install Start8. This is a great application that gives the user the accessibility of the start menu. Windows 7 style! (the best style)