Windows 8: Keep Both Start Menu and Metro UI at the Same Time

 

Step 1: Download software called Classic Shell. Don’t worry its works perfectly with Windows 8 even though it was created for Vista and Windows 7.

Step 2: Install it.

Step 3: All set, click on the Windows Start Button, you should see the Default Classic Start Menu.

Step 4: (Optional) To change Start Menu to Two columns Windows 7 Style.

 

Clicking on the Windows Start button brings up the old Start Menu. To get to the Metro Start screen, hover the mouse pointer to the bottom corner of the Windows Start button as shown in the following screenshot.

 

Enjoy! The Best of the Both Worlds  

Note: For more details about the classic shell @ codeproject KB article. And don’t forget to play with other settings like Explorer, IE..