{"id":15610,"date":"2012-12-04T18:01:33","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T10:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=15610"},"modified":"2023-06-12T22:13:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T14:13:11","slug":"windows-8-start-menu-with-pokki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/windows-8-start-menu-with-pokki\/","title":{"rendered":"Bring Back Start Menu in Windows with Pokki"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Windows 8, the classic Start Button, also known as \u201cClick here to Start,\u201d has been replaced by the new and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/customize-win8-metro-tiles\/\">customizable Metro UI<\/a>. Given the absence of the Start Button, developers have devised various alternatives to mimic its traditional functionality.<\/p>\n<p>Among these alternatives is a free program called <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pokki.com\/\">Pokki<\/a>, which reintroduces the Start Menu to Windows 8. However, if you\u2019re expecting the standard Start Menu, which primarily presents a list of installed programs, Pokki might surprise you. Not only does it replace the old Start Menu that we\u2019ve grown accustomed to, but it also offers many additional features and integrated apps within its unique version of the Start Menu.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/customize-win8-metro-tiles\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: Customize Windows 8 Metro Tile Icons With OblyTile\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Customize Windows 8 Metro Tile Icons With OblyTile<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/customize-win8-metro-tiles.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-15521 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/customize-win8-metro-tiles.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">Customize Windows 8 Metro Tile Icons With OblyTile<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you've installed or upgraded to Windows 8 and have started customizing programs on its new Start Menu...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Windows 8 Start Menu with Added Features<\/h2>\n<p>First of all, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pokki.com\/windows-8-start-menu\">download and install<\/a> Pokki. What is good about Pokki is that it is not \u2018hardwired\u2019 into the OS which means you can easily <strong>install and start using it without restarting your computer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/windows-8-start-menu-with-pokki\/pokki-install.jpg\" alt=\"Pokki Installed\" height=\"285\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p>You can view all the installed programs on your computer when you click on the <strong>All Apps<\/strong> tab. You can also click on the <strong>Star icon<\/strong> to mark that program as a \u2018favourite\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/windows-8-start-menu-with-pokki\/pokki-allapps.jpg\" alt=\"All Apps\" height=\"304\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p>A starred program will appear in the 4-by-4 grid when you first hit the start button or the windows key. You can also <strong>\u2018favourite\u2019 folders and websites<\/strong> that will be displayed here.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/windows-8-start-menu-with-pokki\/pokki-favourite.jpg\" alt=\"Favourites\" width=\"500\" height=\"305\"><\/figure>\n<p>The search bar works the same way; you can immediately start typing the moment the Start Menu is shown. However, the Pokki search is also much more powerful as it can retrieve results for <strong>files, programs and even from the Internet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/windows-8-start-menu-with-pokki\/pokki-search.jpg\" alt=\"Search\" width=\"500\" height=\"305\"><\/figure>\n<h2>Pokki App Store<\/h2>\n<p>Pokki also has an App Store where you can install apps like <strong>Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, games<\/strong> and much more.<\/p>\n<p>Once you install an app, the app icon will be shown on the taskbar, together with your \u2018favourite programs. You can <strong>remove icons<\/strong> by right clicking on them.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/windows-8-start-menu-with-pokki\/pokki-app.jpg\" alt=\"Pokki App\" width=\"500\" height=\"322\"><\/figure>\n<p>When opening one of the installed Pokki Apps, it will <strong>open in a new window<\/strong>. This is the same for apps like Facebook and Gmail which works like a web browser.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/windows-8-start-menu-with-pokki\/pokki-angrybirds.jpg\" alt=\"Pokki Angry Birds\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\"><\/figure>\n<p>What\u2019s awesome is that the apps work similar to your smartphone where you have <strong>real-time notifications and number badges<\/strong> on the icons.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/windows-8-start-menu-with-pokki\/pokki-notification.jpg\" alt=\"Notifications\" width=\"500\" height=\"304\"><\/figure>\n<p>With these few added features, Pokki makes a great Windows 8 Start Menu replacement. 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