Accessing Start Menu Items from the Taskbar
As we mentioned earlier, perhaps the biggest problem with using Windows 8’s Desktop app is the lack of a Start button. How are you supposed to get at the accessories, the system tools, and other Start menu goodies if there’s no Start button in sight? Utilities are available that re-create the Start button for you (see, for example, Stardock; www.stardock.com/products/start8/), but you can get the next best thing by configuring the taskbar to give you access to the Start menu items.
Here are the steps to follow:
1. On the Start screen, click the Desktop tile (or press Windows Logo+D). The desktop appears.
2. Right-click an empty section of the taskbar and then select Toolbars, New Toolbar. The New Toolbar ...
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