Microsoft removes start button in Windows 8

[Jack]

Say goodbye to the Windows start button. Microsoft has gotten rid of it from the latest build of Windows 8.
Hitting the Web over the weekend, screenshots of the new Windows 8 build display the "super bar," but without the start button orb on the left, according to The Verge. Build 8220 will be the final version released before the beta, now known as the Consumer Preview, debuts before the end of the month.
Until its untimely (or timely) death, the Windows 8 start button located in the Metro UI offered access to the search, share, devices, and settings panels. The Windows start button in the desktop simply returned you to the Metro UI.
To replace the start button, Microsoft will reportedly turn that space into a hot corner, sources told The Verge. Hovering your mouse or swiping your finger over that spot will bounce you back and forth between the Metro UI and the desktop in an attempt to offer a more consistent experience between the two environments.
Fans of the traditional start button may not be happy. But The Verge believes the move is final given that Microsoft has been chewing on this decision for awhile. On the plus side, the super bar will retain its Windows 7 functionality as home to pinned shortcuts for launching your favorite desktop applications.

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[Ink]

Microsoft removes 'Start' button from latest Windows 8 build

Summary: Windows 8 “Consumer Preview” version (build 8220) are missing the Start button.

Do you like the Windows ‘Start’ button? Well, if you do, you’d better get used to it being gone in Windows 8 because it seems that Microsoft has removed it from the latest builds of the operating system.

Here’s a leaked screenshot from the near-final Windows 8 “Consumer Preview” version (build 8220) which comes to us via PCBeta.com:

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I didn't see it when I was going to post this. Haha, nevermind I merged the topics.

 

[Nathan Wootton]

Wow thats a drastic change!

 

[Valentin N]

I will miss it. I find it useful

 

[ranget]

how can i run my programs :/

 

[Ink]

From my same Source link:

I’ve reached out to a few contacts who confirm to me that the button has indeed been removed and replaced with a hotspot in the corner that will duplicate the functionality offered by the old button.

Just a FYI.

 

[Tom172]

From my same Source link:

I’ve reached out to a few contacts who confirm to me that the button has indeed been removed and replaced with a hotspot in the corner that will duplicate the functionality offered by the old button.

Just a FYI.

Exactly, no cause for panic just yet.

 

[moonshine]

This is sort of a disappointing decision from Microsoft.

 

[ranget]

What Hotspot >>>>????/

 

[jamescv7]

Since that's one of the most original changes made by Windows 8, removing the Start Menu button. For me its better to stick the Start Menu and just made more adjustments.