StarDock, a company known for software that customizes Windows has released a free tool that restores the Start button to Microsoft's Windows 8 Consumer Preview.



From Computerworld:

More than a month ago -- and before Microsoft launched the Consumer Preview -- reports began circulating that the company had ditched the 17-year-old Start button. Some users have expressed dismay at the button's disappance, saying that it makes it more difficult to use the new operating system.

Reviewers also frequently commented on the Start button's vanishing act.

  Free tool restores Start button to Windows 8