Laptop Mag posted a tutorial about making Windows 8 look and feel like Windows 7
Without a doubt, the most unfamiliar (and for some most annoying) feature of Windows 8 is its tile-based start screen. Where Windows 7 lets you choose from a list of applications by pulling up the Start Menu, Windows 8 makes you go to a completely separate screen just to launch an application or conduct a search. There are a number of third-party Windows 8 start menu apps including the free Classic Shell, but if you’re willing to pay $4.99, we recommend Start8, because it looks the most like the Windows 7 start menu and allows you to control many other elements of the UI.How to Make Windows 8 Look and Feel Like Windows 7
