[Nervous Tick]

>> Microsoft put the start menu option into 8.1

... and it’s not even a real Start menu. It’s just a Metro-esque screenful of icons.

[Hostage]

Yes it’s in Windows 8.1. I run Windows 7 and am happy with it.

But here’s a new release on bring back the old Start Menu that was shown to me in Best Buy:

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/179756-microsoft-finally-admits-defeat-will-bring-start-menu-back-in-future-windows-8-update