This will make Win 8.1 look like Win 7:
http://www.filehippo.com/download_classic_shell/
It’s free .... my tech source told me it should be the first download on a new PC after my old one crashed. It works great and I am not a “techie” sort of person.
kerping ... you might be able to ‘convert’ that pesky 8 to a Windows 7 experience.