@@newsuperbowserworld I also love the start screen a lot , the sad thing is that the general mass didn't like it and criticized it, so that's why I said that if they packed this start menu alongside the start screen in windows 8/8.1 the criticism could've been avoided, also they should've kept the start button / windows button because that's what made people hate windows 8 from the start
@@damian9303 i meant that for some reason you can disable the start screen on windows rt 8.1 (the tablet arm32 system) BUT NOT ON REGULAR WINDOWS 8.1 (desktop system)
@@ThatRandomToastThere's one unreleased W10 RT version for 1st RT Surfaces in the internet, it works fine but you need some time and patience to install it
You mean…. the whole issue of Windows 8… could have been avoided in the first place. They had the choice to have an operating system with an almost perfect UI on both desktop / laptop and touchscreen devices. Just have the option to choose what menu to use. Also I kinda like how the start menu looks here. Its somewhere between Windows 7 and 10, its pretty nice.
Ah yes, Windows RT, the original Windows on Arm. I'm pretty surprised you've managed to find an image for RT. I've been trying to find one for so long.
Honestly, this is still my favorite start menu of all time. The combination between the Windows 7 menu and Live Tiles was awesome and super useful - combining the prior’s optimization with the latter’s information display (literally just modern iOS widgets long before their time). It was truly the best of both words and now it’s just. Not. :(
Does Charm Bar appear when Start Menu is enabled? If it does. Can you access to Start Screen? If not, how can you use its features like Sharing or Screen Mirroring?
I think Microsoft added the start menu on Windows RT 8.1 because they decided they won't bring Windows 10 to the Surface RT and Windows 10 has the start menu
if they did that with first windows 8 release we would have had the best windows os to date, it was so fast and lightweight but they had to ruin it all with their awesome touchscreen ui for desktop pcs
I forgot that the loading "dots" circle was part of Windows 8! Funny (and sad) that it is still part of 11. Silly Microsoft and their incosistant UIs... Also, I used 8.1 on my laptop in high school. People loved to complain about 8, but it wasn't bad once you got used to it. Basically 7 but with a different UI. I miss its splicity compared to 11.
@@ThatRandomToast No, I meant that the start menu was not ported to x86/AMD64 Win8.1 as that would give less reasons for people to upgrade to Win10. Windows RT/RT 8.1 was an ARMv7 only thing, and it can't be upgraded to 10 as it didn't have a public release for ARMv7
That's because when you're not running a VM with the same CPU architecture as the host, it has to do full CPU simulation which is much slower than natively accelerated VMs
nope - this is a stable release. If it was actually a 8.2 beta it would have had a different build number than 9600 displayed in the bottom right corner
Unfortunately a proper ISO for Windows RT 8.1 Update 3 is kinda hard to find, this video was only possible thanks to preinstalled QEMU images being uploaded on archive dot org (which you can find pretty easily by searching up "rt 8.1 qemu") I could only actually track down a Russian RT 8.1 Update 3 ISO through archive dot org search, otherwise I don't know where specifically
The start menu which could've saved windows 8's reputation
That start menu was in beta Windows 10. Also I disagree, I really like the start screen.
@@newsuperbowserworld I also love the start screen a lot , the sad thing is that the general mass didn't like it and criticized it, so that's why I said that if they packed this start menu alongside the start screen in windows 8/8.1 the criticism could've been avoided, also they should've kept the start button /
windows button because that's what made people hate windows 8 from the start
I thought Windows 8.1 had a start button
@@XboxAngryBirdsMinecraft 8.1 does, 8.0 doesnt
@@puppycornthewindowsxpfan9363 oh, i got confused
Pretty funny that the option for a regular start _menu_ would only exist for a tablet device
But that same option doesn't exist for non-tablet devices, where it would have made sense. Very ironic
@@adridovlecel4559 Because devices running Windows RT 8.1 can't be upgraded to Windows 10 due to no ARM32 support
@@damian9303 i meant that for some reason you can disable the start screen on windows rt 8.1 (the tablet arm32 system) BUT NOT ON REGULAR WINDOWS 8.1 (desktop system)
@@ThatRandomToastThere's one unreleased W10 RT version for 1st RT Surfaces in the internet, it works fine but you need some time and patience to install it
You mean…. the whole issue of Windows 8… could have been avoided in the first place. They had the choice to have an operating system with an almost perfect UI on both desktop / laptop and touchscreen devices. Just have the option to choose what menu to use.
Also I kinda like how the start menu looks here. Its somewhere between Windows 7 and 10, its pretty nice.
2:34 the sound give me vibes 2015
Man! I wish Windows 8.1 has that Start Menu as an update, because frankly, Windows 8.1 is a pretty much stable OS comparing to Windows 10.
Windows Technical Preview had one
Fun fact this is the start menu that was first used in the Windows 10 Technical Preview builds, before they switched to a new UI toolkit
the ONLY reason to have a Surface RT
Nah my surface 10 pro be chilling rn😂
i have one lol. ended up dualbooting windows 10 and linux because it was completely unusable with 8.1.
@@nmac101and WRT81 takes way too much space
@@ThePolishOrange tbh I've never checked the storage. I'm happy with my leaked arm32 windows 10 1703 enterprise preview tho
@@nmac101it’s 1703, displays 1607 tho
1:14 thats the same tab as Windows Technical Preview witch is x86 and x64 only. the diference is that on TP is checked by default on a fresh install
Ah yes, Windows RT, the original Windows on Arm. I'm pretty surprised you've managed to find an image for RT. I've been trying to find one for so long.
It's a preinstalled QEMU image which I easily came across by searching "rt 8.1 qemu", it was one of the first results on Google
Life would've been so much better if 8.1 had this
Agree
mine had it and i don't even know why (i got my first pc with 8.1 already installed)
Honestly, this is still my favorite start menu of all time.
The combination between the Windows 7 menu and Live Tiles was awesome and super useful - combining the prior’s optimization with the latter’s information display (literally just modern iOS widgets long before their time).
It was truly the best of both words and now it’s just. Not. :(
Surprisingly, on the login screen, you can see that the avatar is round, and not square as in old updates.
Does Charm Bar appear when Start Menu is enabled? If it does. Can you access to Start Screen? If not, how can you use its features like Sharing or Screen Mirroring?
I think Microsoft added the start menu on Windows RT 8.1 because they decided they won't bring Windows 10 to the Surface RT and Windows 10 has the start menu
if they did that with first windows 8 release we would have had the best windows os to date, it was so fast and lightweight but they had to ruin it all with their awesome touchscreen ui for desktop pcs
2:13 Ahh yes, that's better than the silly start screen.
I forgot that the loading "dots" circle was part of Windows 8! Funny (and sad) that it is still part of 11. Silly Microsoft and their incosistant UIs...
Also, I used 8.1 on my laptop in high school. People loved to complain about 8, but it wasn't bad once you got used to it. Basically 7 but with a different UI. I miss its splicity compared to 11.
If this came to fruition, then Windows 8.1 would've been better.
A rounded user account like windows 10
Great video! :D
Cool video!
If the option does not exist there at least must be a registry tweak to it
You must install Windows RT 8.1 Update 3
It doesn't make sense they added it on ARM which runs mostly on tablets but no option on x86
It appears to have been nicked from the W10 technical preview.
They didn't port it to x86 because Windows 10 was out by then, so why would people upgrade
Because Windows RT 8.1 devices can't be upgraded to Windows 10
@@ThatRandomToast No, I meant that the start menu was not ported to x86/AMD64 Win8.1 as that would give less reasons for people to upgrade to Win10. Windows RT/RT 8.1 was an ARMv7 only thing, and it can't be upgraded to 10 as it didn't have a public release for ARMv7
dude you did not even click on tile to see open animation. wtf man?????
windows 8 so nice i remember but i go back windows 7 because people bully me for having windows 8
How to get the iso?
I remember this in 2014.
everyone is acting here as if this is what made 8 fail
I use Windows 10 beta 9780 to have the Windows 8 start menu on my OG surface pro
i use Windows Technical Preview rtm build 9841 on my HP 655
“We have windows 10 at home”
Yeah, QEMU is annoyingly sloww. 😩
skill issue
@@destiny_02Cringe
That's because when you're not running a VM with the same CPU architecture as the host, it has to do full CPU simulation which is much slower than natively accelerated VMs
genuine skill issue
@@charautreal Genuine uselessness
most hidden feature that everyone wants 🙏😭
Well how to do this in real 8.1
As already explained in the video + description, the start menu is an RT 8.1-exclusive feature, it has not been implemented in _real_ 8.1
This can only be done with 3rd party software like Open Shell or Startisback
@@Lynxmic this is actually possible to do in Windows 10.
Ehhh we do not really talk about Windows 10, that already comes with a Start Menu by default for everyone since the very start
@@Lynxmic the startisback Windows 8 style start menu is better than the default Windows one though
Yeah i have this OS on my nokia lumia 630
can you send the link for windows rt 8.1 download?
int not a download
i knew that already lol
windows 8.2 beta?
nope - this is a stable release. If it was actually a 8.2 beta it would have had a different build number than 9600 displayed in the bottom right corner
Where can i get this
Unfortunately a proper ISO for Windows RT 8.1 Update 3 is kinda hard to find, this video was only possible thanks to preinstalled QEMU images being uploaded on archive dot org (which you can find pretty easily by searching up "rt 8.1 qemu")
I could only actually track down a Russian RT 8.1 Update 3 ISO through archive dot org search, otherwise I don't know where specifically
@Lynxmic why wasn't it included in the original?
@@Gamenhanpham2662 probably to get people to upgrade to Windows 10 instead? (FYI, RT 8.1 Update 3 came out _after_ Windows 10 RTM)
@@Lynxmic Windows RT devices also have an ARM32 processor, which is incompatible with Windows 10.
let me guess the update after they removed it?
the devs didn't make another update since this feature was implemented AFTER windows 10 released
Yeah, QEMU is annoyingly sloww. 😩