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Old Apr 6, 2014 | 9:33 am
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Originally Posted by nkedel
Without a start menu replacement and the ability to run stuff like the Settings app in a window, they still don't give you adequate tools for avoiding Metro.

ClassicShell/Start8/whatever is the most important thing.

ModernMix (for which I'm aware of no free or open source replacement) is also really handy for those few apps that don't have adequate desktop versions.

Run in a ModernMix window, I actually rather like the Metro version of Skype.
Yep, so you do have to have a start menu replacement; I guess I'm used to that sort of customization because I've been tweaking Windows since Windows first came on the scene.

As I understand it, the upcoming updates to Windows 8.1 will allow Modern apps to run in a desktop window.
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