Neowin News Feed for: Start8

A quick look back at the launch of Stardock 30 years ago today

John Callaham — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:00:01 +0000

On October 19, 1993, Brad Wardell officially started Stardock. 30 years later the company is still going strong making Windows-based utilize software and games like the Galactic Civilizations series. Read more...

Start8 1.55

Razvan Serea — Wed, 06 May 2015 07:58:01 +0000

Stardock Start8 lets you return the Start Button to Windows 8. Microsoft Windows 8 is shipped without the “Start” menu. Start8 brings back Windows 7-style Start menu with Windows 8 enhancements. Read more...

Start8 1.50

Razvan Serea — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 10:04:01 +0000

Start8 1.47 adds Windows 10 support

Razvan Serea — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:15:39 +0000

Start8 1.45

Razvan Serea — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:17:51 +0000

Start8 1.41

Razvan Serea — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 19:45:22 +0000

Start8 1.40 is here: bug fixes, Windows 8.1 update support

Razvan Serea — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:50:06 +0000

Start8 1.31 available for download

Razvan Serea — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 18:29:59 +0000

Stardock releases Launch8, Start screen dock for Windows 8/8.1

John Callaham — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 08:00:00 +0000

Stardock has officially released Launch8, its latest Windows 8/8.1 program that offers users a Start screen dock so they can quickly access and launch their favorite apps. Read more...

Start8 1.30 released for download

Razvan Serea — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 16:37:27 +0000

Start8 1.20 Final available for download

Razvan Serea — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:59:22 +0000

New Start8 beta compatible with Windows 8.1 preview released

John Callaham — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 23:15:43 +0000

Stardock has released a new beta version of its Start menu program Start8, which is now compatible with the Windows 8.1 public preview along with fixing some issues. Read more...

Windows 8 Start menu makers thoughts on the return of the Start button for 8.1

John Callaham — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 11:13:00 +0000

Neowin got some of the developers behind the most popular Windows 8 Start menu programs to give their opinions on what they think about Microsoft putting in a Start button in Windows 8.1. Read more...

Two Windows 8 Start menu apps bring in 8 million total downloads

John Callaham — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:11:03 +0000

A new review of two Windows 8 Start menu programs, Stardock's Start8 and Pokki, states that the programs have now generated a combined total of eight million downloads. Read more...

Start8 1.16 available for download

Razvan Serea — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:54:09 +0000

Start8 1.15 Final available for download

Razvan Serea — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:55:27 +0000

Start8 1.14 Beta available for download

Razvan Serea — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:48:45 +0000

Start8 1.12 Final available for download

Razvan Serea — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:59:46 +0000

Start8 1.12 Beta

Razvan Serea — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:16:35 +0000

Interview: Stardock's CEO talks about ModernMix for Windows 8

John Callaham — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:30:33 +0000

Stardock CEO Brad Wardell talks more about ModernMix, the newly launched software for Windows 8 that lets users resize the operating system's Modern apps and run them on the desktop. Read more...

Stardock reveals ModernMix: Run and resize Modern Windows 8 apps on the desktop

John Callaham — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:00:33 +0000

Stardock has officially announced ModernMix, a new $4.99 program for Windows 8 users that lets you run Modern Windows 8 apps on the desktop, AND resize the apps in a window. Yes. In a window. Read more...

Stardock teases upcoming Windows 8-based product

John Callaham — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:25:24 +0000

Stardock CEO Brad Wardell has posted word that the company behind the popular Start8 Start menu program for Windows 8 has yet another all new Windows 8 software product that will be revealed next week Read more...

Windows 8 users still want a Start menu and a Facebook app

John Callaham — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:28:19 +0000

Over 100 days have passed since the launch of Windows 8 and it seems clear that lots of its users want a return of the Start menu as well as a dedicated Facebook app. Read more...

Start8 v1.11 available for download

Razvan Serea — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:15:00 +0000

Stardock launches beta DeskScapes 8 for Windows 8

John Callaham — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:44:14 +0000

Stardock has released the first beta version of DeskScapes 8, a new version of its Windows DeskScapes desktop wallpaper program that's been made to support Windows 8 for the first time. Read more...

Stardock: 3 million Start8 downloads; version 1.1 launched

John Callaham — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:01:57 +0000

Stardock has released version 1.1 of its Start8 Start menu program for Windows 8, adding a number of new features and bug fixes to the program. Stardock has now had 3 million downloads of the program. Read more...

Start8 v1.1 RC available for download

Razvan Serea — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:48:06 +0000

Start8 1.09 Beta available for download

Razvan Serea — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 08:22:15 +0000

Start8 v1.03

Razvan Serea — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 06:14:13 +0000

Start8 1.02

Razvan Serea — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:47:39 +0000

Start8 1.01

Razvan Serea — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:05:31 +0000

First commercial version of Start8 for Windows 8 released

John Callaham — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 05:37:05 +0000

Stardock has released the first commercial version of its Start8 application for Windows 8, offering a free 30 day trial version of the Start screen alternative along with a full version for $4.99. Read more...

Start8 0.95

Spencer Scott — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:20:49 +0000

Start8 gives Windows 8 users the ability to bring the start menu back to their desktop. Not only does it bring the start menu back, you also get many customization options Read more...

New Start8 beta for Windows 8 released

John Callaham — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:26:30 +0000

Stardock has released a new and free beta version of its Start8 app for Windows 8, which returns the familiar Start menu to the Windows 8 desktop along with other features. Read more...

Start8 0.87

Spencer Scott — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:51:27 +0000

Start8 is an application that brings back the start menu in Windows 8 and adds more functionality than the previous start menu had. Read more...

Interview: Stardock's CEO gives an update on Start8

John Callaham — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:10:03 +0000

In a new interview, Stardock CEO Brad Wardell gives us an update on the development of the Start8 Start menu add-on for Windows 8, along with other plans Stardock has for Windows 8 development. Read more...

Report: Microsoft won't add Start button for Windows 8

John Callaham — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:06:32 +0000

A new report claims that Microsoft has no plans to add a Start button to the final version of Windows 8, despite plenty of calls to do so from users of the Consumer Preview. Read more...

Start8 v0.85

Razvan Serea — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:12:21 +0000

Start8 brings the “Start” menu back to Windows 8. This product is free and is available now! Read more...

Interview: Stardock CEO Brad Wardell talks about Start8

John Callaham — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:37:30 +0000

We chat with Stardock CEO Brad Wardell about Start8, the new free app that creates a familiar Start menu for the Windows 8 Desktop, as well as his thoughts on Microsoft's new operating system. Read more...

Windows 8 Start menu app Start8 released

John Callaham — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:40:34 +0000

As promised, Stardock has released its free Start8 app for the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, adding its version of a Start menu to Windows 8's desktop user interface. Read more...