• Добавляет кнопку "Пуск" на панели задач Windows 8.
  
• Включает в себя поддержку:
  • Просмотра и запуска установленных приложений (в том числе Metro)
    
  • Быстрых ссылок на часто используемые папки (документы, музыка, фотографии, компьютер, и т.д.)
• Добавляет поиск в меню Пуск.
  
• Автоматическая загрузка прямо на Ваш рабочий стол при входе в систему.
  
• Любимые ярлыки прямо в стартовом меню для быстрого доступа
  
• Включает поддержку "списки переходов" / последние документы для недавно открытых программ
  
• Быстрый доступ к "Выполнить" через меню Пуск или меню правой кнопки мыши
  
• Быстрый доступ "Shutdown" и к параметрам питания через меню Пуск или меню правой кнопки мыши
  
• Поддерживает WindowFX 5,1 StartMenu анимацию
  
• Добавляет вариант для WinKey, чтобы показать, полноэкранный рабочий стол метро.

• Added rename support in the tree
  
• Added drag & drop including rearranging items in the all programs tree.
  
• Added feature : Folders pinned to the startmenu allow you to view the first X items as a jumplist
  
• Added opening Winkey+X menu option instead of start menu
  
• Added feature : Custom places locations. Add a Dropbox location for example.
  
• Additional language support
  
• Search box now allows %appdata% etc
  
• Improved go straight to desktop on login feature
  
• Added option to disable multiple monitor corner stickiness feature of Windows 8
  
• Added option to make right clicking the start button when at the bottom of the screen open the Win + X menu
  
• Added support for automatically checking for updates every week (control from About page)
  
• Added support for shell: link execution via search
  
• Right clicking on empty areas of the Start menu shows the Configure Start8 option.
  
• Modified custom places to support libraries
  
• Tweaked pin to start menu code
  
• Modified jumplist code to handle case of pinning an item resulting in the unpinned items disappearing sometimes
  
• Modified jumplist code to handle the case of pinned items not showing after clearing recent docs lists
  
• Tweaked jumplists code to handle jumplists not showing for all apps when recently opened programs option is disabled in the OS.
  
• Modified config UI to grey out the inactive start menu style.
  
• Tweak to resolve a rare race condition crash on guest account login.
  
• Modified code to make recently run apps list update directly after launches rather than after the next time the menu is closed.
  
• Menu key on keyboard now opens menu for selected search results.
  
• Additional workaround for slow recent apps list population due to Windows defender bug.
  
• Expanded the size of some UI elements to handle translations to more wordy languages
  
• Jump lists now respect the OS setting for the number of entries shown
  
• Shutdown button no longer ignores clicks if the mouse has moved
  
• Start menu lines now appear correctly even in higher dpi modes
  
• When at the bottom of the screen the startmenu no longer allocates space for one additional places list item
  
• Added option to make custom places appear at the top of the places list.
  
• Fixed issue with Putty and jumplist not showing blank entries which did not launch the right things
  
• Fixed issue with Live Photo Gallery not opening images up in preview mode
  
• Performance enhancements in the all programs tree to workaround a flaw in Windows Defender
  
• Resolved a problem with the start menu position when the taskbar was on the right and there is a docked app
  
• Send to sub menu now allowed on the tree right click menu.
  
• UI supports translation via lng files. See \lang\en.lng file for info
  
• When using the search box to view folders the performance is now improved
  
• Tweaks to search to reduce memory usage slightly
  
• Option to make places list entries take less room thus allowing more to show in less space
  
• Rearranging pinned shortcuts is now faster
  
• Places menus no longer select the first entry
  
• Recent items list no longer includes folders
  
• Deleting an item from the all programs list will delete it instantly from the tree vs waiting until the next refresh
  
• Tree now includes hidden items
  
• Added registry key option to hide tooltips in the startmenu. This is HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8\HideTips = 1

Патч вшит в инсталятор. После установки программа полностью готова к использованию