{"id":1368,"date":"2014-10-07T16:18:41","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T23:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hellbach.us\/blog\/?p=1368"},"modified":"2022-11-25T11:40:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T19:40:20","slug":"8-features-missing-windows-8-get-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hellbach.us\/blog\/tech\/comp\/8-features-missing-windows-8-get-back\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Features Missing in Windows 8 and How To Get Them Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:3139,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.makeuseof.com\\\/tag\\\/missing-windows-8&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20230620041022\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.makeuseof.com\\\/tag\\\/missing-windows-8\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-19 05:52:23&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-09 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22:32:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-12 04:05:32&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-03 18:29:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-18 02:18:22&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-18 02:18:22&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Microsoft <a class=\"post__link--sidebar\" title=\"What\u2019s Missing From Windows 8?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/missing-windows-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"color: #219fe1;\">removed a variety of features from Windows 8<\/span><\/a>. These features range from the widely-used \u2014 like the Start menu and DVD playback \u2014 to the useful-but-rarely-used, like Windows Media Center. Other features, like the Windows Briefcase, are hopefully not being used by anyone anymore. Many of these features aren\u2019t great losses to most people, but they are if you depended on them.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, Windows 8 isn\u2019t yet a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/convenience-before-freedom-how-tech-companies-are-slowly-trapping-you-opinion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">locked-down mobile operating system<\/a>, no matter how hard Microsoft is trying to make it into one. While many features are missing from Windows 8, you can still get them back. Most important features can be restored with high-quality alternatives, but replacements for other features \u2014 like the Windows 7 Aero theme and Windows Classic theme \u2014 are nowhere near as polished as Microsoft has removed the necessary theming code.<\/p>\n<h2>Start Menu, Unified Search &amp; Boot to Desktop<\/h2>\n<p>Windows 8 removed the Start button and traditional Start menu, opting instead for the Start screen, which functions as a sort of full-screen Start menu. You also can\u2019t boot directly to the desktop in Windows 8, nor can you use unified search to search programs, settings, and files at once, like you could in Windows 7.<\/p>\n<p>All of these features can be returned to Windows 8 by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/make-a-start-menu-on-windows-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">installing a third-party Start menu like the popular Start8<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/iobit-serves-up-a-windows-8-start-menu-for-free-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">free Start Menu 8<\/a>, or traditional <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/make-windows-8-suck-less-with-classic-shell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ClassicShell<\/a>. There will be a delay before you see the desktop every time you log in \u2014 Microsoft added a delay to hinder people who try to boot to the desktop as they want you to see the Start screen every time you log in.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180301125505\/http:\/\/main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/start8.jpg\" alt=\"start8   8 Features Missing in Windows 8 and How To Get Them Back\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>DVD Playback<\/h2>\n<p>Windows 8 can no longer play DVDs out-of-the-box. While you can re-purchase DVD support from Microsoft by purchasing the Windows 8 Pro Pack and then the Media Center Pack, this will cost you over $100 in total. Luckily, you don\u2019t have to do that. Just <a class=\"post__link--sidebar\" title=\"Why Won\u2019t Windows Play My DVD Or Blu-ray Disc?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/why-wont-windows-play-my-dvd-or-blu-ray-disc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"color: #219fe1;\">install the free VLC media player to play DVDs on Windows 8<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Note that, if you purchase a new computer that comes with a DVD drive, the computer likely comes with included, licensed DVD playback software that you can use to play DVDs without downloading anything else.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170630121712\/http:\/\/main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/win-dvd-features.png\" alt=\"win dvd features   8 Features Missing in Windows 8 and How To Get Them Back\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Windows Media Center<\/h2>\n<p>Windows Media Center is no longer part of Windows 8. If you <a class=\"post__link--sidebar\" title=\"The Best PVR: Windows Media Center!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/pvr-windows-media-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"color: #219fe1;\">love Windows Media Center<\/span><\/a> and want to keep using it, you\u2019ll have to upgrade to the Professional version of Windows 8 and purchase the Media Center Pack. You can do all this from within Windows 8, but it will cost you over $100 in total. You could also try using a different media center application like <a title=\"5 Reasons To Install XBMC On Your Android, Right Now\" href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/5-reasons-to-install-xbmc-on-android-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"color: #219fe1;\">XBMC<\/span><\/a> instead.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post__img-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"8 Features Missing in Windows 8 and How To Get Them Back   image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160209233311\/http:\/\/main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/TV-VIEW.jpg\" alt=\"TV VIEW   8 Features Missing in Windows 8 and How To Get Them Back\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"img__sharer\"><\/div>\n<h2>Solitaire, Minesweeper &amp; Other games<\/h2>\n<p>Windows 8 removes Solitaire, Minesweeper, and the other games included with Windows that procrastinating office workers everywhere depend on. You can <a class=\"post__link--sidebar\" title=\"Home \u00bb Windows \u00bb Windows 8 Version Of Minesweeper Includes Themes, Adventure Mode\" href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/windows-8-version-of-minesweeper-includes-themes-adventure-mode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"color: #219fe1;\">install Modern versions of Minesweeper and Solitaire from the Windows Store<\/span><\/a>. If you really love the desktop versions, you can <a title=\"Minesweeper: Restoring The Classic Windows Games In Windows 8\" href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/minesweeper-restoring-the-classic-windows-games-in-windows-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"color: #219fe1;\">install the desktop versions of Solitaire and Minesweeper on Windows 8<\/span><\/a> \u2014 although this will take some work.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160209191709\/http:\/\/main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/minesweeper-medium.jpg\" alt=\"minesweeper medium   8 Features Missing in Windows 8 and How To Get Them Back\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Windows Desktop Gadgets<\/h2>\n<p>Desktop gadgets were removed from Windows 8. Microsoft says they\u2019re insecure \u2014 a desktop gadget is a program and can modify your system like any other program. This is true, but means that desktop gadgets are just as insecure as any other desktop program. If you love desktop gadgets, you don\u2019t have to go without. You can easily <a class=\"post__link--sidebar\" title=\"Windows Gadgets on win 8\" href=\"http:\/\/hellbach.us\/blog\/tech\/comp\/windows-gadgets-win-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #219fe1;\">install desktop gadget support in Windows 8<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170630125353\/http:\/\/main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/8gadgetpack-on-windows-8.png\" alt=\"8 Features Missing in Windows 8 and How To Get Them Back\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Parental Controls<\/h2>\n<p>The <a class=\"post__link--sidebar\" title=\"How To Use Windows\u2019 Parental Controls To Restrict Your Child\u2019s Use Of The PC\" href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/windows-parental-controls-restrict-childs-pc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"color: #219fe1;\">parental control feature<\/span><\/a> found in previous versions of Windows is now gone. It\u2019s now <a title=\"Windows Live Essentials For Windows 8 \u2013 What You Need To Know\" href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/windows-live-essentials-for-windows-8-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"color: #219fe1;\">replaced by Microsoft Family Safety<\/span><\/a>, which is integrated with Microsoft accounts, gives you a web-based administration console, emails you reports about your children\u2019s internet use if you like, and adds many other new features.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"8 Features Missing in Windows 8 and How To Get Them Back   image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170630145248\/http:\/\/main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/windows-8-family-safety.png\" alt=\"windows 8 family safety   8 Features Missing in Windows 8 and How To Get Them Back\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Windows Aero Glass<\/h2>\n<p>The transparent, glass-like Windows 7 theme is also gone. You can <a class=\"post__link--sidebar\" title=\"Make Windows 8 Sexier With These Background &amp; Theme Tweaks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/make-windows-8-sexier-with-these-background-theme-tweaks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"color: #219fe1;\">get some transparency with a tool like Aero8Tuner<\/span><\/a>, but don\u2019t bother. This doesn\u2019t work very well and, even if it did, Microsoft removed the blur effect so it\u2019s not as slick-looking as it is in Windows 7. Microsoft went out of their way to strip the Windows Aero theme engine out of Windows 8.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"aero8tuner-transparency\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.makeuseof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/aero8tuner-transparency.png?f78cf6\" alt=\"aero8tuner transparency   8 Features Missing in Windows 8 and How To Get Them Back\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Windows Classic Theme<\/h2>\n<p>The Windows Classic theme has been removed. You can approximate it by using <a title=\"Windows classic theme for Windows 8 RTM\" href=\"http:\/\/kizo2703.deviantart.com\/art\/Windows-classic-theme-for-Windows-8-RTM-325642288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"color: #219fe1;\">a user-created Windows Classic theme<\/span><\/a>, but it\u2019s nowhere near the same. This theme is essentially a tweaked version of the High Contrast theme, as many elements of the default theme can\u2019t be tweaked.<\/p>\n<p>You can also install a variety of other interesting <a class=\"post__link--sidebar\" title=\"Amazing Windows 8 Themes You Need To See\" href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/amazing-windows-8-themes-you-need-to-see\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"color: #219fe1;\">third-party themes for Windows 8<\/span><\/a> if you don\u2019t like the included theme. This requires overriding the protection against installing third-party themes on Windows 8, just as it did on Windows 7, Vista, and XP.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"windows-classic-theme-for-windows-8\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.makeuseof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/windows-classic-theme-for-windows-8.png?f78cf6\" alt=\"windows classic theme for windows 8   8 Features Missing in Windows 8 and How To Get Them Back\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do you depend on another feature that\u2019s missing in Windows 8? How did you get it back?<\/p>\n<p><em>from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makeuseof.com\/tag\/8-features-missing-in-windows-8-and-how-to-get-them-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">makeUseOf<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft removed a variety of features from Windows 8. 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