Start Screen Modifier

Windows 8 is as good as gold, and so is its refreshing Start Screen that many are apparently finding hard to ADAPT to due to the conventional resistance to change. Although Microsoft has put certain constraints on Start Screen customization, third-party developers have been working hard to overcome them with their own apps and hacks. Previously, we covered a Start Screen personalization tool called Start Screen Modifier that allows Windows 8 users to decrease the size of Start Screen, display it within the desktop, and use hotkeys to instantly switch between the Default and custom modes. The developer behind the app has released a major update for Start Screen Modifier, which adds the option to display the Taskbar within the Start Screen, so that you don’t have to switch to desktop mode in order to tinker with something requiring the Taskbar.

With this software you can choose which screen the start menu should appear and allows you to Dock it in top or bottom configuration non-full screen on any monitor. You can toggle between full screen and docked states with the press of a button and force your start menu to appear on a certain screen if you wish (moving a metro app to another screen will push the start menu to that screen as well but using the HotKey will force it back to the screen of choice).

Features:
* "Fill screen, show taskbar" added as a position
* Ability to close app after settings are applied on startup
* Alternatively, you can use the -close param as a launch argument to have the app close automatically after settings are applied

Bug fixes:
* Task tray icon now closes gracefully with the app
* App now applies config at startup