I had to take Win8 with a new laptop I got my Mom (93 years old) and also one I got. Neither of us use our computers like a phone, so the Start was pretty dumb to use. I found Classic Shell which is a free program to make Win8 start just like it always had at the desktop. You can even make it look like XP if you choose! It has worked without fail for almost a year for me now. Anyone using Win8 should get this I'd say.