Windows shell List of features removed in Windows 8
start button removed taskbar (although re-added in windows 8.1). replacement methods invoking start screen include hotspot in lower left corner of screen, start screen tile pops up, , start button among charms .
recent documents menu removed start screen.
windows 8.1 no longer automatically adds newly installed programs start screen.
unified search removed. category-specific search replaces former. can search apps , settings , files or within app-specific index (such as, example, e-mails mail app) not @ once. default category apps, can changed before or after performing search. windows 8.1 restores feature partially although unified search still not search keywords or metadata scoped search.
windows desktop gadgets, first introduced in windows vista, removed because of security vulnerabilities.
^ tom warren (12 february 2012). windows 8 start button removed microsoft in consumer preview . verge. retrieved 20 may 2012.
^ have recent documents feature went?
^ cite error: named reference pcw-81removed invoked never defined (see page).
^ thurrott, paul. windows 8 tip: find search . winsupersite.com. retrieved 13 november 2012.
^ warren, tom (6 july 2012). microsoft reportedly killing off desktop gadget support in windows 8 . verge. vox media. retrieved 6 july 2012.
^ gadgets have been discontinued . windows.microsoft.com. microsoft. retrieved 4 may 2014.
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