Start Screen Unlimited

Empower your Windows 8 Start Screen with digital gadgets.

Unleash the full capabilities of your Windows 8 Start Screen with Start Screen Unlimited! Add digital clock, Google search, power controls and numerous other gadgets directly to your start screen. With Start Screen Unlimited, the only limit is your imagination.

Bypass Windows limitations...

The ability to customize your Start Screen with your favorite apps and colors, adding people, photos and other tiles is a built-in feature in Windows 8.
However, Windows only allows adding certain types of tiles to the Start Screen.
With Start Screen Unlimited, you can easily bypass these limitations, and customize your Start Screen with just about anything.
You can make your Start Screen show your favorite sports channel, add interactive menus, embed Google search, show digital or analog clock, or enhance the appearance of your Start Screen with anything you can imagine.
Personalize your Windows 8 Start Screen with quick menus!
With Start Screen Unlimited, you can group the most frequent actions into a single menu for quick access.
Switch users, shut down your computer or put it to sleep mode, launch applications or open frequently used documents from a convenient pop-up menu.

System menu of Lite Edition

Power menu of Deluxe Edition

Start Screen Unlimited comes in two editions.
The free Lite edition greatly enhances your Windows 8 Start Screen at no cost.
The Deluxe version allows commercial use and adds the ability to create some really cool sub-menus.
Whichever version you choose, rest assured you won’t want the old Windows 8 Start Screen back after trying Start Screen Unlimited!
Displaying Windows Taskbar on the Start Screen and in modern apps
Keep track of your windows.
See notifications.

Windows Taskbar over the Start Screen

Choose your favorite search engine

Search provider selection
Quickly search using popular search engines.
It is directly from your Windows Start Screen!
Windows 8 Start Screen: The Good and The Better
A single picture is worth a thousand words.
Check out these screen shots and pick the one you like best.
It could be yours if you used Start Screen Unlimited!

The Good and The Better

Quick Menus

Quick Actions with Quick Menus
The key word here is “quick”.
Add quick menus to perform your most frequent activities in a snap!
With Start Screen Unlimited, you can fit your most frequent activities into a single quick menu, enabling you to switch users, manage your PC or open your favorite apps and files in a couple clicks.
Stopwatch
Easy to use and accurate stopwatch.
Works directly on the Windows Start Screen.

Stopwatch

Timer

Timer
Advanced countdown timer for Windows Start Screen with history and options.
Timer options
Easy to use and accurate stopwatch.
  1. Cycle
  2. Action:
    1. Play an audio file.
    2. Launch an executable file.
    3. Shutdown/Restart/Sleep your computer.

Timer options

The Two Editions
Start Screen Unlimited comes in two editions.
Looking for a free tool to enhance your Windows 8 Start Screen?
The Lite edition is here! Available at no cost for non-commercial use, the Start Screen Unlimited Lite greatly enhances your Windows 8 experience.
Need more power than the Lite version can offer?
Try the Deluxe edition and get some really cool menus!
You’ll also want Start Screen Unlimited Deluxe if you need to use it in a commercial environment.
Whichever edition you choose, you’ll never go back to the stock Start Screen!

Features
Lite
Deluxe
Power Menu (ShutDown, Restart, Sleep, Hibernate)
Yes
Yes
Direct Web Search
Yes
Yes
Clock
Yes
Yes
Automatic update
Yes
Yes
Stopwatch
Yes
Yes
Timer
Yes
Yes
3D Menus
No
Yes
Commercial use
No
Yes
New features first
No
Yes
Free support
No
Yes
Free update
No
Yes
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Our team

  • Dmitry Sokolov

    Author of idea and senior developer

  • Dmitry Vasiliev

    Senior developer and web designer

  • Misha

    Junior developer and relax manager

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