There are no official notes of compatibility of WinMetro with Windows 10, so you need to install this tool in compatibility mode. Moreover, when you’ll take your mouse’s cursor on the right hand side of the desktop screen, you’ll be happy to see the charms bar there. It’s a tool, called WinMetro, this tool adds Windows 8 like start button in your taskbar by which you can have access to modern UI and universal apps.

How to get Windows 8 like Modern UI and Charms Bar back in Windows 10? The same tool can also be used to get charms bar and modern UI in Windows 7 and vista. Note: The tool I’m going to use in this article is not an official one by Microsoft, use it with care on your Windows 10. This article is especially for modern UI and charms bar lovers and they can get back Windows 8 like modern UI and charms bar in Windows 10. Modern UI or Metro UI was the home for modern apps(Now known as universal apps), these universal apps can be accessed via start menu now, but previously you were able to open and search them only from modern UI.Ĭurrently Windows 10’s technical preview is available only for developers, and it will be officially available for home users in April, 2015. With the help of charms bar Windows 8 users were able to search stuff in computer and over internet and also users could quickly access PC settings and other personalization options.

But majority has more authority, because of the high number of starters, Microsoft added back the start menu and removed charms bar and modern UI from Windows 10.Ĭharms bar was to provide Windows users a quick access to all of the settings of Windows’ programs and you can say it a modish control panel. There were intense discussions on forums and blogs, where advance and beginner users were messing up with each others, beginners were demanding the removal of modern UI(Previously known as Metro UI) while experts were happy with this change. After the launch of Windows 8, people were annoyed about the removed start menu and addition of charms bar and modern UI.

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