Start8 1.56 was available to download from the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this software available.
According to the results of the Google Safe Browsing check, the developer's site is safe. Despite this, we recommend checking the downloaded files with any free antivirus software. The following versions: 1.5, 1.4 and 1.1 are the most frequently downloaded ones by the program users.
This PC software can be installed on Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11 environment, 32 and 64-bit versions. The software lies within System Utilities, more precisely System Optimization. The most frequent installation filenames for the software include: Start8.exe, Start8Config.exe, Start10Config.exe, Start8tweak.exe and Start8_64.exe etc. The actual developer of the program is Stardock Corporation.
From the developer:
Start8 is a program that allows you to add a customized Windows 8 start menu to your desktop. You can pin Modern applications to the Windows 8 start menu, boot directly to the Windows 8 desktop and it provides one click access to shut down, devices, music, documents and videos.
You may want to check out more software, such as RegAlyzer, NVIDIA nTune or Modem Booster, which might be related to Start8.