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    RetroUI Lets You Switch From New Windows 8 OS to Classic Desktop

    By Anita Li | Mashable – Sat, Sep 8, 2012

    Daunted by the missing start button in Windows' latest operating system? A new software called RetroUI helps you bring back the classic user interface.

    [More from Mashable: Is it Time to Adopt Windows Phone?]

    Windows 8 computers running the tool will log directly into an old-school Windows desktop, complete with start menu and taskbar. Users can then return to Windows 8, or switch back and forth between the two OSes. RetroUI can also be configured to eliminate or lock-out features from the newer tile-based user interface. Check out the video above for more.

    Developed by software company Thinix, RetroUI is offering a week-long free trial for $4.95 on its website. Users can simply download and go, as "no special configuration is needed beyond the initial installation," it says.

    [More from Mashable: Nokia Debuts Lumia 820 Windows Phone]

    Would you download RetroUI? Tell us in the comments below.

    This story originally published on Mashable here.

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