Windows 8 gets a bad rap from lo-information grippers. All you have to do is download and install to add a start button such as “classic shell” and others and then it is just as good as Windows 7. Because MS left off the start button due to Windows 8 being touch screen/ tablet/ smart phone oriented. Even the 8.1 version screams for a proper start button
Obviously download and install is beyond the reach of 90% of Windoze users
I reckon that the question is, why should an 8.X user HAVE to download anything to return to the functionality of the previous version?
Why did MS decide that all computers needed the ‘smartphone’ interface in the first place?