Posted this in Nehkara's PC thread but thought I should dump it in here as well.
I just finished my 30day free trial of Start8, a product of Stardock that removes most of the problems that a typical user of Windows 8 would have. Basically, it replaces the new start menu with a fully tweakable Windows 7 style start menu. Plus, it is just $5. I cannot stress enough how good it is, even if you don't really mind the new Start menu.
http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/
It is also available in a bundle right now, with Decor8, a product which adds some more customizability to the start screen, which is normally only a choice of maybe a dozen colour/patterns combinations, for $8. Not sure how much I like it, as I haven't had a chance to play with it, but I figured for the extra $3 it was worth it.
https://store.stardock.com/product.a...=ESD-SDS-W1220