Freeware Listing: Skip Windows 8 Metro
- Visifire for Windows 8 Metro
- License: Shareware

Visifire for Windows 8 Metro provides developers with a collection of data visualization components that can be used for designing Metro styled XAML applications.
These controls seamlessly integrate within the design principles of the Metro interface and they blend in with other Windows 8 apps.
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- Publisher: Webyog Softworks
- Date:
- Platform: Windows 8
- Visifire for Windows 8
- License: Shareware

Visifire for Windows 8 Metro provides developers with a collection of data visualization components that can be used for designing Metro styled XAML applications.
These controls seamlessly integrate within the design principles of the Metro interface and they blend in with other Windows 8 apps.
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- Publisher: Webyog Softworks
- Date:
- Platform: Windows 8
- Windows 8 Metro RSS Reader
- License: Shareware

Windows 8 Metro RSS Reader is a handy and reliable utility designed for Windows 8 users to enable them to read RSS feeds directly from the desktop.
It integrates itself in the Metro app of Windows 8, providing you with easy access to RSS feeds. The interface is attractive and intuitive.
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- Publisher: Zubair Ahmed
- Date:
- Platform: Windows 7, Windows 8, WinVista
- WinMetro
- License: Freeware

WinMetro is specially designed to bring the newly introduced Windows 8 Metro UI to Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. It offers an easy solution for old version Windows users to try and enjoy the tile based Metro UI. By displaying useful information such as weather, calendar, news, stocks, and frequently used programs, it turns your desktop into an informative and productive work station. It also offers the option to boot to Metro Start Screen directly. KEY FEATURE: +More Informative You can now get widgets that lively display useful information in real time, such as weather forecast, calendar, news, stocks and more.
- Publisher: IObit
- Date: 05-02-2012
- Size: 7566 KB
- Platform: Win7 x32, Win7 x64, WinOther, WinVista
- StartMenu8
- License: Freeware

StartMenu8 is specially designed for Window 8. It offers a perfect solution for users who work with Windows Start Menu all the time and are not accustomed to the new Metro start screen in Windows 8. This smart tool brings back both the start button and Windows Start Menu, and offers the option to skip Metro start page, allowing users who only work on desktop to boot to Windows 8 desktop directly. It\'s the best start menu replacement for Windows8. Key Feature: +More Efficiency and Convenience StartMenu8 not only brings back the convenient Start Menu to Windows 8, but also allows you to bypass Metro screen on start of Windows 8 and boot to desktop directly.
- Publisher: IObit
- Date: 18-12-2012
- Size: 3678 KB
- Platform: WinOther
- Metro Browser
- License: Shareware

Metro Browser is a lightweight application that will bring the Windows 8 Metro Internet Explorer onto your system.
To view the controls, move your mouse to the bottom of the screen. To view the favorites, and exit/minimize buttons move your mouse to the right side of the screen
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- Publisher: ivan92ivanov
- Date:
- Platform: Win7 x64, Windows 7
- Metro7
- License: Freeware

Windows 8 provides a whole new interface known as "Metro." The interface replaces the start menu, providing convenient and easy access to your favorite sites, feeds and programs. Whether you want to prepare for the coming changes when you upgrade to Windows 8, or you simply want to try out something new for Windows 7, Metro7 provides everything that you need. Metro7 brings the main features of the Windows 8 Metro UI to your Windows 7 computer. Metro7 also provides easy access to Twitter and Facebook and allows you to easily display news feeds on your desktop. You can receive up-to-date information on weather, emails and events all from the comfort of your desktop.
- Publisher: Metro7
- Date: 10-06-2012
- Size: 3000 KB
- Platform: WinOther
- Calculator Metro Style for Windows 8
- License: Shareware

Calculator Metro Style is a simple and easy to use app designed to help you perform calculations on your Windows 8 device. It features a colorful interface that is optimized for touch displays.
If you only need to perform basic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, this app can help.
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- Publisher: Wortell
- Date:
- Platform: Windows 8
- Windows 8 Start Menu Switcher
- License: Freeware

Switch easily between Windows 8 old Start Menu and Windows Metro Style start screen. This tool hides in system tray (notification area). Just click any of the icons representing the old Windows Start Menu (orb) or Windows Metro Style to modify windows registry. Then click Restart Explorer you'll see the changes. This will change to the old windows start menu (orb) in Windows 8, but it will also disable Explorer with ribbon and taskmanager. And if you want to keep Ribbon Explorer and the New TaskManager, use the button which requires admin privileges instead of the icons. All changes are reversible.
- Publisher: Victor Alberto Gil
- Date: 27-10-2012
- Size: 492 KB
- Platform: WinOther
- Inkulator For Windows 8
- License: Shareware

Inkulator For Windows 8 is an easy to use application designed to help you perform simple mathematical operations using the Metro interface.
Inkulator For Windows 8 detects hand written numbers and operators and automatically determines the results. You can use it to perform additions, subtractions, multiplications and divisions.
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- Publisher: SurfaceSoft
- Date:
- Platform: Windows 8
- My Local IP Address For Windows 8
- License: Shareware

My Local IP Address For Windows 8 is a handy and reliable application designed to display the local IP address using the Metro interface.
With My Local IP Address For Windows 8, you don't need to use the IP config command anymore. This application displays the local and the external IP address, together with the protocol type.
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- Publisher: SurfaceSoft
- Date:
- Platform: Windows 8
- Windows 8 x64 Preview
- License: Freeware

It's Windows reimagined and reinvented from a solid core of Windows 7 speed and reliability. It's an all-new touch interface. It's a new Windows for new devices. And it's your chance to be one of the first to try it out. Windows 8 x64 is designed to be the first Windows client to support systems on a chip (SoC) architectures, including ARM, and since it will be pre-installed on a range of next generation devices, it will also feature Metro, a NUI + GUI interface on the surface combined with a new application platform under-the-hood designed to enable the creation of immersive experiences. The latest iteration of Microsoft's operating system brings an innovative new platform and tools to developers.
- Publisher: Microsoft
- Date: 05-05-2012
- Size: 3500032 KB
- Platform: WinOther
- Windows 8 Preview
- License: Freeware

It's Windows reimagined and reinvented from a solid core of Windows 7 speed and reliability. It's an all-new touch interface. It's a new Windows for new devices. And it's your chance to be one of the first to try it out. Windows 8 is designed to be the first Windows client to support systems on a chip (SoC) architectures, including ARM, and since it will be pre-installed on a range of next generation devices, it will also feature Metro, a NUI + GUI interface on the surface combined with a new application platform under-the-hood designed to enable the creation of immersive experiences. The latest iteration of Microsoft's operating system brings an innovative new platform and tools to developers.
- Publisher: Microsoft
- Date: 26-08-2012
- Size: 2560000 KB
- Platform: WinOther
- Microsoft Advertising SDK for Windows 8
- License: Shareware

The pre-release version of the Microsoft Advertising SDK for Windows 8 offers developers a great way to monetize apps written for this new paradigm.
Microsoft is focused on helping Windows 8 developers monetize their applications in a variety of ways, one of which is advertising. The purpose of this technical preview is to enable developers to experiment and get more comfortable with advertising capabilities that can be added to Windows 8 applications.
Get Microsoft Advertising SDK for Windows 8 and take it for a test drive to see what it's all about!
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This preview release permits developers to write fully working code for inserting ads into Windows Metro style apps.
- Publisher: Microsoft
- Date:
- Platform: Win7 x64, Windows 7, Windows 8
- Windows 8 screenshots
- License: Freeware

Windows 8 screenshots the biggest Windows 8 help and support forum, friendly help and many Windows 8 tutorials that will help you get the most out of Microsoft... Windows 8, Windows 8 Forum | Windows 8 Forums. Windows 8 Forums the biggest Windows 8 help and support forum, friendly help and many Windows 8 tutorials that will help you get the most out of Microsoft....
- Publisher: Windows 8 screenshots
- Date: 01-01-2011
- Size: 2685 KB
- Platform: Win2000, Win7 x32, Win7 x64, WinOther, WinVista, WinVista x64
- Windows 8 themes
- License: Freeware

Windows 8 themes the biggest Windows 8 help and support forum, friendly help and many Windows 8 tutorials that will help you get the most out of Microsoft... Windows 8, Windows 8 Forum | Windows 8 Forums. Windows 8 Forums the biggest Windows 8 help and support forum, friendly help and many Windows 8 tutorials that will help you get the most out of Microsoft....
- Publisher: Windows 8 themes
- Date: 04-08-2011
- Size: 2685 KB
- Platform: Win2000, Win7 x32, Win7 x64, WinOther, WinVista, WinVista x64
- Windows 8 download
- License: Freeware

Windows 8 download the biggest Windows 8 help and support forum, friendly help and many Windows 8 tutorials that will help you get the most out of Microsoft... Windows 8, Windows 8 Forum | Windows 8 Forums. Windows 8 Forums the biggest Windows 8 help and support forum, friendly help and many Windows 8 tutorials that will help you get the most out of Microsoft....
- Publisher: Windows 8 download
- Date: 17-05-2011
- Size: 2685 KB
- Platform: Win2000, Win7 x32, Win7 x64, WinOther, WinVista, WinVista x64
- Windows 8 update
- License: Freeware

Windows 8 update the biggest Windows 8 help and support forum, friendly help and many Windows 8 tutorials that will help you get the most out of Microsoft... Windows 8, Windows 8 Forum | Windows 8 Forums. Windows 8 Forums the biggest Windows 8 help and support forum, friendly help and many Windows 8 tutorials that will help you get the most out of Microsoft....
- Publisher: Windows 8 update
- Date: 04-03-2011
- Size: 2685 KB
- Platform: Win2000, Win7 x32, Win7 x64, WinOther, WinVista, WinVista x64
- Windows 8 Registry
- License: Freeware

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- Publisher: Windows 8 Registry
- Date: 07-08-2011
- Size: 2685 KB
- Platform: Win2000, Win7 x32, Win7 x64, WinOther, WinVista, WinVista x64
- Windows 8 Forum
- License: Freeware

Windows 8 Forums the biggest Windows 8 help and support forum, friendly help and many Windows 8 tutorials that will help you get the most out of Microsoft... Windows 8, Windows 8 Forum | Windows 8 Forums. Windows 8 Forums the biggest Windows 8 help and support forum, friendly help and many Windows 8 tutorials that will help you get the most out of Microsoft....
- Publisher: Windows 8 Forum
- Date: 21-06-2011
- Size: 2685 KB
- Platform: Win2000, Win7 x32, Win7 x64, WinOther, WinVista, WinVista x64
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