ReviverSoft Resurrects the Start Menu for Windows 8, Announces 'Free Start Menu Reviver' for Desktop & Tablet

Intuitive and Customizable Interface Revives Familiarity of Windows and Offers Easy Touch Navigation

SAN FRANCISCO--()--ReviverSoft, the company that offers products to help you love your computer again, today announced the release of Start Menu Reviver, the only free product of its kind to feature a touch-friendly Start Menu for easy navigation of Windows 8 across desktop, tablet, and hybrid tablet computers. Start Menu Reviver is built with an intuitive user interface that is themed to Microsoft’s metro design language. It offers easy customization that will appeal to any user interested in reviving the familiarity of the Windows Start Menu and configuring a truly personalized setup. Users seeking a Windows Start Menu that puts control back into their hands can download the free Start Menu Reviver today at: http://reviversoft.com/start-menu-reviver/

“We developed Start Menu Reviver because we are focused on creating relevant and useful products that help our customers love their computer again,” said Mark Beare, CEO and Co-Founder at ReviverSoft. “Microsoft’s vision for Windows 8 is clear to us and Start Menu Reviver offers unparalleled versatility to complement the progress they have made. Equally important, consumers demanding the Start Menu can finally revive the most familiar way of navigating Windows in an application that is cutting edge, customizable, and completely free.”

ReviverSoft’s free Start Menu Reviver is a natural evolution of the original Start Menu and enhances the experience in Windows 8.

Features include:

  • Navigate the Windows Desktop via touch, keyboard and mouse
  • Drag and drop your favorite programs, settings, apps, files, folders, and websites onto tiles and bring the Start Menu to life
  • Customize and design your own arrangement of tiles with images and animations including hundreds of pre-installed images
  • Manage Desktop programs and Modern Apps directly from the Start Menu
  • Setup easy access to custom folders and recent files
  • Intelligently search for files, folders, settings and applications
  • Quick access to common Windows and Charm settings
  • Quickly snap Modern applications and switch through running applications
  • Easy access to the Modern UI via a dynamic visual snapshot which mirrors the Modern UI in a tile
  • Encapsulate the Desktop and Modern UI experience and provide a shared and seamless centralization of access and navigation
  • Launch everything from one place and pin anything to your tiles

System Requirements

  • SMR Install File Size: 5MB
  • Built for Windows 8 but also supports Windows 7
  • Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
  • RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
  • Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
  • Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver

Download hi-res screenshots of Start Menu Reviver at: http://cl.ly/2r2L2q1T250K

Watch the Start Menu Reviver *video: http://vimeo.com/reviversoft/startmenureviver

*Note: Use the following code to embed the Start Menu Reviver video: <iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/66043880" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe>

About ReviverSoft

ReviverSoft was founded to provide trusted resources to help you repair, optimize and maintain your computer for optimum performance. ReviverSoft's headquarters are in San Francisco, California, US with additional offices throughout the United States, Asia Pacific and Europe.

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Contacts

Grayling
Tanya Jeffers, 415-897-0999 (direct)
415-720-6456 (mobile)
tanya.jeffers@grayling.com
Jessica Cooper, 415-442-4036 (direct)
650-515-2071 (mobile)
jessica.cooper@grayling.com

Release Summary

ReviverSoft today announced Start Menu Reviver, the only free product to feature a touch-friendly Start Menu for easy navigation of Windows 8 across desktop, tablet, and hybrid tablet computers.

Contacts

Grayling
Tanya Jeffers, 415-897-0999 (direct)
415-720-6456 (mobile)
tanya.jeffers@grayling.com
Jessica Cooper, 415-442-4036 (direct)
650-515-2071 (mobile)
jessica.cooper@grayling.com