In Windows 8, both the Start button and classic Start menu are gone. If you don’t like the full-screen, Metro-style “Start screen,”  here is a new open source app will make all your Windows 8 troubles go away.

The app is called Classic Shell, and it does as the name suggests. It allows users to insert the Start button back into the desktop on Windows 8 and and customize it in a number of ways.

Here is the full list of Classic Shell functions from the developer’s site:

• Drag and drop to let you organize your applications
• Options to show Favorites, expand Control Panel, etc
• Shows recently used documents. The number of documents to display is customizable
• Translated in 35 languages, including Right-to-left support for Arabic and Hebrew
• Does not disable the original start menu in Windows. You can access it by Shift+Click on the start button
• Right-click on an item in the menu to delete, rename, sort, or perform other tasks
• The search box helps you find your programs without getting in the way of your keyboard shortcuts
• Available for 32 and 64-bit operating systems
• Has support for skins, including additional 3rd party skins
• Fully customizable in both looks and functionality
• Support for Microsoft’s Active Accessibility
• Converts the “All Programs” button in the Windows menu into a cascading menu (Vista and Windows 7)
• Implements a customizable Start button (Windows 7 and 8)
• And last but not least – it’s FREE!

Classic Shell is available as a free, donation-supported utility that can be downloaded directly from the app’s Sourceforge page