Even before Windows 8 was released, you could find third party tools for resurrecting the missing Start menu. New software from Stardock goes even further in eliminating inexplicable Windows 8 behavior.

It’s called ModernMix, and its most notable feature brings back the ability to show applications in multiple windows concurrently. Apparently much of the underlying functionality was there in Windows 8 all along, and ModernMix just makes it possible to access the hidden goodies.

I knew eventually the world would hammer the Windows 8 mess into something usable. Attaboy, Stardock. ModernMix is currently priced at $4.99.