Start8 is really taking off, and some might know you can customize  the start button that is shown on Windows 8 using Start8.

Here I’m using the included flag button.

There’s several button choices included, and you can easily add your own.  We opened the gallery so you can create and share with others as we do with so many other types of skins.

The new gallery is here - https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/start8

Images must be a stacked .png and only .zip files are accepted when uploading.  You can look in the start button directory in Start8 to see examples of other buttons.