So, is it still good with the Windows 8 release we have now?

Yes.  1.17 works on Windows 8 and 8.1

Thanks for the super quick response, Neil!  

And for all your fine work on WB 8.

Great stuff Neil !

-Is the Shutdown button text on start menue issue resolved ?

Yeah! It works now.

Nope Text still there

I'm happy to see such a quick solution appear that allows Start8 to work with Windows 8.1, but I'm astounded to see that some of the choices for the theme of the start menu itself appear to have been removed (especially the "rounded edges" theme). I don't like square edges, & I don't want to be forced, by ANYONE, to have to have them.

Start8 was the only reason I was able to use Windows 8 in the first place. With it & Decor8 I got back the ability to choose how my machine worked.

PLEASE do not go down the same route that Microsoft have chosen, by limiting our choices to what you THINK we want, or worse what has been decided regardless of what we might want.

This seems in direct contrast to the original concept of returning choices to users that Start8 provides. I hope it's only a temporary thing. Yes?

Can you post a screenshot of what you see?

Thanks.

The rounded themes were based on the Windows 7 theme which the OS still exposed.  Windows 8.1 removed this which is why Start8 is no longer showing them on Windows 8.1.

Going forward we are considering adding in similar themes.

Okay so maybe I should ask again

Neil, What´s the latest take on the Shutdown button text showing issue ?

-Is it a start 8 or a Sks thing & Will you fix it ?

I would also like to know if it's going to be possible to be able to remove the shutdown text. Maybe it isn't possible but for everything else it works perfect at least for me. Very happy and great work up to this point. 

@Neil - Thanks for the reply. I hope you do end up adding a rounded theme back into Start8, & thanks for the info regarding why it disappeared. It seems that Windows 8.1 has removed a LOT of things, which again I hope is temporary as well.

@Zubaz - do you still need a screen shot? Or does Neil's reply clear things up?

I don't need it any longer.  Thanks.

First Beta that doesn't work for me. Had to go back to 1.16. Sometimes after Login Start 8 1.17 beta simply isn't running.