WARNING
Use CustomizerGod. Windows 8.1 Start Button Changer is obsolete, will no longer be updated and can cause problems. CustomizerGod is way more stable, fast and safe.
Windows 8.1 Start Button Changer is a freeware from door2windows which lets you easily change the start button in Windows 8.1.
Download Windows 8.1 Start Button Changer
Apps from door2windows are truly free and DON'T include any offers to install 3rd-party apps/adware/toolbars/unwanted software and never will. The apps are portable and don't require installation.
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Download and run the app.
Click the Change button.
Browse and select the image which you want to display as the new start button. The app will automatically resize the image for you so it is not necessary for the image to be of specific dimensions. You can get start buttons here.
Note that a start orb bitmap made for Windows 7 won't work here. Windows 7 start orb bitmaps contain images for the default, hover and pressed state in one image but in Windows 8.1, the default and hover/pressed images are stored separately. If you want to convert a Windows 7 start orb for use in Windows 8.1, use: Windows 7 To Windows 8.1 Start Button Converter
Click Open. Windows Explorer will restart automatically and the new start button will be displayed.
To revert to the original start button, click the Restore button.
Right-clicking the Change button will provide you the options to change only the default image or only the mask image (hover and pressed).
