ModernMix Runs Windows 8 Full-Screen Apps on the Desktop

Windows: One of the annoyances in Windows 8 is that the full-screen (formerly "Metro") apps can only be run, well, full-screen or snapped in a pane at the side. They don't work like Windows desktop apps. ModernMix fixes this problem, letting you run those full-screen apps in their own windows on the desktop.

ModernMix isn't free; after a 30-day trial, to continue using it, you'll need to pay $4.99. But it's the best five bucks you might ever spend if you're a Windows 8 user.

The app offers settings for how to treat full-screen apps when you launch them from the desktop or from the Windows 8 start screen. You can also switch from full-screen to window mode for each app and let ModernMix remember your settings for next time.

The handy utility also lets you pin full-screen apps to the taskbar, essentially integrating the modern apps with your traditional desktop ones.

This app comes to us from Stardock, makers of Start8, Fences, and other useful programs.

ModernMix ($4.99) | Stardock

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/1NC-RIJWaf0/modernmix-runs-windows-8-full+screen-apps-on-the-desktop

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