Windows 8 Decrapify Windows 8! Helpful Links...

Hello there! If you think that Microsoft did a real bad job with the whole Modern UI and other UI changes, you might find these links helpful!

Disable Lock Screen
How to Disable Lock Screen in Windows 8? - Tweaking with Vishal

Disable SmartScreen
How to Disable SmartScreen Filter in Windows 8? - Tweaking with Vishal

Get the Start Menu/Orb back
[AIO] List of Free Software to Get Start Menu and Start Button Back in Windows 8 - Tweaking with Vishal

Enable the Delete Confirmation Prompt
How to Enable Delete Confirmation Dialog Box in Windows 8? - Tweaking with Vishal

Enable "Aero Lite" Theme (more similar to Windows 7-style transparent theme)
How to Enable Hidden ?Aero Lite? Theme in Windows 8 RTM? - Tweaking with Vishal

Disable hot corners, charms bar/hints, boot straight to desktop
Skip Metro Suite Settings: Freeware to Skip Start Screen and Disable Charms Bar and Other Hot Corners in Windows 8 - Tweaking with Vishal

Disable Metro/Modern UI style bootloader
How to Disable New Metro Boot Loader and Bring Back Windows Vista and 7 Style Boot Loader in Windows 8? - Tweaking with Vishal

Remove Ribbon from Windows Explorer
Yet Another Way to Remove Ribbon UI from Windows 8 Explorer without Breaking Paint and WordPad Apps - Tweaking with Vishal

 

[davehc]

Make sure you read the Application note at the top, before trying these. There are a mass of Hacks on Vishal's pages, but you must note if it is current or was used on earlier public releases.
I am a contributor to the site, and have tried several. But the unwary can have a disaster. the last, for example (Remove ribbon) can, according to your particular edition and setup, leave you with a black screen. have an image ready, before trying the hacks.