I don't use it much at all now apart from having a Control Panel item as I have a GodMode shortcut and use other means to open my favorite apps. I see no mention of the non-scrolling Program display which I'm sure many of us used, I did on XP, and it was a whole lot easier than the current Windows 7 set-up or the scrolling one.
It will not die off. It will just change what it will do thats all.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 and Mac OS X 10.8.3Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E at 4.75 GHz8 x Corsair 8GB DDR3 64 GB Kit @1866 Overcloc...GTX 580 and MSI R6870
1 x Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F60GBGT-BK (OS)
2 x Western Digital Caviar Black Sata III 750GB (Raid 0)
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black Sata III 1TB (Media)
2 x Western Digital Caviar Black Sata II 640GB (Raid 0)
4 x GELID Solutions FN-TX12-15 120mm Case Fan with Superior Temperature Control
1 x Corsair 140mm Case Fan
1 x SilverStone FP55B Aluminum front panel 5.25" to a 3.5" bay converter
1 x Ultra Card Reader
1 x Sony Blu-ray Burner BD-5300S-0B
The rest of my programs are in "All Programs" (obviously) including ones that don't install and therefore don't create "Start Menu" shortcuts (which I create myself).
My "All Programs" menu has been categorised to reduce clutter (see animated gif below).
The "Start Menu" is of more use to me, than the Windows 8 Metro screen.
My Computer
At a glance
W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, ...AMD Phenom II x6 1100T, 3.3 GHz12GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill (4GB x 2), G-Skill (2G...NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
n/a
OS
W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II x6 1100T, 3.3 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 (AM3)
Memory
12GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill (4GB x 2), G-Skill (2GB x 2)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Sound Card
Realtek?
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung S23B350
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
WD Green 2TB (SATA), WD Green 3TB (SATA), WD Blue 4TB (SATA), WD Blue 6TB (SATA)
