How do I Install LabVIEW on Windows 8 without destroying my Start screen?

I recently upgrdaded my computer and am running Windows 8 now. I know lots of people will tell me that this was a terrible idea, but it is what it is. I am actually liking the new start screen once I spent some time getting used to it. It works well once you customize it to your needs. Anyway, the problem that I am having, is that when you install NI software (LabVIEW, TestStand, Toolkits, and drivers), about 100 things are added to your start screen. See "Screenshot 1.png" to see what I am talking about.
My immediate fix was to edit the start menu folder and put everything that I don't need in folder in "My Documents" - called "National Instruments Shortcuts". Then I just put a shortcut to this folder in my start menu directory. This gives me the result shown in "Screenshot 2.png". But my worry is that when NI sends you an update every 6 months and you install, it is going to put everything back.
I am guessing that I am at the mercy of NI to become more Windows 8 friendly. But maybe somebody here has a better idea?
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ScottTron wrote:
If a LabVIEW bug is exposed to my customers, I can't just blame it on NI - I have to implement some sort of workaround to hide the bug from my customers so that they don't know its there.
For me that depends on many factors, like the severity of the issue and the relationship with the customer. Plenty of times I do inform the customer of a LabVIEW bug. If DAQmx craps out after running for a long time (and NI agrees) I'll do what I can to avoid it, but having a customer think it is my fault when it isn't, is no solution.
Back to the original post I'd highly recommend what others probably already have and that's Classic Shell. I combine this with DisplayFusion and my Windows 8.1 box works just like Windows 7. I've only ever seen the new start once, and that was right after the install, right before installing those two tools.
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