title: Hide/Disable Start Button in Windows 8.1
body: <p>I've searched a lot these days to find a way to programmatically hide or disable the start button in Windows 8.1, but could not find any useful information<br>
  Is there any way to do this? Either with C# or with some registry-keys...</p>
  
  <p>A short explanation why I need to hide the button:<br>
  We have a .NET Desktop Application which runs on WinXP, Vista and 7 in a self-made kiosk mode. Now we have to get it running in Win8 (8.1) but as expected, the new Start-Menu (Metro, Modern UI, whatever you call it) is always there.
  I already managed to disable the Hot Corners, but the Start Button in the left corner still appears when you move you mouse over it, and it also starts the Metro - what we don't want.</p>
  
  <p>Any help would be appreciated!</p>