http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/
You might like this. It's only $5. I told myself I would get used to the new Start Menu, but I still rarely ever use any W8 apps after owning the OS for about five months now.
Also, Microsoft did something weird with IE on W8. There is a Start Menu version and a Desktop version. The former is designed with the minimalist, touchscreen approach like the rest of W8 apps, and is probably the one you're using. I also find it to be quite cumbersome and dubiously gimped. The latter works just like IE on Windows 7.
I have to ask though: why use IE to begin with? It's a great browser for downloading a better browser, like Firefox or Chrome.
W8 seems like it would be awesome for a tablet or smartphone, where the browser isn't the be-all, end-all program, so it makes sense to have a ton of different apps for different purposes. On laptops and desktops, there are always better, more complete programs available either to download to the desktop, or to add to a browser, or to use in a browser through java or HTML.
Edit: Realized someone recommended Start8 to you while I was typing my post.
