Classic Start Menu Alternatives

Start Menu X with Start Button. Power users know how inconvenient and time-consuming it is to launch programs from the system menu.

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Start8 returns the familiar Start menu to Microsoft's latest Windows 8 operating system.

Open Shell is a fork of the Classic Shell project for Windows that getting back the classic start...

Classic Shell was developed for Windows 8 since that was the first version of the popular operating system to forgo the iconic Start menu.

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Start11 is a program that gives you the flexibility to customize your PC’s start menu and Windows taskbar with a tile-based interface that scrolls between large display images.

Skip Metro Suite is a simple and intuitive tool that is used by millions of users around the world for personalizing the Windows Start Menu and making it look like a professional app.

A simple and fast task launcher and switcher.

How to add a Start button to Windows 8? Just install Start Button 8!

Start menu replacement for Windows

StartIsBack returns Windows 10 and Windows 8 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly like the ones in Windows 7. It's totally awesome and easy solution for your new Windows woes.

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This small utility makes computing much easier - it's easier to find and launch programs.