Cairo Shell
VirtuaWin
bug.n
WindowBlinds
Dexpot
bbLean
Emerge Desktop
BB4Win
Classic Shell
Open Shell
Start Menu X
StartIsBack
Start8
Start Menu Reviver
Start11
StartAllBack
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Based on our record, Classic Shell should be more popular than Cairo Shell. It has been mentiond 18 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Back when I was an edgy teenager I tried every Windows desktop shell replacement available. My favorites were LiteStep and Emerge Desktop. I was there when Cairo Shell first emerged but has never tried a working version since I moved to other OSes before any usable version was out. I am now using Windows for work and I think it’s time to revisit these options. Source: over 1 year ago
Hyper-V Server 2019 gets my vote, with the Cairo Desktop it's a near unbeatable setup. Add the FoD pack, browser of your choice, Windows Admin Center for local management of the entire system including virtualized guests. It's a very robust enterprise grade server that requires NO LICENSE and ends up having a very nice GUI for a core server. Source: over 2 years ago
There's a great add-on called... ClassicShell http://classicshell.net/. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago
Windows Classic Shell is what I have used for over a decade. It brings back the old start menu and can be customized. Source: about 1 year ago
ClassicShell is no longer being developed. OpenShell succeeded it. (c.f., http://classicshell.net/). Source: over 1 year ago
Http://classicshell.net/This lets you pick UI goodness you want. Source: over 1 year ago
Other, non-rainmeter options that I'm aware of include TranslucentTB and Classic Shell (note: Open Shell is the newer version, but I'm unsure if it has the same features). Source: about 2 years ago
VirtuaWin - VirtuaWin is a virtual desktop manager for the Windows operating system (Win9x/ME/NT/Win2K/XP/Win2003/Vista/Win7/Win10). A virtual desktop manager lets you organize applications over several virtual desktops (also called 'workspaces').
Open Shell - Open Shell is a fork of the Classic Shell project for Windows that getting back the classic start...
bug.n - Provide views (i. e. virtual desktops) for showing only those windows, which you need to do your work..
Start Menu X - Start Menu X with Start Button. Power users know how inconvenient and time-consuming it is to launch programs from the system menu.
WindowBlinds - WindowBlinds is a computer program that allows users to skin the Windows graphical user interface.
StartIsBack - 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.