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Portable Start Menu VS Classic Shell

Compare Portable Start Menu VS Classic Shell and see what are their differences

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Portable Start Menu logo Portable Start Menu

Portable Start Menu - easy way to open/close applications on USB sticks

Classic Shell logo Classic Shell

Classic Shell was developed for Windows 8 since that was the first version of the popular operating system to forgo the iconic Start menu.
  • Portable Start Menu Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-07-27
  • Classic Shell Landing page
    Landing page //
    2018-09-30

Portable Start Menu videos

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More videos:

  • Review - Classic Shell Review | Make Windows 8 Like Windows 7 with Classic Shell
  • Review - Classic Shell 4.0.2 Review

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Portable Start Menu and Classic Shell)

Portable Start Menu

Classic Shell

Note Taking
36 36%
Note Taking
64% 64
LMS
38 38%
LMS
62% 62
OS & Utilities
26 26%
OS & Utilities
74% 74
Bookmarks
54 54%
Bookmarks
46% 46

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Classic Shell seems to be more popular. 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.

Portable Start Menu mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Portable Start Menu yet. Tracking of Portable Start Menu recommendations started around Mar 2021.

Classic Shell mentions (18)

  • Scrollbars Are Becoming a Problem
    There's a great add-on called... ClassicShell http://classicshell.net/. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago
  • What software would be used to remove the red elements and change the layout of the tray icon?
    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
  • Microsoft is turning Windows 11's Start Menu into an advertisement delivery system
    ClassicShell is no longer being developed. OpenShell succeeded it. (c.f., http://classicshell.net/). Source: over 1 year ago
  • Is it possible to install windows 8.1 on the surface pro 5?
    Http://classicshell.net/This lets you pick UI goodness you want. Source: over 1 year ago
  • looking for a taskbar replacement
    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
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing Portable Start Menu and Classic Shell, you can also consider the following products

SyMenu - SyMenu is a portable menu launcher and Start Menu replacement to organize your applications quickly...

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

PortableApps.com - PortableApps.com is a website offering many free, commonly used Windows applications that have been...

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.

PStart - PStart is a simple tray tool to start user defined applications.

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.

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