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Start8 VS Immersive Explorer

Compare Start8 VS Immersive Explorer and see what are their differences

Start8 logo Start8

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

Immersive Explorer logo Immersive Explorer

Browse Folders, Libraries, Favorites etc.
  • Start8 Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-09-12
  • Immersive Explorer Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-10-01

Start8 videos

Start8 review (and the reason why Metro UI's name was changed)

More videos:

  • Review - Start8 review
  • Tutorial - How to get Start Menu back in Windows 8 with Stardock Start8 - Tutorial

Immersive Explorer videos

Immersive Explorer 1.4.1 [beta version expired FIXED]

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Start8 and Immersive Explorer)
Note Taking
78 78%
22% 22
OS & Utilities
70 70%
30% 30
LMS
100 100%
0% 0
Image Optimisation
0 0%
100% 100

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What are some alternatives?

When comparing Start8 and Immersive Explorer, you can also consider the following products

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.

Cairo Shell - Cairo is a desktop environment for Windows.

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

Newgen - Newgen is an application that brings the new Metro UI to your desktop.

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.

WinMetro - MacBooster 7, IObit official Mac app, helps you clean over 20 types of Mac junk files, easily free up Mac hard drive and make OS X run faster and secure your Mac OS X from Mac malware and Mac adware.