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Start8 VS Open Shell

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Start8 logo Start8

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

Open Shell logo Open Shell

Open Shell is a fork of the Classic Shell project for Windows that getting back the classic start...
  • Start8 Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-09-12
  • Open Shell Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-02-07

Start8

Categories
  • OS & Utilities
  • Note Taking
  • LMS
  • Bookmarks
Website stardock.com
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Open Shell

Categories
  • OS & Utilities
  • Note Taking
  • LMS
  • Bookmarks
Website open-shell.github.io
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Start8 videos

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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

Open Shell videos

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Classic Menu for Windows 10 with Open Shell

Category Popularity

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Start8

Open Shell

Note Taking
38 38%
Note Taking
62% 62
LMS
39 39%
LMS
61% 61
OS & Utilities
40 40%
OS & Utilities
60% 60
Bookmarks
42 42%
Bookmarks
58% 58

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What are some alternatives?

When comparing Start8 and Open Shell, 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.

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.

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.

Start Menu Reviver - Free Download! Recover and update your computer with Driver Reviver and Registry Reviver. Easily update software, unlock new functionality and remove hardware device errors and clean, repair and optimize your registry in a few simple mouse clicks!

Start11 - 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.

Power8 - Start menu replacement for Windows

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