Shadow Defender Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Shadow Defender for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Reboot Restore Rx, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Shadow Defender and seven of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Shadow Defender are Sandboxie, SmartShield, Clean Slate and Wioski.

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  1. Reboot Restore Rx icon

    Reboot Restore Rx

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    Reboot Restore Rx makes it easy to maintain PC’s in small public access computing environments (classrooms, computer labs, kiosks, internet cafes, libraries, etc.). Every time you restart the PCs they will automatically reset to your predefined baseline setting.

    21 Reboot Restore Rx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Reboot Restore Rx as an Alternative to Shadow Defender
    CarlosMorales
    Positive
    4

    Free and functions similarly in terms of maintaining a clean system

    MeganMcallum
    Positive
    2

    Similar in function, prefer Reboot Restore's security features more.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Reboot Restore Rx is a great Shadow Defender alternative.

    • Reboot Restore Rx is the most popular Windows alternative to Shadow Defender.

    • Reboot Restore Rx is Freemium and ProprietaryShadow Defender is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Sandboxie icon

    Sandboxie

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    The original Sandboxie Plus (Classic) application, now open source and as Sandboxie-Plus.

    11 Sandboxie alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. SmartShield icon

    SmartShield

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    SmartShield allows administrators to ensure the ongoing integrity of their workstations without limiting usability. With SmartShield Protection enabled, all changes made to a workstation are removed with every restart. This makes unwanted system changes an impossibility.

    12 SmartShield alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Almost everyone thinks SmartShield is a great Shadow Defender alternative.

    • SmartShield is the most popular Mac alternative to Shadow Defender.

    • SmartShield is the most popular commercial alternative to Shadow Defender.

    • SmartShield is Paid and ProprietaryShadow Defender is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Clean Slate

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    Restores your computer to its original configuration discarding unwanted computer changes. Just log off or reboot. Clean Slate is easy yet powerful.

    16 Clean Slate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Wioski

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    Wioski is a self-healing kiosk-computer running Windows 7 / 8 / 10. It’s made with standard Microsoft technologies and is distributed totally free.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Safeshield

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    Creates a virtualization layer to prevent changes to the OS from becoming permanent.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    ReHIPS

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    Intrusion prevention system and a sandbox with AntiSpy features that provides unprecedented protection and ensures system stability and integrity.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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