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 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
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Reboot Restore Rx vs Shadow Defender Comments
    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.

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

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

    11 Sandboxie alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. SmartShield icon
     12 likes

    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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. Clean Slate icon
     21 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Wioski icon
     2 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Safeshield icon
     5 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. ReHIPS icon
     3 likes

    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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