Classic Start Menu Alternatives

Classic Start Menu has been discontinued. Similar apps include Open Shell, which is free and open source. Other options are Classic Shell, 7+ Taskbar Tweaker, StartIsBack and WindowBlinds. You can choose from more than 10 System Tweakers like Classic Start Menu for Windows.

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Classic Start Menu alternatives page was last updated Nov 22, 2022

ViStart
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A skinnable start menu to replace your existing Windows XP start menu. It also allows you to get the Windows Start Menu back on Windows 7, 8 or 10.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Origin
United States
Alerts
Discontinued
Warning
Platforms
Windows
United States
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TaskbarXI
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An application written in C++ to modify the Windows 11 Taskbar.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Origin
United Kingdom
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
United Kingdom
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WinExt® Key Launcher
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WinExt Key Launcher is used to quickly open your resources by shortcut keys, you can press two keys (Ctrl+? or Alt+?) at any place of Windows to open the corresponding resource during it is running.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Origin
United States
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Windows
United States
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