Power8 Alternatives

Power8 is described as 'Start menu replacement for Windows' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Power8 for Windows. The best alternative is Open Shell, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Power8 are 7+ Taskbar Tweaker, Classic Shell, StartAllBack and StartIsBack.

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Power8

Free • Open Source
Windows

Start menu replacement for Windows.

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Open Shell
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Free • Open Source
System Tweaker
Windows
31 alternatives to Open Shell
Open Shell is a fork of the Classic Shell project for Windows that getting back the classic start menu to modern versions of Microsoft Windows.
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Open Shell Features
1. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Open Shell.
Customize Windows
Change Start Button
7+ Taskbar Tweaker
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Free • Proprietary
System Tweaker
Windows
27 alternatives to 7+ Taskbar Tweaker
Customize the Windows taskbar with dozens of exclusive options.
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7+ Taskbar Tweaker Features
1. Portable7+ Taskbar Tweaker can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Customize Windows
Multiple languages
Classic Shell
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Free • Open Source
System Tweaker
Windows
31 alternatives to Classic Shell
Classic Shell is free software that improves your productivity, enhances the usability of Windows, and empowers you to use the computer the way you like it.
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Classic Shell Features
Customizable
Change Start Button
Multiple languages
Customize Windows
Discontinued
The developer announced that Classic Shell will be no longer developed because Windows 10 is updated too frequently and because Microsoft is making more difficult to customize Windows: http://www.classicshell.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8147 Last version, 4.3.1, released in August 2017, can be still downloaded from the official website, together with the source code.
StartAllBack
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
26 alternatives to StartAllBack
The Windows 11 version of the Startisback replacement shell. This software allows you to make Windows 11 look like previous versions of Windows or a modified version of itself.
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StartAllBack Features
Customize Windows
StartIsBack
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
29 alternatives to StartIsBack
StartIsBack returns Windows 8 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly like the ones in Windows 7. StartIsBack radically improves desktop usability and makes new Start screen clutter-free.
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StartIsBack Features
1. PortableStartIsBack can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Customizable
Start11
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Paid • Proprietary
System Tweaker
Windows
27 alternatives to Start11
Customize the Start Menu and Taskbar in Windows 10 / Windows 11 . Quickly access your most used items, search your PC more effectively and personalize the look and feel of your start menu.
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Start11 Features
Customizable
Start Menu X
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
26 alternatives to Start Menu X
Start Menu X is a replacement of the system menu for professionals.

Virtual Groups Group programs by purpose (office applications, graphics, etc) without changing their location on the hard drive.

One-click start

The PRO version allows you to assign a primary program to any f.
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Start Menu X Features
Customizable
Tabbed interface
Start8
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Paid • Proprietary
System Tweaker
Windows
28 alternatives to Start8
Return the Start Button to Windows 8 With these features:
- Search for Windows 8-style (Modern UI) apps
- Pin desktop and Metro apps to the start menu
- Jump List support
- Unified Search for apps, settings and files
- Boot directly to the Windows 8 desktop
- One click access to.
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RetroBar
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Free • Open Source
Windows
16 alternatives to RetroBar
Pining for simpler times? RetroBar teleports you back in time by replacing your modern Windows taskbar with the classic Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, or XP style.

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GiMeSpace QuickMenu
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
25 alternatives to GiMeSpace QuickMenu
A simple and fast task launcher and switcher. Press a custom assigned mouse/keyboard key, the menu pops up at the place of the mouse cursor, move to the desired task, release the key, and that is all! Can not be quicker or easier!.
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GiMeSpace QuickMenu Features
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