Start Everywhere Alternatives

Start Everywhere is described as 'Start Menu software which offers several unique solutions to enable you to launch applications installed on the computer and quickly access documents' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Start Everywhere for Windows. The best alternative is Open Shell, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Start Everywhere are Classic Shell, StartAllBack, StartIsBack and WinExt Free.

Start Everywhere alternatives are mainly System Tweakers but may also be System Cleaners or Duplicate File Finders. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Start Everywhere.

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Start Everywhere

Free • Proprietary
Windows

Start Everywhere is a Start Menu software which offers several unique solutions to enable you to launch applications...

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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
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
WinExt Free
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Freemium • Proprietary
System Cleaner
Duplicate File Finder
Windows
246 alternatives to WinExt Free
Powerful Win utilities: fix registry, clean junk, protect privacy, optimize system, quick launch, find duplicates, folder size, see more recent resources, activity monitor, batch operation, synchronization, disable context menus, skip UAC, trace file.
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WinExt Free Features
Registry repairing
Folder Size
Synchronization
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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Start Menu Reviver
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
29 alternatives to Start Menu Reviver
Start Menu Reviver offers an improved Start Menu for Windows 8/7 that blends the traditional Start Menu functions with the Windows 8 design concept and provides quick access to all your desktop and Modern GUI (Metro) applications.

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Handy Start Menu
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
45 alternatives to Handy Start Menu
Do you often find yourself looking for a program in the long list of the Start menu?

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Discontinued
The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 1.98, released in June 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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