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Start Menu Reviver Alternatives

Start Menu Reviver is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to Start Menu Reviver for Windows. The best alternative is Open Shell, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Start Menu Reviver are Classic Shell, FastKeys, StartIsBack and Pokki.

Start Menu Reviver alternatives are mainly System Tweakers but may also be Text Expanders or Clipboard Managers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Start Menu Reviver.
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  • Free • Proprietary
  • Windows

Start Menu Reviver offers an improved Start Menu for Windows 8/7 that blends the traditional Start Menu functions with the...

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  1. Open Shell icon

    Open Shell

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Windows

    Open Shell is a fork of Originally Classic Shell by Ivo Beltchev.

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  2. Classic Shell icon

    Classic Shell

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Windows

    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.

    ⚫︎ CustomizableClassic Shell is easy to customize with themes or similar features.
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    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.

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  4. All in one Windows automation software. Fully configurable text expander, start menu, shortcuts, auto complete and mouse gestures. User-defined commands to run files, open webpages, send macros or automate anything. Incredibly powerful but yet simple to use.

    ⚫︎ AutocompletionFastKeys can predict and complete the rest of a word or phrase you're typing.
    ⚫︎ PortableFastKeys can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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  5. StartIsBack icon

    StartIsBack

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    • Windows

      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.

      ⚫︎ CustomizableStartIsBack is easy to customize with themes or similar features.
      ⚫︎ PortableStartIsBack can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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    • Pokki icon

      Pokki

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      • Free • Proprietary
      • Windows

      Pokki puts web-connected apps in your taskbar, so they're always only one click away. Welcome to the modern desktop.

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      Discontinued

      The program seems to be no longer updated. Social pages are not updated since 2014. Last version can be still downloaded from the official website.

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    • Start Menu X icon

      Start Menu X

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      • Freemium • Proprietary
      • Windows

      Start Menu X is a replacement of the system menu for professionals.

      ⚫︎ CustomizableStart Menu X is easy to customize with themes or similar features.
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    • Start11 icon

      Start11

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      • Windows

      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.

      ⚫︎ CustomizableStart11 is easy to customize with themes or similar features.
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    • Power8 icon

      Power8

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      • Free • Open Source
      • Windows

      Start menu replacement for Windows.

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    • Start8 icon

      Start8

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      • Windows

      Return the Start Button to Windows 8 With these features:.

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    • RetroBar

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      • Free • Open Source
      • Windows

        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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