Free Start10 Alternatives
The best free alternative to Start10 is Open Shell, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Start10 and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Start10 are Classic Shell (Free, Open Source), Power8 (Free, Open Source), Pokki (Free) and Start Menu X (Freemium).
- 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. View 27 alternatives to Open ShellNo screenshots yet
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Classic Shell is free software getting back the better start menu from Win7 in Win10!. View 30 alternatives to Classic Shell
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.
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- The start menu replacer for Win8, styled and integrated inside taskbar. Designed for Windows8 (v.1.0.1 tested under RTM 9200), works under XP SP3 and Se7en SP1 as well. View 21 alternatives to Power8
- Pokki puts web-connected apps in your taskbar, so they're always only one click away. Welcome to the modern desktop. View 15 alternatives to Pokki
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The program seems to be no longer updated.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.
No screenshots yet- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- Start Menu X is a replacement of the system menu for professionals. View 26 alternatives to Start Menu X
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
Start Menu X vs Start10
Start menu X is free. It has windows 8.1 metro. I like it very much - 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... View 28 alternatives to Start Menu Reviver
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- Do you often find yourself looking for a program in the long list of the Start menu? View 43 alternatives to Handy Start Menu
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The program seems to be no longer updated.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.
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
- Labrys is a replacement for Windows Start menu and Run dialog. View 24 alternatives to Labrys Start menuNo screenshots yet
- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Windows
- 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!. View 26 alternatives to GiMeSpace QuickMenu
- StartW8 is a FREE but powerful tool for Windows 8 users. Do you prefer desktop to modernUI? Would you like to logon directly to desktop? View 27 alternatives to StartW8
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.2.111.0, released in December 2014, can be still downloaded from the official website.
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows