Open Shell, originally known as Classic Shell, is open-source software that allows you to replace the standard Start Menu on Windows 10 and Windows 8.

The Windows 11 start menu looks like this. Depending on the settings, it may display recently used files and recommended apps, or when you enter a search term, it will display the results of a ...

Windows 8 no longer includes the traditional Start Menu that Windows users have become associated with using. Instead they replaced it with a new interface called the Windows Start Screen that many ...

If you miss the Start menu on Windows 8, try Classic Shell before spending a dime on commercial alternatives. You’ll probably want to stick with it. Windows 8 doesn’t have a Start button. If you don’t ...

The open-source Classic Shell is free and will remain so. While it falls far short of Start8 in its Windows 7 mimicry, it’s far more configurable.

When users found out that Microsoft's (MSFT) next version of Windows wouldn't have a Start button, they panicked. Replaced in Windows 8 by the user interface formerly known as "Metro," that tiny ...

This software not only restores the old Windows Start menu but also does a lot more. You can change the configuration so that everything looks like Windows 7. It also reels in features of Windows ...

Tips Third-party applications like Pokki, Start8 and Classic Shell restore the Windows Start menu and automatically configure your computer to start to desktop.

Classic Shell concentrates on providing a close-to-exact replica of Windows 7, and it’s free (formerly open source, now freeware).

Under its new leadership, Microsoft (MSFT) has been busy re-engineering Windows 8.1 to appeal to its vast base of customers who weren't quite ready for a revolutionary operating system. The Windows ...

How to use Open Shell as your Windows 10 Start menu Your email has been sent The Windows 10 Start menu strives to be versatile by offering you a traditional one ...