Most readers will probably point out that the newer Windows 7 start menu format is well worth getting used to, but for those of you that just prefer the old way of doing things, the free, open ...

Although the Windows 7 Start menu provides a host of useful features, ... Click "Finish" to complete installing Classic Shell. Click the "Start" button to open the Classic Start menu.

If you select 'Windows 7 Style', you can use a start menu with a design similar to that of Windows 7. You can also change the appearance of the Start button. Select 'Aero' to display the Open ...

Classic Shell (Opens in a new window) is free, open-source donationware that gives you the option of a classic (Windows 98ish), Windows XP, or Vista/7 Start menu.

Many Windows aficionados yearn for the Windows 7 Start menu, and the two products reviewed here strive to give it to them, pasted on top of Windows 10. Classic Shell concentrates on providing a ...

In Windows 8, Classic Shell adds the Start button back to a user’s desktop and provides the same classic customizable Start Menu it does in older Windows builds. A full list of Classic Shell ...

Instead, you’ll get the program’s Settings dialog box.If you close that dialog box and click Start again, you’ll get Classic Shell’s Windows 7-like default Start menu.

Open-Shell is a popular Start menu replacement that allows you to go back in time and bring back the classic Start menu from Windows 7, XP, and even older Windows versions.

Of the two, Stardock’s Start8 most closely resembles the Windows 7 Start menu. You have to dig pretty deeply into the program to find where it falls short—its configurability. Stardock ...

You will now have a fully functional Windows 8 Start Menu as shown below. If you wish to customize the Start Menu, you can right-click on the Start Button and select Settings.. This will open the ...