startX Alternatives

Classic Shell

Classic Shell is free software getting back the better start menu from Win7 in Win10!.

Features:

• Customizable
• Change Start Button
• Multiple languages
• System Tweaker

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.

Features:

• Change Start Button
• System Tweaker
• Support for Themes

Pokki

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

Features:

• Program Launchers
• Launcher

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...

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...

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...

Power8

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....

Features:

• Launcher
• Multiple languages

Handy Start Menu

Do you often find yourself looking for a program in the long list of the Start menu? The Handy Start Menu, a small utility will make your computation much easier and...

Start10

Start10 adds the familiar Windows 7 start menu experience to Windows 10 .

Features:

• Customizable
• Windows 10

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...