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Open-Shell makes Windows 11 feel like the Windows people actually liked, and it costs nothing

Windows 11's Start menu is disappointing, but you can bring things back to better times with Open-Shell. And it's completely ...
Bleeping Computer

Open Shell brings back the glory days of the Windows Start Menu

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. Open Shell originally came out as Classic Shell ...
Reuters

Problem-Solving Apps: Classic Start Menu, Search Commands

My recent article on tweaking the Windows 7 taskbar icons produced a lot of great follow-up questions, including one from reader Bob A. He doesn't like the scrolling All Programs list in 7's Start ...
PC World

Five tools to bring the Start menu back to Windows 8.1

If you’re frustrated by the lack of a Start menu on Windows 8 but want to move your experience forward rather than bring back the Start menu of yore, try Pokki. When Windows 8.1 ships tomorrow, the ...