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 ...

When using Classic Shell and CSMenu, you can instantly switch back to the default Windows 7 Start menu by clicking the "Start" button while holding down the "Shift" key. Andrew Meer Contributor ...

Windows only: Start menu replacement utility Classic Shell adds back some of the missing features in Windows 7 or Vista that used to exist in XP—like ...

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.

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 ...

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.

There’s more. When you click the start button in Classic Shell, then “Settings,” you’ll see the things you want most: Control Panel, Printers, PC settings, Network Connections and more.

Once installed, a shell-shaped Start button (pictured above) appears, and it works similar to the Windows 7 Start button. As options, Classic Shell also offers setting adjustments for displaying ...

Classic Shell tries to protect you from the Windows 8 Start screen but with limited success. Unless you choose otherwise, it brings you directly to the desktop every time you boot Windows 8.