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 ...

Classic Shell isn’t a me-too Windows 8 fixer. This free utility’s first beta came out in November 2009, close on the heels of Windows 7. It’s been helping frustrated Windows users regain ...

The familiar "up" arrow from previous versions of Windows is missing from Windows 7. You can still head up to a higher directory with the Alt+Up keyboard shortcut, but if you'd like the button ...

Open Shell originally came out as Classic Shell in 2009 and it has been around for a while. With Open Shell, you can change the appearance of the Start Menu and replace with the likes of Windows 7.

Open-Shell is a free software that brings the classic Start Menu & more back to Windows 11/10 desktop. This Classic Shell alternative will customize your desktop experience.

Long a mainstay of the old-fashioned Windows interface fan club, Classic Shell’s developer Ivo Beltchev has thrown in the towel, releasing the code to SourceForge. Topics ...

Classic Shell's no-frills visual style and ample customization options make it easy to get the Start menu just the way you like it, even if you're using Windows 8. Blazing-fast live search ...

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 ...

If you want to access the regular Windows 10 Start menu, click on Back and then select the entry for Start Menu (Windows­) at the top. Figure I If you’re happy with Open Shell, you can further ...