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.

Most every longtime Windows user knows the sad saga of the lowly Start menu. Born as a button in Windows 95, modified in XP and Vista, and blossoming into its most usable form in Windows 7, the ...

The new Start menu doesn’t look much like the one that debuted with Windows 95 two decades ago, but it does pretty much the same thing—it’s a place to find and open apps and files. It’s a ...

As Microsoft turns 50, we're looking at the Start menu's changes from its debut in Windows 95, passing through 98, ME, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, and 11. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Open-Shell’s Start menu options are straight out of the Windows 7 era. Restoring lost taskbar features I’ve become a huge fan of ExplorerPatcher on Windows 11.

Type 'open shell' in the start menu to open 'Open-Shell Menu Settings'. The design of the start menu search screen at this time has also changed from that of Windows 11. The Open-Shell Menu ...