Not happy with the Windows 10 Start menu? Open Shell is a free Start menu alternative worth trying.

Here are some free Start menu alternatives for Windows 11/10. You can use these Start menu replacement tools along with Windows Start menu.

Several third-party utilities can serve as Start menu replacements for Windows 8 users who aren't as keen on the new Start screen.

Instead, if you want to open multiple programs from your Start menu (without it closing each time you do so), there’s a little trick you can use. And it’s absurdly easy.

Again, click the Start button, right-click on the All Programs entry and select Open to open a second File Explorer window showing the shortcuts for programs installed for your own account (Figure G).

You can open Windows Tools in Windows 11 by Searching, from Start Menu programs list, Through Control Panel, Using Windows Tools Path in Explorer.

Commentary: The Windows 8 Start screen does offers certain benefits, but the good, old-fashioned Start menu is still the best way to access all your programs and settings.

You can easily configure the Windows 7 Start menu, changing the look and putting your favorite programs front and center.

TTGSteve asked the Windows forum to recommend a good Start Menu program for Windows 8.

Evening All,I've a friends' computer with a strange issue.Problem: On the Vista Start Menu, under the "All Programs" 'switch' - the majority of the Program folders have disappeared. Even the ...