Mar 1, 2025 · Bring back the Windows 8 Start Menu easily! Discover top tools and tips to restore the classic menu you know and love.

Open Shell is a powerful, customizable suite of utilities designed to restore classic Windows functionalities to modern versions (Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, and 11). Brings back the classic Start …

Sep 20, 2018 · In Windows 8.1, the Start Button is back – but not the classic Start menu. In this post, Mike Hildebrand and I present you a couple of solutions that should help the traditional mouse and …

Sep 30, 2022 · There is no option to enable the start menu in Windows 8. You need to install third-party Menus that exactly look like the original ones. And it should support a great look, color, …

Mar 6, 2012 · Both the Start button and classic Start menu are gone in Windows 8. If you don't like the full-screen, Metro-style "Start screen," there are a few ways to get a classic-style Start menu back.

Visit the Classic Shell forum to find custom menu skins and start buttons. If you are having problems uninstalling or upgrading Classic Shell, please read this forum post. After 8 years I have decided to …

Sep 29, 2025 · How to transform the Start screen in Windows 8.1 into a Start Menu, without installing third-party tools, for free and with just a few clicks.

Dec 31, 2020 · Restore the familiar Start button in Windows 8 with steps and tools, offering both built-in and third-party solutions for a better user experience.

May 26, 2021 · Install at least the "Classic Start Menu" component to get your usual start menu on Windows 8 / 8.1. The other components are optional and can be disabled by clicking on the small …

Start Menu 8 brings back Start Menu to Windows 8, and allows users to skip Metro start page and boot to Windows 8 desktop directly.