To switch back from the Windows 11 Start menu to the classic start menu, you could use this simple Registry Editor tweak. Press Win+R to open the Run window and type the command regedit in the Run ...

On Windows 11, you can use the "Open-Shell-Menu" utility to bring back the classic Start menu. I'm not a fan of using third-party tools to tweak the behavior of the operating system, but this app ...

If you're not a fan of the default Start Menu experience on Windows 11, then consider installing this free and open-source ...

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. If you don’t ...

Windows 11 brought with it a lot of big changes in an attempt to modernize Windows. One of them was a new context menu that uses a more modern look and drops support for a lot of older options and ...

Like many of the other items, the Context Menu or the right-click menu in Windows 11 has also undergone changes compared to what it previously was in 10. The UI has been slimmed down tremendously with ...

This guide covers four top Windows 11 Start menu replacement apps: Start11, StartAllBack, Open Shell Menu, and Flow Launcher. These apps offer a range of customization options, from classic layouts to ...

According to SlashGear, changing the default Windows Start Menu has, for every time, proven to be a very controversial move. It was also stated that no other version has ever been really universally ...

As people became more comfortable with the Windows 10 Start menu, Microsoft massively changed it with Windows 11. However, there was a workaround to bring back the familiar menu until Windows 11 build ...

Windows 11 caused an uproar with major changes made to the beloved Start Menu. But popular Windows utility developer, Stardock, has a beta version of an application that makes Windows 11 feel a bit ...

There are three different ways to restore the Classic Alt+Tab dialog in Windows 11/10. These are: Using Windows Registry Using Ultimate Windows Tweaker 5 Temporarily open the Classic Alt+Tab menu. Let ...

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