Category: Softwarez

StartW8–a closer, free Windows Aero start menu alternative–for Windows 8

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While searching for Third Party alternative software’s for bringing back windows start menu feel on Windows 8, I came across few interesting tools – and I introduced them in my earlier blog posts – Stardock’s Start8 (licensed version), Classic Shell, Power8 were those. [logo courtesy: AreaGuard] Today I just found another cool alternative that you… Continue reading

Power8–yet another replacement to bring back old Windows Start Menu in Windows 8

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Power8 is a similar windows start menu alternative like ‘Classic Shell’, which I introduced in the last post. Benefits Power8 includes: No system files patching; No hooks over system objects; No app-init DLLs; No additional services, drivers, etc; No trash in registry; No installation – just unpack and launch; Small, fast and powerful; Open-source; You… Continue reading

Classic Shell – the Free Start Menu alternative for your Windows 8/7

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Being a Windows 8 user you always dreamed of having Start menu back, unfortunately there is no straight work around for having our old Windows 7 kind of start menu back. We have to rely on third part alternative software’s, which provides us the old start menu kind of menu function back to Windows 8.… Continue reading

Bring Start Menu back to your Windows 8 PC with Start8

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Stardock Corporation(makers of ObjectDock and WindowBlinds) has released a free tool – Start8 – that will bring Start Menu back to your Windows 8 PC. This tool will give you a native looking Start Menu to your Windows 8 OS, with more familiar programs listing. It would be useful to all Windows enthusiasts who are… Continue reading