After the advent of Windows 8, the convenient and multifunctional Start button disappeared. Despite the fact that Microsoft returned it in the operating system with the index "10", it also lost the interface familiar to it for comfortable work and actually functions in the same way as in the "Eight": directories are not displayed in it, "Metro-" and standard programs are laid out in a general list, and they differ only in icons.
Therefore, owners of computers that have updated or installed the new Windows 10 are forced to install special applications to ensure the normal functionality and convenience of the Start button.
In the note, Dozens users will find the best solution to return all the benefits of the Start button, which was inherent in earlier versions of Windows XP and 7.
StartIsBack+
This program allows you to equip the Windows 10 operating system with a full-fledged Start button. One of its main advantages is the complete similarity with this menu in Windows 7. The application provides the menu with all the functionality of the button that was in the "Seven". The utility has excellent functionality that allows you to remove Metro-programs and most of the interfering utilities installed in the system by default.
It should be noted that the application can eliminate surveillance of the user and make it impossible to record the conversations of the owner of the Cortana computer.
The utility is suitable for installation in all versions of Windows 10.
Start Menu X
Software development is distributed completely free of charge. Allows you to fully replace Start in Windows 10. The main advantage is the convenient and quick menu customization for user requirements. It is possible to call at any time the menu set by default in the "Ten" by simply holding "Shift".
The user can independently choose the color content of the start button. Provides ease of sorting programs into virtual groups as you see fit. Using the utility, it is possible to literally completely correct the interface of the start menu and the button itself. The advantages of the application include the fact that it completely excludes advertising.
Classic Shell
In terms of functionality, the program is similar to the utility presented above.
The interface is available in the following 3 types:
- Similar Windows 7;
- Similar to Windows XP;
- Classic with 2 columns.
The application can adjust both the menu itself and the button interface. In addition to the available pre-installed templates, you can make absolutely any picture a background. The utility settings provide the user with wide opportunities, for example, binding the functionality of the right mouse button, holding the "Shift" button, etc. There is also a 100% working "Search". The program is constantly supported by its developer and is regularly updated.
Power 8
A very easy-to-use application that turns the start menu into a "Start" with a comfortable interface. Absolutely all programs installed in Windows 10 will be listed and conveniently sorted. In addition, much-needed user items will appear: This Computer, Administrative Tools, Network, Control Panel, Libraries. And also in Start there will be a standard display of folders through which you can open the programs required for work.
Also, among the main advantages of the utility, it should be noted the presence of Search, which operates at the same high speed as in Windows 7. In addition to standard functions, the new Search allows you to analyze the contents of not only computer memory, but also the Internet. Absolutely all users using this program in the 10th version of the OS note that it successfully works in the new system without failures and complaints.
Start10
This program can be attributed to the leader in the presented list of utilities. It functions perfectly in the Windows 10 environment and can make using the new system as convenient as in the “Seventh” version of the system. There are many pre-installed themes for the visual presentation of the menu, as well as the Start button icon itself.
