We earn commission when you buy through affiliate links.

This does not influence our reviews or recommendations.Learn more.

Its sleek, heavily customizable, and comes with cool live tiles that show live information from apps.

IObit Start Menu 8

It has over a dozen built-in Start menu buttons that are actually very high quality.

This is sufficient to get a new Start Menu that is simple and functional.

This opens a dozen more tabs to fully customize the Start menu.

Open Shell Start Menu

This Windows Start menu alternative is for both the Start menu and the Taskbar of Windows.

Any changes you make will affect both the Start menu and the Taskbar.

It comes with 3 Start menu styles which are mostly inspired by the Windows 7 Start menu.

Open Shell Choose Start menu style

Although, it does have a 30-days trial version that contains all the features for you to evaluate.

Start10

Start10takes a little different approach to Start menu style.

Instead of exactly copying the Windows 7 style, it makes Windows 10 Start menu style simpler.

Open Shell settings

And also a modern style that functions the same but uses the Windows 10 Start menu background.

you’re free to even upload a custom photo and apply it as a Start menu background.

Start10 is also a premium app and youll have to pay $3.74 to get the lifetime license.

enable all settings in Open Shell

Although it’s possible for you to use the fully functional30-days trial versionbefore buying (requires email signup).

you’re able to access folders and their items right from the Start menu and even access subfolders.

Each of them has its own unique features that make them worth picking depending on your preference.

StartIsBack

And others dont offer enough exciting features that I may put them in the spotlight.

I am still listing them here as some of you might find them useful depending on your needs.

you could also download more skins if the current ones dont kindly you.ViStartis also completely free and open source.

StartIsBack change Start menu color

Unfortunately, the Start menu size is very small and there seems to be no way to resize it.

This makes it very difficult to navigate the Start menu as titles take a lot of space.

Next, find out how you cantweak Windows 10 for better performance.

StartIsBack Configuration menu

Start10

Start10 add custom image

Start10 Control options

Start Menu X

Start Menu X set power timer

ViStart

Start Menu Reviver