Longing for Windows 7: Classic Shell brings back the old start menu design
If you want to go back to the good old days under Windows 10 or Windows 8, you can retrofit the Start menu from Windows 7. We'll show you how it's done.
Windows 10: Retrieve start menu from Windows 7
- The start menu was indispensable for Windows. From Windows 95 to Windows 7, it has always changed optically, but functionally everything has remained the same.
- With Windows 8 the era of the start menu was over. The start menu was completely gone. With the start of Windows 10, the start menu came back, but in a slightly strange way.
- You can get back the familiar classic look with the free Classic Shell program. If you install the program, the start menu is simply replaced by the old design familiar from Windows 7.
However, the new Windows 10 Start menu has some advantages. So you can individualize it according to your wishes. In the next practical tip, we will therefore show you how to customize the Start menu in Windows 10.