Windows 10: Use classic start menu

With the new Windows 10, the start menu was also revised. However, some people wish the old Windows 7 Start menu again. It is also possible to restore the classic Start menu in Windows 10. To do this, you just need to install a specific program and make a few settings.

How can you bring back the classic Start menu in Windows 10?

To bring back the classic Start menu in Windows 10, you need a specific program.

1. Download and install the free Classic Shell program.
2. Now click the Windows icon in the bottom left corner. Classic Shell will open automatically and ask you for basic settings. You can choose between three different variations. The classic style of Windows XP, the classic style with two columns and the Windows 7 style.
3. Choose a classic start menu and click "OK" - you will be shown the classic start bar.
4. However, you do not necessarily have to use the Classic Shell. Sie können das neue Windows 10 Startmenü auch über die Einstellungen Ihren Bedürfnissen anpassen.
5. Klicken Sie dazu einfach mit der rechten Maustaste auf das Windows-Symbol und gehen Sie dann auf „Einstellungen“. Hier können Sie nun Verschiedenes anpassen. Legen Sie beispielsweise fest, was passiert, sobald Sie auf den Startknopf klicken.