StartIsBack++ restores original Windows 10 start menu with all its features: search, pinned and recently used apps, fully customizable settings. Start button and Start menu look and behave exactly as they used to in Windows 7.
StartIsBack is lightweight and secure: it does not require administrator rights to install, consumes minimal amount of system resources, does not run additional processes or services.
What"s hot about StartIsBack on Windows 10 now:
- Live badges for modern apps on taskbar and Start menu!
- Ability to reduce resource usage by disabling newer Start menu and Cortana processes from prelaunching
- Ability to use adequately sized (32x32) large icons and larger start menu button on taskbar
- Modern icon glyphs on Start menu right hand pane
- Modern blur, drop shadow and immersive context menus for start menu
- Fully dynamic DPI aware start menu and configuration app
- New modern style with round user picture
- Lots of new minor additions and tweaks
Changes in StartIsBack++ 1.3:
- Support for Windows 10 Anniversary Update
- New feature to disable application preloader on Windows 10 Anniversary Update
- Improved Plain10 visual style (search results are no longer black on white)
- StartIsBack now does not require reinstallation after Windows build upgrade
- Added glyph icons to PC settings
- Added support for non-numeric metro icon badges
- Added "Open file location" for jumplist items
- Various fixes and improvements
Download: StartIsBack++ 1.3 | 1.2 MB (Free to Try, $2.99 to Buy)
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