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StartIsBack is a shell enhancement that returns a start menu and start button to Windows 8 and Windows 10, behaving as in Windows 7. It also offers taskbar skinning, jump list replacement, centered taskbar icons and Start menu customization. Versions exist for Windows 8, 8.1 and 10, with StartAllBack for Windows 11. A trial is available and a license key costs $4.99.
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The PortableApps.com Platform is a portable software system that ties portable apps together and lets users build a custom portable app suite for use in a synced cloud folder, on a local PC, or on a portable USB drive. It is free and open source and offers app organization, automatic software updates, themes and customization, and integrated backup and restore.
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StartIsBack is a shell enhancement that returns a start menu and start button to Windows 8 and Windows 10, behaving as in Windows 7. It also offers taskbar skinning, jump list replacement, centered taskbar icons and Start menu customization. Versions exist for Windows 8, 8.1 and 10, with StartAllBack for Windows 11. A trial is available and a license key costs $4.99.
Zero Install is a decentralized, open-source software distribution system for Windows, Linux and macOS that runs applications without installing them. It fetches a GPG-signed XML feed, selects compatible versions, downloads and hash-verifies archives into a cache, then runs the app from that cache. Software can be published on any static web host.
The PortableApps.com Platform is a portable software system that ties portable apps together and lets users build a custom portable app suite for use in a synced cloud folder, on a local PC, or on a portable USB drive. It is free and open source and offers app organization, automatic software updates, themes and customization, and integrated backup and restore.
GeekUninstaller is a free uninstaller for Windows. It performs clean removal with deep scanning to delete leftovers after standard uninstalls, and offers force removal for stubborn or broken programs. It can uninstall Microsoft Store apps, supports instant search, a dark mode, and 40+ interface languages. It is distributed as a single portable EXE for 32-bit, 64-bit and ARM64 Windows.
ThrottleStop is a small application designed to monitor for and correct three main types of CPU throttling used on many laptops. The download page lists versions for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 11, 10, 8 and 7, including stable and beta releases.
Kando is an open source, cross-platform pie menu for launching applications, executing keyboard macros and opening files. It is designed for mouse, stylus, touch or controller input, and supports Windows, macOS and Linux. Menus can be bound to shortcuts and nested into submenus, and it is described as completely free.
