Start Menu X Pro 4.8 + Free 4.8 - Freeware

| File Size : 4.66 Mb |

Start Menu X replaces your default Start Menu, or adds a Start Menu in the case of Windows 8, with a more customizable Start Menu. With Start Menu X, you can easily add whatever you want to the Start Menu — folders, files, documents, programs, etc.

Take note Start Menu X has a freeware and a paid (Pro) version. We specifically reviewed the freeware version but we will mention the differences between the two.

[Note: You may have heard or used Tidy Start Menu, Vista Start Menu, Start Menu 7, and Start Menu XP. Those programs are by the same developer of Start Menu X and are no longer actively developed. All of those four programs have been succeeded by Start Menu X.]

Pros

• Allows users to customize the menu as desired, adding any folder, file, document, program, etc.
• Supports ‘Virtual Groups’, which allow you to group common files/programs/etc. into one sub folder for Start Menu X without actually grouping them in a folder in Windows. Comes with five groups — System, Graphics, Office, Games, and Internet — and these must be manually enabled if you want to use them, they are disabled by default.
• For Windows XP, Vista, and Win 7: Completely replaces the Start Menu, so using the Windows key brings up Start Menu X instead of default Start Menu
• For Windows 8: Adds a Start Menu, and has the ability to automatically skip Start Screen upon Windows 8 boot
• Allows users to skin Start Menu X. The program itself comes with five skins with users having the ability to add their own custom skins if desired.
• Allows users to ‘scale’ (increase font size of) the menu
• Can replace Start Menu button in taskbar with a custom button; comes with Angry Birds, Apple, Windows 7, and Windows 8 orbs to pick from
• Start Menu X has a built-in search box in the menu (like in default Vista and Win7 Start Menu)
• Start Menu X can be manually resized and/or detached from the taskbar
• The following features are available in Pro version only (not available in freeware version): Tabs, ability to change structure, ability to modify virtual groups and create new virtual groups, ability to execute a program by clicking a folder, and the ability to sort files by name