Bring Back a Few Old Windows Features With These 5 Tools
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Summary
As Windows evolves, users should not have to sacrifice the use of longstanding features, and various tools can help to reintroduce former attributes such as the traditional Windows 7 Start menu or context menu, according to a recent guide.
RetroBar, for example, can transport users back to the Windows 95 era by altering the taskbar to resemble earlier Windows editions, and GadgetPack can resuscitate the now-defunct desktop gadgets that were seen in Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Paid tool StartAllBack offers a trial and goes further, replacing Start menu, taskbar, system tray and Explorer functions with choices ranging from Windows 7 to an edited version of Windows 11, while Winaero Tweaker can restore the classic context menu and enable the Ribbon File Explorer employed in Windows 10.
The free Ultimate Windows Tweaker likewise offers a range of tweaks to restore old functionality in Windows.