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Comparison of Start menu replacements for Windows 8
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_alternative_shells_for_Windows/Ig4x2xRD">List of alternative shells for Windows</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.classicshell.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2399">Compare Start Menus:Classic Shell vs StartIsBack, Start8 etc</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.laptopmag.com/5-windows-8-apps-to-bring-back-the-start-menu">5 Windows 8 Apps to Bring Back the Start Menu by LAPTOP Magazine</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Why Microsoft killed the Windows Start button". PC Pro. Retrieved 2012-12-15. <a href="http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/enterprise/375550/why-microsoft-killed-the-windows-start-button" target="_blank">http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/enterprise/375550/why-microsoft-killed-the-windows-start-button</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Whitney, Lance (2012-02-06). 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