Overview
What is NewStart?
NewStart : A lightweight application that enables you to change the default color of the Start button in Windows XP, turning it from green to blue
In depth
A closer look at NewStart
The now-dead Windows XP still has its devotees, but there are features in this late operating system version that even they did not like. As a consequence, there are applications that, at the time, managed to customize the working environment of the popular Windows XP. NewStart NewStart is nothing more than a Windows XP theme having the sole function of removing the green start button of the operating system, which some considered inaesthetic in combination with the deep blue taskbar. To use NewStart, you first have to deploy the Uxtheme Multi-patcher, which enables you to make modifications to the Windows themes.
Requirements
System requirements
Windows XP
Verdict
Should you download NewStart?
NewStart runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 519 KB.
We’ve catalogued it under
System.
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At a glance
NewStart specifications
- Publisher
-
James A. Smith
- Last updated
- Apr 29, 2026
- Requirements
- Windows XP
- License
- Freeware
- Operating system
- Windows 10/11
- File size
- 519 KB
- Price
- Free
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- 743
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