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Classic Start Menu Topic: Submenu folder icons
Ivo
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:04 am
Replies: 4 40888
Try clearing the cached icons. From the Settings click on Backup, then Clear cached information.
Bug Reports Topic: Start button is off by 1 pixel when using Classic Shell.
Ivo
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 7:45 am
Replies: 4 188460
This is on purpose. I don't remember the exact reason, but it had something to do with tricking the Metro start screen to not show up when it otherwise would.
Bug Reports Topic: Love Classc Shell but something is crashing Windows
Ivo
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:32 pm
Replies: 1 53205
The crash appears related to the "Recent Documents" folder. Maybe you have a link inside it to itself. I would suggest you clear the entire folder and see if the crashes stop.
Classic Shell no longer in development. Source code released
Ivo
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 10:28 pm
Replies: 172 14534681
It has the ones that are part of the Classic Shell software. Any additional skins that you see on this forum are created by other people. You need to contact them for the actual source files and usage terms.
Classic Shell no longer in development. Source code released
Ivo
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 9:50 pm
Replies: 172 14534681
I did not create the GitHub repository, but I believe the skins are there: https://github.com/coddec/Classic-Shell/tree/master/ClassicShellSrc/Skins And the images for the start buttons can be found here: https://github.com/coddec/Classic-Shell/tree/master/ClassicShellSrc/ClassicStartMenu/ClassicSta...
Classic Start Menu Topic: WIN 10 Start Menu Font
Ivo
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 7:33 pm
Replies: 2 27508
Maybe it has a different smoothing option? Try changing the "Font smoothing" setting in the Menu Look tab.
Classic Shell no longer in development. Source code released
Ivo
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 4:57 pm
Replies: 172 14534681
Classic Shell will continue working for Windows 8 and 8.1. It is very unlikely that a future update to those OSes will break something. The problem is Windows 10, because there is a new version of it coming out every 6 months. Every update changes something that requires Classic Shell to be modified...
Chitchat Topic: How to uninstall Classic Shell?
Ivo
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 11:08 am
Replies: 7 78503
Classic Shell does not make permanent changes to Windows. I don't know what other software you had installed that was causing your "classic shell" problems, but you may ask their support for help.
Chitchat Topic: How to uninstall Classic Shell?
Ivo
Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 9:51 am
Replies: 7 78503
Download the Classic Shell Utility from here: http://www.classicshell.net/downloads/
Classic Start Menu Topic: Explorer stops responding on windows 2008 R2 enterprise
Ivo
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:22 am
Replies: 8 59009
ClassicStartMenuDLL.dll
Classic Start Menu Topic: Explorer stops responding on windows 2008 R2 enterprise
Ivo
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 9:46 am
Replies: 8 59009
Yes, unless you explicitly choose to clear the settings.
Classic Start Menu Topic: Explorer stops responding on windows 2008 R2 enterprise
Ivo
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 8:59 am
Replies: 8 59009
Something is very weird with ClassicStartMenuDLL.dll. It is still version 3.4.1, and is loaded from C:\Windows\System32, instead of C:\Program Files\Classic Shell. I would recommend you use the Classic Shell Utility from here: http://www.classicshell.net/downloads to completely uninstall Classic She...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Explorer stops responding on windows 2008 R2 enterprise
Ivo
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 8:59 am
Replies: 8 59009
The dumps show that you have a very old version of Classic Shell, and also for some reason the start menu and the Explorer extensions are from different versions.
Classic Start Menu Topic: how do i delete this menu?
Ivo
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:48 am
Replies: 2 29935
Turn off the jumplists from the Main Menu tab in the settings.
Classic Explorer Topic: Lost 'Up' button i Explorer, shows enabled, but isn't there
Ivo
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 1:17 pm
Replies: 2 38130
Announcements Topic: New Classic Shell Utility is released [Aug 18th 2015]
Ivo
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 1:00 pm
Replies: 9 879053
The easiest is to simply install the new version. No need to uninstall anything.
Bug Reports Topic: Program list in Classic Menu not fully sorted
Ivo
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:31 pm
Replies: 1 50807
Right-click on any of those items and select "Sort by name". You can also select "Auto arrange", which will keep them always sorted even after programs are added or removed.
Classic Start Menu Topic: question
Ivo
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 3:30 pm
Replies: 3 37423
The width of the classic menu is only determined by the size of its elements and the padding in the skin.
Classic Start Menu Topic: question
Ivo
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 2:08 pm
Replies: 3 37423
which style? which part of it?
Chitchat Topic: Does any forum allow you to delete a account?
Ivo
Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 10:58 am
Replies: 4 34711
What account do you want to delete?
Classic Start Menu Topic: Classic Shell won't install
Ivo
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 7:05 pm
Replies: 1 23586
Looks like you are using a different software, called "Start Menu 8". Uninstall it, reboot, then download and install the genuine Classic Shell software from here: www.classicshell.net .
Classic Start Menu Topic: Transfer to new computer
Ivo
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 8:41 am
Replies: 6 38848
Also this will not transfer the contents of the start menu. The start menu contents come from the list of the installed programs, and they will most likely be very different.
Classic Start Menu Topic: CS does not launch with Windows.
Ivo
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 9:56 am
Replies: 9 55603
Download the Classic Shell Utility from here: http://www.classicshell.net/downloads
Classic Start Menu Topic: Is it possible to disable CS for individual users?
Ivo
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 7:23 am
Replies: 1 22393
Uncheck the setting "Start automatically for this user".
Classic Start Menu Topic: Transfer Classic Desktop to Win10 desktop
Ivo
Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2017 9:13 am
Replies: 1 27761
There is no such thing as Classic Desktop. The desktop is part of Windows. It will stay the same even after you remove Classic Shell. Only the start menu will change.
Classic Shell no longer in development. Source code released
Ivo
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 4:29 pm
Replies: 172 14534681
About the suggestions to take Classic Shell commercially - that's not a solution for me. It has never been about the money. I have had a well-paying job in game development for years, even before Classic Shell started. The main goal was to have fun coding, to create a tool mostly for my own use (at ...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 update
Ivo
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 4:16 pm
Replies: 1 22951
Is it possible your PC is in Tablet mode? Press Win+A, then uncheck Tablet mode from the bottom.
Classic Shell no longer in development. Source code released
Ivo
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 2:03 pm
Replies: 172 14534681
Sad news, everyone. After months of deliberation, I have decided to stop the development of Classic Shell. It was a great adventure for me that lasted 8 fun and exciting years. It started back in 2009 as a simple weekend project and over time grew to be a hugely popular software brand with many mill...
Feature Requests Topic: Classic Shell Scroll
Ivo
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 10:37 am
Replies: 3 69192
The Classic style has scrolling, because that's how the Classic menu worked in old versions of Windows (XP and older). The Windows 7 style doesn't have scrolling, because that's how it worked in Windows 7.
Feature Requests Topic: Start:Apps - filter out NoUIEntryPoints-DesignMode
Ivo
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 10:35 am
Replies: 1 54568
Nobody else has reported this. Do you know which app these belong to?
Bug Reports Topic: App's Icons in Taskbar are Greyed out if also in start menu
Ivo
Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:53 am
Replies: 3 28317
I see. In your case the pinned programs are stored in the "Start Menu" folder. It appears that the latest version of the taskbar is not liking that. First unpin the apps from the start menu. Then go to the Main Menu tab in the settings, and switch the pinned programs from "Use Start M...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 Fall Creators Update [FCU] Support
Ivo
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 5:50 pm
Replies: 13 72412
@Norton - the DMP files are not crash dumps. They are just dumps from the current state of the process, probably captured from Task Manager.
Classic Start Menu Topic: Changing Metro App Folder Icon in Program List
Ivo
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 5:35 pm
Replies: 3 34199
The icon is hard-coded to use resource ID 2 from ClassicStartMenuDLL.dll. You can potentially replace the icon in the DLL file.
Classic Start Menu Topic: Can I edit the Default Programs Shortcut?
Ivo
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 1:01 pm
Replies: 2 26597
Go to the Customize Start Menu tab in the settings. From here you can edit the menu items, their look, and what they do.
Classic Start Menu Topic: PC Settings Link Does Not Work
Ivo
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 12:58 pm
Replies: 3 26620
If your menu was not working before installing Classic Shell, then there's something screwy with your system. Possibly another software you have installed is interfering? Or a hardware issue?
Bug Reports Topic: Start menu not launched every time
Ivo
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 12:55 pm
Replies: 3 27040
What version of Classic Shell do you have? What version of Windows?
Classic Start Menu Topic: WRONG DISPLAY !
Ivo
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 1:44 pm
Replies: 6 42427
Sounds like you have tablet mode turned on. Press Win+A and uncheck tablet mode at the bottom.
Bug Reports Topic: Win 10 desktop continually restarts, until CS 4.3.1 removed
Ivo
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:51 pm
Replies: 4 34882
This looks like a crash in Explorer. You need to capture a crash dump. Look at the link at the top of this page for instructions.
Bug Reports Topic: Classic Shell> Taskbar> Taskbar color XML settings load bug
Ivo
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:46 pm
Replies: 1 21407
There is more to changing the taskbar color than just changing the registry setting. When you edit the color via the settings GUI, some extra work is performed. Looks like when loading XML it doesn't happen. I'll log it as a bug.
Bug Reports Topic: Can't search pc settings
Ivo
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:41 pm
Replies: 2 24506
Does the search from the Windows menu work?
Classic Start Menu Topic: can't add shortcuts to all programs menu or subfolders
Ivo
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:37 pm
Replies: 1 20132
It is possible you've lost permissions to edit those folders. Look at the folder properties and see if the permissions look OK, and that the owner of the folder is correct.
Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 Updates - Classic shell needs to configure itself
Ivo
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:34 pm
Replies: 1 31496
The helper DLL does more than just update it's COM registration.
Bug Reports Topic: Classic Shell Start Menu causes explorer lock up
Ivo
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:24 pm
Replies: 68 311018
So far the most reliable way to reproduce the issue has been to install some software. At some point during installation the threads in Explorer start piling up. There must be some weird interaction between Classic Shell, Explorer, and MSI. I spent few days trying to track it down, but as of yet I h...
Bug Reports Topic: Windows 10 Classic Shell Issue
Ivo
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:20 pm
Replies: 1 21235
You've encountered a crash (access violation). You need to create a crash dump. Click on the link at the top of this page how to capture a dump.
Bug Reports Topic: Can't right click on anything in start menu
Ivo
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:17 pm
Replies: 10 93707
Since uninstalling Classic Shell doesn't solve your problem, it is very likely something got messed up in Windows itself.
Classic Start Menu Topic: Can't right click programs on the taskbar anymore
Ivo
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:13 pm
Replies: 10 54779
Can you reliably reproduce the problem when the taskbar is hidden, and it goes away when the taskbar is not hidden? I'm assuming you are talking about the "auto-hide" taskbar.
Classic Start Menu Topic: How do I disable the classic start menu for all users?
Ivo
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:09 pm
Replies: 1 20687
Look at the Administrative Settings section in the help how to affect all users. It can be done via registry key or GPO.
Classic Start Menu Topic: Server 2012 RDS no Log Off option
Ivo
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:04 pm
Replies: 3 31075
Go to the Customize Start Menu tab in the settings and delete/change any items you don't like.
Chitchat Topic: angery
Ivo
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:02 pm
Replies: 5 33972
This forum uses a database of suspected spam user names, emails, and IP addresses. If such account is created, it is automatically deleted. Here's more info: http://www.classicshell.net/faq/#spam_login
Feature Requests Topic: Sart Menu Style - add windows 10 option
Ivo
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:53 am
Replies: 2 80083
From the Controls tab you can change which of the two menus (Windows 10 or Classic Shell) will open when you click or press the Win key.
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