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Classic Start Menu Topic: Is there a toggle to choose metro or desktop app at startup?
kris44dad
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:48 am
Replies: 2 25962
I'm sorry, I can't. The user was waiting for the unit. I had to return it. Based on your description of how the software works, and MS comments about faster boot times, I wonder if MS has a bug in it's prefetch that isn't seeing the uninstall, and using a cached version of your executable stored som...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Is there a toggle to choose metro or desktop app at startup?
kris44dad
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:43 am
Replies: 2 25962
Is there a toggle setting to switch whether the Metro desktop comes up at start-up or the desktop app? I installed classic shell, and the desktop app comes up first, all windowey and everything, but if the user wants to switch back to the Metro default in the future, is there any way to do that and ...
Bug Reports Topic: missing icon on Metro desktop after classic shell mistake
kris44dad
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:56 am
Replies: 11 41936
In addition to his instructions above, I had to re-pin the app to the Metro page. I should mention that it was fortunate for me that I still had the original shortcut in the recycle bin. Windows had replaced the missing app file with a newer one that obviously didn't work. I can tell right now there...
Bug Reports Topic: missing icon on Metro desktop after classic shell mistake
kris44dad
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:34 am
Replies: 11 41936
Here is how you can fix it. Open this folder: %localappdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Application Shortcuts. Locate the folder of the Modern app there and move the shortcut on the desktop back inside that folder (cut-paste). Then it will show up in "Apps" in the Start Menu. To get it back on the...
Bug Reports Topic: missing icon on Metro desktop after classic shell mistake
kris44dad
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:14 am
Replies: 11 41936
I installed windows solitaire and classic shell broke the link to the icon on the metro desktop. My fault, but here's how I did it: After installing classic shell, I saw the "Apps" program group right above the search box (neat!). I thought to myself, "I'll just drag this one app icon...
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