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 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: DogmaX4 port [Classic 1,2 and 7 styles]

Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 1:57 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 20434


Ivo should have hired you for making the official skins or added some of the best skins when it was still alive. :P

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Xbox XtremeXP port [Classic styles]

Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 12:08 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 20890


Nice. You certainly have the best skill among us all for making Classic Start Menu skills. :)

 Forum: Chitchat   Topic: How to Close Account?

 Post subject: Re: How to Close Account? Topic is solved
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:07 am 

Replies: 1
Views: 45492


I've deleted your account as you requested. Your 1 post will remain as-is in case anyone is looking for the same solution.

 Forum: Start Buttons   Topic: Windows 11 Start Button

 Post subject: Windows 11 Start Button
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2021 6:43 am 

Replies: 0
Views: 46894


Windows 11 Start Button

Right click -> Save image as.... / Save target as... <whatever depending on browser> to save the image.

 Forum: Feature Requests   Topic: Right click context menu

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 4:53 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 30951


This was implemented eventually by the way. :)

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Separator in Program menu

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:35 pm 

Replies: 10
Views: 56156


Btw, here's how to add horizontal separator to organize apps into Groups: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3403

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Separator

 Post subject: Re: Separator
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:34 pm 

Replies: 16
Views: 63386


Btw, here's how to add horizontal separator to organize apps into Groups: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3403

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Separator Start Menu

 Post subject: Re: Separator Start Menu
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:33 pm 

Replies: 7
Views: 37450


How to add horizontal separator to organize apps into Groups: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3403

 Global announcement   Topic: Classic Shell / Open Shell Start and Windows 11

Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:06 am 

Replies: 14
Views: 736704


As mentioned above, there is a free open source in-memory patch available: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher by a talented developer, Valentin-Gabriel Radu to enable only the Classic Taskbar without enabling "UndockingDisabled" and prevent the side effects it comes with/the things...

 Forum: Feature Requests   Topic: Windows XP 2021 - system build for the modern PC

Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 9:27 pm 

Replies: 20
Views: 262159


The UI is in Russian, not English for the Chrome clone.

 Forum: Chitchat   Topic: Windows Theme Mod (Pushed taskbar button for active window)

Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:11 am 

Replies: 3
Views: 69480


For Windows 10, you can use StartIsBack++ to achieve the same.

 Global announcement   Topic: Classic Shell / Open Shell Start and Windows 11

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:00 pm 

Replies: 14
Views: 736704


If you wish to use Classic Shell / Open Shell with the new severely degraded "Modern" Windows 11 taskbar and the taskbar icons on the left (not centered), this particular button works well with it for now, completely overlaying the Windows 11 Start button. As it's a square button without a...

 Global announcement   Topic: Classic Shell / Open Shell Start and Windows 11

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:38 am 

Replies: 14
Views: 736704


Yeah so for Windows 11, you need to know first that although its Taskbar and Start Menu suck completely, the classic Taskbar code is still intact and can be revived. And Start Menu replacements (Classic Shell/Open Shell, or StartIsBack/StartAllBack or Stardock's apps) continue to work. ...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Good News Scrollbar skinning is back on Win10

Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2021 9:29 am 

Replies: 3
Views: 50632


Nope that user picture behavior must have been coded by Ivo into the 7 style itself and outside of the changeable skin parameters. A skin is after all also a DLL with other code running. For the Open Shell suggestions or questions, it's best to post them on GitHub (maybe you already did). :) Right n...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Good News Scrollbar skinning is back on Win10

Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 3:13 am 

Replies: 3
Views: 50632


Good to know. ge0rdi has done some neat fixes to Classic Shell on Windows 10's later releases.

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: When I press the START BUTTON, the "list" is random.

Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 3:31 am 

Replies: 3
Views: 42248


What is random? Provide a screenshot please. Did you try right click on any item inside All Programs and "Sort by Name" (to sort it once) or "Auto arrange" to keep it always sorted. That function is there in Windows (at least for the classic menus till Vista, and then in Classic ...

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: When I press the START BUTTON, the "list" is random.

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:38 am 

Replies: 3
Views: 42248


Search in settings for: sort. Right click inside All Programs -> Auto Arrange

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Fluent-Metro [7 style and Classic style]

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:35 am 

Replies: 2
Views: 40541


Yep I saw this at GitHub however I feel it is not very good/pointless. Without text labels on the right, the usability is reduced and a lot of space wasted in icons with big solid color background. The best skin I have come across in so many years of Classic Shell is your XP Metro-Glass Win10 (with ...

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: taskbar, make system icons larger?

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:32 am 

Replies: 2
Views: 28635


7+ Taskbar Tweaker advanced options: https://www.techydecisions.com/7-taskba ... d-options/

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: XP Metro-Glass Win10 [7style] and [Classic]

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:10 pm 

Replies: 10
Views: 90728


This is my favorite skin for the past many months and will continue to use it. A big thanks to Juniper7 and Splitwirez for awesome skins.

 Forum: Chitchat   Topic: Open Shell 4.4 and later

 Post subject: Open Shell 4.4 and later
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:46 am 

Replies: 0
Views: 55700


A new update being tested to Open Shell fixes the broken Settings search on Windows 10 clean installs (1803 and above). It was broken so nothing from Settings pages showed up in the Start Menu search results after Version 1709 where it last worked. Upgrade installations were not affected. Currently,...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: XP Metro-Glass Win10 [7style] and [Classic]

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 8:23 am 

Replies: 10
Views: 90728


Yes both skins terrific but Luna-based in 7 style is always a treat. Thanks Juniper7! :P

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Reconciling and Removing System Folders

Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 3:35 am 

Replies: 2
Views: 42243


If you add a custom item, you can combine folders by using a semicolon in the LINK field. See here how to combine folders: https://winaero.com/blog/classic-shell-4-2-5-is-out-featuring-a-number-of-changes/ Also you can apply the Hidden attribute to any folder to not show in the Classic Start Menu wi...

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Shutdown misdirection

 Post subject: Re: Shutdown misdirection
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:48 am 

Replies: 1
Views: 30601


https://winaero.com/blog/set-default-sh ... up-policy/

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Mod of Windows Aero.skin7 with colorful RGB Shutdown button

Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 10:45 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 42415


Updated this skin's shutdown button, jumplists and user image for higher DPI. The jumplist padding and shutdown button padding is larger even for normal DPI. For user image, you can pick a skin option. Special thanks to juniper7 for the big user picture frames and all the right parameters. For the U...

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Start menu search moves items when it finds new results

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 5:08 am 

Replies: 5
Views: 49073


Since Classic Shell is no longer under development since 2017, I can only suggest you to try various search options in its Settings to see if they make a difference.

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Start menu search moves items when it finds new results

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:00 am 

Replies: 5
Views: 49073


Do you have a hard disk drive or an SSD? I suggest you move to an SSD since it's 2019. That should mostly resolve this slow search/results jumping issue.

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Start Menu skins suitable for Windows 10

Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 4:59 am 

Replies: 15
Views: 206909


Just remember, Classic Shell got it first - both the "Light skin" and the "Dark skin (Midnight) before MS got "inspired": :lol:

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Open Menu with the First Item Selected

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:12 am 

Replies: 3
Views: 27801


If you are using Classic single column or Classic with two columns styles, you can turn the Shutdown sub-menu power actions into icon-only buttons in the main menu to save clicks. Like this: http://classicshell.net/forum/download/file.php?id=1077 Here are Shutdown icons: https://www.dropbox.com/s/oz...

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Keep Run Menu commands

 Post subject: Re: Keep Run Menu commands
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2018 8:28 am 

Replies: 2
Views: 23041


Maybe this will help: https://winaero.com/blog/fix-run-does-n ... indows-10/

 Forum: Start Buttons   Topic: XP Start button without the button background

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 1:21 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 49506


Very nice and thank you juniper7. I added a little shadow and glow to hover and pressed states: :P

 Forum: Classic Explorer   Topic: Disable property bar (Organize → Layout → Details pane)

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:21 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 40309


There is a Group Policy for it already at User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Explorer/File Explorer -> Explorer Frame Pane -> Turn off Details Pane.

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Testing Half transparent Smokylike Glass.skin7

Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:53 am 

Replies: 12
Views: 68004


Juniper7's skins are unparalleled, many of them worth bundling with Classic Shell. :)

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Custom Classic Shell theme disappears on reboot

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:03 am 

Replies: 1
Views: 15358


Copie o atalho do link para C: \ Arquivos de programas \ Classic Shell \ ClassicStartMenu.exe. Cole-o em C: \ Usuários \ SEU NOME DO USUÁRIO \ AppData \ Roaming \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Menu Iniciar \ Programas \ Inicialização Copy link shortcut to C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicStartMenu.exe....

 Global announcement   Topic: Classic Shell no longer in development. Source code released

Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:34 pm 

Replies: 173
Views: 10487747


Well the answer is simple. DON'T upgrade to Windows 10. Stick with Windows 7 and 8 as I am doing. I don't understand why people are using Windows 10 as it is so terrible. Yes you and I and some others on this forum are smart enough to understand that Windows 10 is crap and won't ever "upgrade&...

 Global announcement   Topic: Classic Shell no longer in development. Source code released

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 12:12 pm 

Replies: 173
Views: 10487747


Hello. I am a huge Windows enthusiast since the earliest releases of Windows, and helped with Classic Shell's testing and usability/UX feedback. Why my interest in Classic Shell's development is ending is: Windows 10 is an unacceptable monstrosity the way it is currently designed to continuously upd...

 Forum: Bug Reports   Topic: classic explorer no longer works under windows 7

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 9:54 am 

Replies: 2
Views: 16860


http://www.classicshell.net/faq/#explorer_toolbar

 Forum: Announcements   Topic: What's the future for Classic Shell?

Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:36 am 

Replies: 13
Views: 148035


Ever since Windows 10 made the OS less customizable and a pain to use, Ivo has lost interest in actively developing it due to other important projects and I have lost interest in testing it on Windows 10 so Classic Shell is in maintenance mode. New features and new releases will be very slow or unli...

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Changing Metro App Folder Icon in Program List

Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:33 am 

Replies: 3
Views: 21937


Check out this post: viewtopic.php?t=921

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: "Recent Documents" empty

Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:33 am 

Replies: 5
Views: 25406


Right click Taskbar -> Properties. Go to Jumplists tab and enable the option to store recently opened files/documents. Thereafter, they should start showing up as you open them.

 Forum: Chitchat   Topic: Classic Master Browser?

 Post subject: Re: Classic Master Browser?
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 7:04 am 

Replies: 1
Views: 13593


Or you could downgrade those PCs to Windows 8.1 and see how much better it is and how well it runs with Classic Shell compared to Windows 10. Another option is an Android phone but not a very good one if it's not always on and always running the app. But I sometimes set the SAMBA server Android app ...

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: shutdown launches separate windows pop up for shutdown

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:27 am 

Replies: 1
Views: 11318


What style of the menu are you using?

 Forum: Chitchat   Topic: Windows Easy Transfer

 Post subject: Re: Windows Easy Transfer
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:00 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 14851


There is no such feature in Classic Shell. It is only a Start menu and some Explorer add-ons.

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Export setting to a registry file

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:11 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 16668


Export HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IvoSoft and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\IvoSoft reg keys. Make sure the Start menu is not running while merging these keys. Any Classic Explorer changes will also take effect after Explorer.exe is restarted after adding the reg information.

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Not compatible with custom themes?

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:31 am 

Replies: 1
Views: 12693


Classic Shell comes with its own skinning system. Custom visual styles are not supported at all. You can create a Classic Shell Start Menu skin using Resource Hacker similar to the one in the visual style and it will forever work and look the same across all Windows releases. Here is the skin refere...

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: "Recent Documents" empty

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 3:07 am 

Replies: 5
Views: 25406


What Windows version are you using?

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: NumLock "on", InitialKeyboardIndicators, hybrid shutdown

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:16 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 14188


Windows 8/8.1/10 all have hybrid shutdown on by default. Classic Shell simply follows the default Windows setting. The Reg values have changed across each Windows version: https://winaero.com/blog/enable-numlock-logon-screen-windows-10/ I don't know what they are for the latest Windows 10 release. I...

 Forum: Start Buttons   Topic: Some Start button

 Post subject: Re: Some Start button Topic is solved
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:00 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 33369


What is your button about? :)

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Notification Center does not open, even not with Win+A

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:15 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 13098


Hmm this exact problem was reported by some more users here: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7028 No fix has been found yet.

 Forum: Feature Requests   Topic: FCU?

 Post subject: Re: FCU?
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:10 am 

Replies: 1
Views: 30919


Are you facing any specific issues? People report that it is already compatible.
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