Classic Shell: Forum

All seems fine until I go to click on the start button, and nothing.... then the whole taskbar goes blank for about 30 seconds as it restarts itself then works once more.


This happens pretty often. seems like its maybe a 50-50 whether start button will work today.
I see no current posts about this and no updated release so is this just me??

Windows 8.1

What version of Classic Shell do you have installed? To see which version of Classic Shell you have without Explorer shell crashing, press Win+R keys together to bring up the Run dialog. In the Run dialog type this:

shell:ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder

You could try uninstalling Classic Shell and reinstalling again. If that doesn't work, try the Classic Shell Utility: http://www.mediafire.com/download/3uker ... tility.exe

and remove it completely.

Then try installing again and see if the Start Menu works without crashing the Explorer shell.

If the crash doesn't go away, you can try to capture a crash dump as per the instructions here: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6 and ZIP and upload the crash dump here.

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Links to some general topics:

● Compare Start Menus

● Read the Search box usage guide.

I am a Windows enthusiast and helped a little with Classic Shell's testing and usability/UX feedback.