Classic Shell: Forum

Hello people,

I want to install Classic Shell for 200 pc's, but it cost to much time to set all configurations to my wishes.
Is there an option (batch, powershell, cmd anything) to install C.S. with the settings?:geek:

Thanks!

You can use group policies to customize the settings. Have a look at the Administrative Settings section of the help file.

Yes, but I mean that I want to set the configuration like this:

Only computer, 1 program, the 1 collum start menu and that kind of things.
It is only to much work to set everything on each PC.

And I don't want to configure every pc, but let it do by a script or something.

That's what the group policies are for. They should let admins set up multiple PCs at the same time.
If that's not an option, you will need to adjust the settings using the HKLM\Software\IvoSoft\ClassicStartMenu registry key and copy that to each machine. Details are in the help.

Okay, thanks for your quick respond! I tell it when it works!

After you apply any Group Policy, you will need to log out the user account and logon again or restart the Classic Start Menu. The policies under Computer Configuration apply to all users. The policies under User Configuration apply to a single currently logged in user.

You can also backup all the settings to an XML file via the Settings UI Backup button and then restore that backup on other PCs.

Another way is directly exporting HKLM\Software\IvoSoft\ and HKCU\Software\IvoSoft\ registry keys and importing them on other machines when the Start Menu is not running.

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Hello back,

When I was writing down every step, I got another question:

I want that my Administrator has all Items and the full menu, but the other users only a few.
The registry keys for the other users are already made a export of.
How to change those 2 configurations?

The settings in HKLM apply to everybody (including admins). The settings in HKCU apply to the specific user. You can't force a setting to everybody except one user.
You can however change the default without locking the setting. Set up the simple menu that way, and then for the admin add more items. The non-admin users will still be able to do that though, unless you disable the entire editing of the settings.

So when I import my HKLM to the computer and paste a .reg for the admin on HKCU, the setting will work or do I have to make another one and login
to admin anyway?

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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.

So if I understand it right: I add in HKLM the settings for both users (user and admin) and in HKCU the registry for my admin account? Is it the easiest way to logon as admin and then the reg files import? Sorry if I look like an fool, but I want to know for sure that I won't mess up my company.

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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.