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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: DogmaX4 port [Classic 1,2 and 7 styles] |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 1:57 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 28492
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Ivo should have hired you for making the official skins or added some of the best skins when it was still alive.  |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Xbox XtremeXP port [Classic styles] |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 12:08 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 29412
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Nice. You certainly have the best skill among us all for making Classic Start Menu skills.  |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: How to Close Account? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:07 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 62031
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| I've deleted your account as you requested. Your 1 post will remain as-is in case anyone is looking for the same solution. |
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Forum: Start Buttons Topic: Windows 11 Start Button |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2021 6:43 am
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Replies: 0
Views: 63492
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Windows 11 Start Button
Right click -> Save image as.... / Save target as... <whatever depending on browser> to save the image. |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Right click context menu |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 4:53 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 38870
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| This was implemented eventually by the way. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Separator in Program menu |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:35 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 65519
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Separator |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:34 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 74222
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Separator Start Menu |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:33 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 45402
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Global announcement Topic: Classic Shell / Open Shell Start and Windows 11 |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:06 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 946994
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| 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... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Windows XP 2021 - system build for the modern PC |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 9:27 pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 288153
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| The UI is in Russian, not English for the Chrome clone. |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Windows Theme Mod (Pushed taskbar button for active window) |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:11 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 93410
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| For Windows 10, you can use StartIsBack++ to achieve the same. |
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Global announcement Topic: Classic Shell / Open Shell Start and Windows 11 |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:00 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 946994
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| 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... |
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Global announcement Topic: Classic Shell / Open Shell Start and Windows 11 |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:38 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 946994
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| 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. ... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Good News Scrollbar skinning is back on Win10 |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2021 9:29 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 58338
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| 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... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Good News Scrollbar skinning is back on Win10 |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 3:13 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 58338
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| Good to know. ge0rdi has done some neat fixes to Classic Shell on Windows 10's later releases. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: When I press the START BUTTON, the "list" is random. |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 3:31 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 47357
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| 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 ... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: When I press the START BUTTON, the "list" is random. |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:38 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 47357
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| Search in settings for: sort. Right click inside All Programs -> Auto Arrange |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Fluent-Metro [7 style and Classic style] |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:35 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 48535
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| 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 ... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: taskbar, make system icons larger? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:32 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 33015
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: XP Metro-Glass Win10 [7style] and [Classic] |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:10 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 104625
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| 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. |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Open Shell 4.4 and later |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:46 am
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Replies: 0
Views: 70671
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| 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,... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: XP Metro-Glass Win10 [7style] and [Classic] |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 8:23 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 104625
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| Yes both skins terrific but Luna-based in 7 style is always a treat. Thanks Juniper7! |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Reconciling and Removing System Folders |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 3:35 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 45016
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| 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... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Shutdown misdirection |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:48 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 32321
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Mod of Windows Aero.skin7 with colorful RGB Shutdown button |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 10:45 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 46403
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| 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... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Start menu search moves items when it finds new results |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 5:08 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 52823
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| 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. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Start menu search moves items when it finds new results |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:00 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 52823
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| 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. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Start Menu skins suitable for Windows 10 |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 4:59 am
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Replies: 15
Views: 227459
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Just remember, Classic Shell got it first - both the "Light skin" and the "Dark skin (Midnight) before MS got "inspired":  |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Open Menu with the First Item Selected |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:12 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 30263
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| 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... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Keep Run Menu commands |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2018 8:28 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 25343
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Forum: Start Buttons Topic: XP Start button without the button background |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 1:21 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 52791
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| Very nice and thank you juniper7. I added a little shadow and glow to hover and pressed states: |
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Forum: Classic Explorer Topic: Disable property bar (Organize → Layout → Details pane) |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:21 pm
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Replies: 2
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| 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. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Testing Half transparent Smokylike Glass.skin7 |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:53 am
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Replies: 12
Views: 82537
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| Juniper7's skins are unparalleled, many of them worth bundling with Classic Shell. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Custom Classic Shell theme disappears on reboot |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:03 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 17296
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| 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.... |
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Global announcement Topic: Classic Shell no longer in development. Source code released |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:34 pm
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Replies: 172
Views: 11999839
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| 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&... |
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Global announcement Topic: Classic Shell no longer in development. Source code released |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 12:12 pm
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Replies: 172
Views: 11999839
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| 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... |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: classic explorer no longer works under windows 7 |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 9:54 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 19506
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Forum: Announcements Topic: What's the future for Classic Shell? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:36 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 163787
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| 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... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Changing Metro App Folder Icon in Program List |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:33 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 24865
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: "Recent Documents" empty |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:33 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 29810
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| 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. |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Classic Master Browser? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 7:04 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 16589
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| 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 ... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: shutdown launches separate windows pop up for shutdown |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:27 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 13102
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| What style of the menu are you using? |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Windows Easy Transfer |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:00 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 17896
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| There is no such feature in Classic Shell. It is only a Start menu and some Explorer add-ons. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Export setting to a registry file |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:11 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 19339
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| 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. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Not compatible with custom themes? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:31 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 14585
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| 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... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: "Recent Documents" empty |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 3:07 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 29810
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| What Windows version are you using? |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: NumLock "on", InitialKeyboardIndicators, hybrid shutdown |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:16 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 16181
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| 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... |
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Forum: Start Buttons Topic: Some Start button |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:00 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 37110
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| What is your button about? |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Notification Center does not open, even not with Win+A |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:15 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 15117
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: FCU? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:10 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 37322
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| Are you facing any specific issues? People report that it is already compatible. |
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