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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Open Shell stopped working under Win11 today |
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2022 6:38 am
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| thats the likely case, Or a different screen resolution/dpi setting that no-longer matches what the game used originally. though it could still be a new bug entirely... a few more troubleshooting ideas if you want: 1. check to see if pressing the windows key still works while the start button is gon... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: How to restore the Start button for Classic Shell? |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 7:51 am
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Replies: 1
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| Sounds like you accidentally clicked 'exit' If this was the case it should have resolved itself when you restarted the computer. If the button is still missing, feel free to respond. (though I cant guarantee a hasty response) PS sorry for the delayed response. classic shell is mostly abandoned https... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Open Shell stopped working under Win11 today |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2022 7:44 am
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| Oh yea some games do tend to move the start button. the general 'fix' is to change the game from 'fullscreen' to 'fullscreen(window)' if possible Or just restart classic shell when it happens. I think its mostly on games whos resolution dont match that of the current desktop (windows DPI setting may... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Open Shell stopped working under Win11 today |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2022 9:23 am
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Replies: 6
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reinstall is almost always step 1 when something is wonky (just be sure to backup your settings)
that said if i had to guess open-shell had to reinitialize something, or they updated it to fix what was broke with the latest windows 11 build, maybe it wasnt auto-updating like it should? |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: If I want W10 to look like 8, is a theme enough? |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 12:38 pm
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Replies: 4
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you can basically pick your own image or color, and transparency on the taskbar tab via classic shell
Its entirely cosmetic changes tho |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: If I want W10 to look like 8, is a theme enough? |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:21 am
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| 1. a theme alone is unlikely to get you the exact look; even if you were to use the one directly from windows 8. there are alot of things defined outside of a theme that would likely need tweaked in the registry 2. classic shell can help with the taskbar, and most of what the start menu on 8 had. ho... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: XP Metro-Glass Win10 [7style] and [Classic] |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2020 5:54 am
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Replies: 10
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| Anyone can learn to code.. tbh.. If you were willing to spend about 20 hours learning. also a bit of advice is to dive right in and learn from what you need as you go rather than trying to follow a course.(though if you have 0 programming knowledge a turn by turn course might be the way to go. once ... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: XP Metro-Glass Win10 [7style] and [Classic] |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 8:59 am
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Ah sorry to hear that  kinda figured your eyes were bigger than your stomach still good to dream big. Just start small and have a gameplan. |
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Forum: Classic Explorer Topic: deleting items in context menus |
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 6:38 pm
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Replies: 1
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| Context menus as in the menu that is shown when you right click? Classic shell doesn't touch that, short of adding 'pin to start (classic shell)' If you want to remove this right click the start button and go to settings then type 'pin' into the searchbox then check the bottom setting. As for other ... |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Windows 10 updated, classic start needs to reconfig |
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:46 am
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Replies: 4
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| Its not the limited size of your OS drive classic shell itself uses very little space. However I would recommend you try to clear more space on that drive. If its an SSD it will shorten the life of the drive to run at near capacity for extended times. If its a HDD it'l just need a frequent defrag It... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Back ground color? |
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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:11 pm
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| If you mean the start menu: Right click the start button go to settings then skin tab: change the skin from metro Or type color into the search box; check 'override glass color' and change that value If you mean the taskbar color; right click the start button go to settings Click 'show all settings'... |
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Forum: Classic Explorer Topic: Toolbar TOTALLY on left can't move to right |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2019 8:24 am
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Replies: 1
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| Ive had luck creating a second toolbar to its left and stretching it all the way over, thus forcing it to the right? |
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Forum: Classic Explorer Topic: How can I restart Classic Explorer and Start Menu? |
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Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2019 8:22 am
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Replies: 3
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| Oh sorry I know you can right click the start button and select 'exit' to close that component of classic shell. then you have to run classic shell again Do this by navigating to its install directory (default is C:\Program Files\Classic Shell) and running ClassicStartMenu.exe As for an automated wa... |
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Global announcement Topic: Classic Shell no longer in development. Source code released |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2019 5:52 pm
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Replies: 172
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| This is correct; Technically you can even use a windows 7 activation key.. even if it was never on that computer. You can still literally go to a used PC store, and snap a picture of the windows 7 activation key, then use the official windows 10 installer to get a genuine copy of windows 10. The onl... |
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Forum: Classic Explorer Topic: How can I restart Classic Explorer and Start Menu? |
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Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2019 9:50 am
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Replies: 3
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sadly this forum is basically in stasis, the classic shell project has been abandoned for 2 years now
open shell is the spiritual sucessor, but i dont think they do many updates either |
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Forum: Translations Topic: Help file translation to Italian |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2019 5:32 pm
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Replies: 10
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| https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/issues/216 This is the thread I used to contact them Also I already got an email from them stating that they intend to do what they can to incorporate your older translation into a future version. If you feel that the new one is changed enough to warran... |
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Forum: Translations Topic: Help file translation to Italian |
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Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 2:28 am
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Replies: 10
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| correct; it is 99.9% similar to classic shell, the only difference being a few instances of the word 'classic' being replaced with 'open' and a few small bug fixes |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Can win10 use classic shell and look like win 7 as xp ? |
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Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:40 pm
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| Classic shells "Classic with 2 column" and "classic" themes perform very similarly on windows 10. so it shouldn't be to hard to migrate if necessary. Most programs that worked on windows 7 should also work on windows 10 however not all do. If you are worried; You can always insta... |
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Forum: Translations Topic: Help file translation to Italian |
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Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 1:11 am
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Win10 question |
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:14 pm
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Replies: 1
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| Not specifically; classic shell with the 'windows 7 style' makes the start menu similar; and potentially the taskbar similar, but other UI elements remain unchanged, like the boarders around windows. These can be fixed with skins, though I would tread with caution when following that route (besides ... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Start menu search moves items when it finds new results |
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Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2019 8:40 pm
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Replies: 5
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| Not that I'm aware of. if the drives are properly indexed this should be a non-issue, as all the files should be visible from the start. Classic shell DOES support alternative search engines which may or may-not solve the issue... (if indexing doesnt help) Below is from the classic shell help file(r... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Start menu color fitting my taskbar color in win7 |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 12:37 pm
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Replies: 11
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I assume you checked 'enable menu glass' in the settings?
type 'glass' into the searchbox and all relevant settings should pop up |
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Forum: Start Buttons Topic: Change Start Menu Program Icon |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 12:38 pm
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Replies: 1
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| Is this under 'all programs'? If-so right click the start button and select 'open' Browse to try and find the shortcut in question. If it isnt there, try right clicking the start button and selecting 'open all users' Once you find the shortcut right click it, and select 'change icon' there may be a ... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Open Shell - Jump LIsts in Win7 |
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2019 8:54 pm
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Replies: 6
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| This should be enabled by default i think, but right click the start button go to settings and type 'jump' anything relevant should pop up. im not sure specifically which features are available on which OS but as you noted If this setting is available but not working let me know, though there isnt m... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Open shell supported here? Elsewhere? |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 5:48 pm
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Replies: 3
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| neither forum seems to be very active; if you have a specific request or bug to report its probably best to do it there. https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/issues if you have a specific question, feel free to post it here. there are still a few of us keeping an eye on the forums (mostly j... |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Ugh, taskbar issue (( |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 2:05 pm
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Replies: 7
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| Im not 100% but taskbar modifications are a newer feature and its likely they dont support windows 7. there are several other settings that are OS specific. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: What is the best altnernative to Classic Shell? |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 12:39 pm
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Replies: 2
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If your looking for the closest to classic shell, yes open shell (which is classic shell with some changes)
If you want to try something new; here is a more comprehensive (albiet possibly outdated) list of what every menu has to offer
http://www.classicshell.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2399 |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Two Merged Startup Folders |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 10:20 pm
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Replies: 4
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| Generally its better to edit classic shell settings via the UI Right click the start button and select 'classic shell settings' then check 'show all settings' then click the 'customize start menu' tab then right click the 'Programs' menu item Then remove 'programs' from the command field Then click ... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Two Merged Startup Folders |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 1:20 pm
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| As far as I'm aware it has always behaved this way (at least since windows 7) When a program installs (It should) ask if it should create a shortcut for 'all users' If the user (fred) says yes; it creates a shortcut in the 'all users' folder RATHER than creating 2 shortcuts, one for 'joe' and one fo... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: why does this shortcut get created automatically? |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 11:50 am
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| then your options are very limited A: go to classic shell, and remove the 'programs folder' creating a new folder then copy all the contents of the programs folder and paste them in this new folder. This new folder will appear the same, however any new apps will no-longer have their shortcuts added ... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: why does this shortcut get created automatically? |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:44 am
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Replies: 5
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| aside from: it was probably already there. Try right clicking the start button and select 'open' see if its there if-so delete it. if-not try right clicking the start button and selecting. 'open all users' that should solve the issue, unless the app is being really persistent and re-adding the short... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: why does this shortcut get created automatically? |
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Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 12:23 pm
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Replies: 5
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the app itself is likely creating the shortcut in the start menu folder for windows.
Right click the start button go to settings
search 'pinned'
and select 'use pinned folder'
Hopefully that solves it. |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Add "Manage Wireless Networks" menu item by default |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2019 2:57 am
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Replies: 1
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this folder doesn't seem to be available in windows 10  |
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Global announcement Topic: Classic Shell no longer in development. Source code released |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 1:09 pm
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Replies: 172
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| Ah been a while tenzen :) Thats some good kool-aid. Allow me to offer my opinion on your post point by point; Yes microsoft is forcing everything towards a phone-like interface; I doubt anybody can deny that. >Evidence points to this being a joint-operation with the NSA to [highlight=#ececec] remove... |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Removed Items Keep Coming Back |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:55 pm
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Replies: 1
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| I assume you mean the most recently used programs list..? are you re-using the program after removing it? Alternatively you can remove the recent/frequent programs list entirely Right click start button and go to settings type 'recent' into the searchbox and then set the first result to 'dont show' ... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: What's the shortcut for showing the startscreen with CSM? |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:03 am
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| The default key is shift+windows However this can be changed/removed simply right click the start button and select 'settings' then check 'show all settings' then edit the controls tab to your liking. |
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Forum: Classic Explorer Topic: graphics files on desktop |
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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 8:24 pm
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Search Box Customization |
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:42 pm
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| Meh i know the overall background can be transparent. the search specifically I dont recall. you've got more skins under your belt than me; so most likely not possible :P. I was just commenting that even if it was possible, anything with detail makes it really hard to read text on a transparent back... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Search Box Customization |
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 10:46 pm
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Transparent background is doable, but it can be very distracting, especially if there is a window behind it 
and yes to change the magnifying glass you would have to replace the resource with a new one |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Search Box Customization |
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 1:36 pm
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| Yes it is: which type of skin are you working with? a .skin7 or a .skin? http://www.classicshell.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=6142 This thread has a huge pile of skins, and should contain something that changes the fields you are looking for. If you want more Here is specifically a black searc... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Skin with glyph icons in column 2 to match Win10 taskbar? |
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Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2018 8:36 pm
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| #Banned JK, Its never really been against the rules unless its blatant advertisements of an unrelated product. I would very much consider start9 related as it shares inspiration with classic shell; and features for one are generally relevant to the other. Trying to sell shoes on amazon? yea thats ag... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Classic Shell backups |
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2018 11:48 pm
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Replies: 3
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Skins are stored in the skins folder in the install directory (default is: C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins)
They need manually backed up. and are not stored in the .xml when you 'save .xml' from classic shells settings. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Skin with glyph icons in column 2 to match Win10 taskbar? |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 10:35 pm
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Replies: 43
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| Personally I use rainmeter with a clipboard plugin; but I am keeping an eye on it. if they ever include file support It will be amazing. Instead of copying a backup of a .dll to your desktop before replacing it. you could simply cut it. then throw the new one in its place, without having to worry ab... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Classic Shell backups |
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 10:28 pm
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| Maybe this post is relevent. http://www.classicshell.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=7040&p=30218&hilit=icon+database#p30218 Heres the important bit: [highlight=#dce1e5] Yes, Classic Shell stores a cache of the icons in this folder: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ClassicShell [/highlight] [highlight=#dce1... |
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Global announcement Topic: Classic Shell no longer in development. Source code released |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 10:24 pm
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Replies: 172
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| It would absolutely break with a windows 11. though afaik they intend to upgrade windows 10 moving forward rather than focus on new operating system like windows 11. this includes adding new features and such. Several insider versions of windows 10 HAVE already broken classic shell Compatibility; lu... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Skin with glyph icons in column 2 to match Win10 taskbar? |
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 6:33 pm
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| :P youll find with some tweaking windows 10 isnt the worst thing in the world. it does like to randomly install new apps for you, even if like-me you haven't opened the windows store in over a year :) The recent insider version introduces clipboard history support. (IE you can get that text you copi... |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: A crazy story |
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 1:10 am
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| Doesn't really sound like a run-of-the-mill scam, especially if he isn't offering anything in return. You could always question him further, like asking him why he thinks you would have offered him $20. also If the email address was saved; it may be someone you actually have talked to in the past. (... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: New Owner? |
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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 9:42 am
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| Yup https://github.com/passionate-coder/Classic-Start (Duno who runs this one but a quick search scraped it up and I havnt tested) https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu (made by thx_4_the_hard_wk from the forums and I there are reports of sucess on the latest builds of windows 10, where Ivo'... |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Start button is off by 1 pixel when using Classic Shell. |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:45 am
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| Other than sample that color, and change the buttons color in photoshop? nope |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Platform use question |
| Jcee |
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:18 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 32713
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I have used it on a tablet, and it works fine. (not specifically a surface)
If its windows 7,8, or 10 it should run fine
If it has windows RT it wont even install. |
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