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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: How cut or hide link APP |
Ivo |
Posted: Wed May 10, 2017 9:58 am
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Uncheck "Show Metro apps" in the Main Menu tab in the settings. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 Anniversary, Creators and Fall Creators Update |
Ivo |
Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 3:14 pm
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Replies: 169 Views: 1572005
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I think when CU is installed it asks you about your privacy preferences. If you choose to not track your program usage then the "frequent programs" list will be empty. You have to go into the OS settings to enable the tracking. |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: could be added an easy way to change the transparency ? |
Ivo |
Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 6:57 am
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The transparency is different in different areas of the menu - border, text background, scrollbars. For some simple skins a global setting may make sense, but for sufficiently interesting skins things are not that simple. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 Anniversary, Creators and Fall Creators Update |
Ivo |
Posted: Sun May 07, 2017 4:36 pm
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@f2348 - the plans have changed. Some people have reported incompatibility with the taskbar skinning feature. So there will be a new version of Classic Shell for CU, however there is no ETA yet. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 Anniversary, Creators and Fall Creators Update |
Ivo |
Posted: Sun May 07, 2017 4:35 pm
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Replies: 169 Views: 1572005
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@rathered9 - your crash is related to IDT audio Control Panel applet, not the IDT audio driver. Try uninstalling "IDT Audio" completely. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Explorer freeze on Nvidia driver update (dumps inside) |
Ivo |
Posted: Sat May 06, 2017 7:52 pm
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Replies: 4 Views: 19341
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This appears to be the dreaded "too many threads get created by COM" problem. As of now I have not been able to repro it and I don't know how to fix it. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Taskbar: Icons missing / vanishing |
Ivo |
Posted: Sat May 06, 2017 7:49 pm
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Replies: 3 Views: 15962
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It is unlikely that Classic Shell would cause pinned icons to disappear from the taskbar. It doesn't do anything with the icons. Is it possible it was just a coincidence that there was no problem while Classic Shell was not installed? Try running uninstalled for a few days to confirm that. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Creators Update Stopped Classic Shell From Working |
Ivo |
Posted: Sat May 06, 2017 7:43 pm
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Replies: 21 Views: 71897
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You have set ClassicStartMenu.exe to run as admin. It should not run as admin. Its main purpose is to hook into the Explorer process and should run with the same integrity level as Explorer. Same for ClassicIE_64.exe Also it appears you copied ClassicStartMenu.exe to the Startup folder instead of cr... |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Start9: A modular, extensible Shell supplement for Windows. |
Ivo |
Posted: Fri May 05, 2017 5:21 pm
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Replies: 98 Views: 944618
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Impressive, most impressive. Ping me if you need any code samples from Classic Shell. I wouldn't mind sharing. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Downloads |
Ivo |
Posted: Thu May 04, 2017 10:32 am
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Replies: 4 Views: 12648
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Are you using the Classic style or the Windows 7 style of the start menu? |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Creators Update Stopped Classic Shell From Working |
Ivo |
Posted: Wed May 03, 2017 9:15 am
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Replies: 21 Views: 71897
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You are running the installer. You need to download the Classic Shell Utility - further down on the download page. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Creators Update Stopped Classic Shell From Working |
Ivo |
Posted: Wed May 03, 2017 7:56 am
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Replies: 21 Views: 71897
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You should see 4 buttons: Save system log, Classic Shell logging options, Remove Classic Shell, Show Metro colors. Do you not see anything like that? Are you sure you are running ClassicShellUtility.exe? |
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Forum: Classic Explorer Topic: Control Panel default view |
Ivo |
Posted: Wed May 03, 2017 6:59 am
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Replies: 1 Views: 11349
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Open the start menu settings and type "categories" in the search field at the top. It will find a setting to open the Control Panel in categories mode. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Creators Update Stopped Classic Shell From Working |
Ivo |
Posted: Wed May 03, 2017 6:58 am
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Replies: 21 Views: 71897
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When you run the utility you get a few options. The first one is to save a system log. You will be asked where to save the file. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Some executable icons just disappeared |
Ivo |
Posted: Wed May 03, 2017 6:56 am
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Replies: 2 Views: 10048
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Are you sure the start menu was shut down while you deleted the cache file? |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Win10: Windows Explorer sometime stops working |
Ivo |
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 7:10 am
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Replies: 53 Views: 149189
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There are countless reasons for Explorer to crash or stop working. As such, every crash dump helps. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: slow start menu on Windows Server 2012 R2 Terminal Server |
Ivo |
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 7:03 am
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Replies: 2 Views: 15689
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It is trying to read the jumplist contents from this folder: %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations. It takes a few seconds to access it in your case. You can turn off the jumplists from the start menu settings if you want to sacrifice that feature for performance. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: 64-bit Copy dialog not working in 32-bit apps |
Ivo |
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 6:47 am
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Replies: 4 Views: 17824
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Possibly the 32-bit shell extension was not correctly registered. From an admin command prompt type: regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicExplorer32.dll" (replace the C:\Program Files" with the actual path where you installed Classic Shell, if it is different) It is also po... |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Could this be due ClassicShell-Disappearing TBar shortcuts |
Ivo |
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 6:43 am
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Replies: 1 Views: 12151
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It is unlikely that Classic Shell interferes with the buttons on the taskbar. If you suspect that's the case, just uninstall Classic Shell for a few days. the Creators Update is new, and as such possibly still buggy. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 Anniversary, Creators and Fall Creators Update |
Ivo |
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 6:33 am
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Replies: 169 Views: 1572005
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bluemoon4ever wrote: my Explorer Dump attached The ZIP file appears corrupted. I can't open it with either Explorer or WinRAR |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Creators Update Stopped Classic Shell From Working |
Ivo |
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 6:21 am
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Replies: 21 Views: 71897
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Restart the PC, log in, then wait 30 seconds. If the start menu still doesn't work, download the Classic Shell Utility from this page: http://www.classicshell.net/downloads/. Run it, save a log file, then send it to me. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Is there a skin that looks exactly like the default Win 10 ? |
Ivo |
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:47 am
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Replies: 6 Views: 34490
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The closest is the Metro skin. You can tweak the glass color from the settings to make it match the Win 10 menu color. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Customizing win7 style start menu with gpo |
Ivo |
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:36 am
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Replies: 8 Views: 20470
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The "side-dropdown" is called a jumplist. Look for the "Enable jumplists" setting in the Main Menu tab. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Installing Classic Shell question |
Ivo |
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 9:29 pm
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Replies: 7 Views: 23373
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Uncheck "Start automatically for this user" in the General Behavior tab in the settings. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Installing Classic Shell question |
Ivo |
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 8:39 pm
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Replies: 7 Views: 23373
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What feature do you want to disable? |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Install - Uninstall |
Ivo |
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 8:39 pm
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Replies: 3 Views: 15431
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Installing Classic Shell question |
Ivo |
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 3:25 pm
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Replies: 7 Views: 23373
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No, Classic Shell must be installed by admin for all users. However pretty much each feature can be disabled per user. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 Anniversary, Creators and Fall Creators Update |
Ivo |
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 3:23 pm
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Replies: 169 Views: 1572005
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There is no new version planned for the CU. From what I can tell, all features are working fine in version 4.3.0. |
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Forum: Classic Explorer Topic: Why Classic Toolbar does not work in "save as" dialog box |
Ivo |
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:51 am
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Replies: 3 Views: 21081
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Classic Shell does not overwrite XML or DirectUI data. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Edit menu item, label doesnt display correctly |
Ivo |
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 1:13 pm
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Replies: 2 Views: 12787
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The buttons are intended to be icon-only, so they are always the same size. That's why the label is moved to the tooltip. |
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Forum: Classic Shell 4.0 beta Topic: Classic Menu Start Order |
Ivo |
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:30 pm
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Replies: 5 Views: 52343
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The problem is not related to security. This is a forum where everyone can register and post. The hooligan registered normally and started posting obscene messages. No amount of security can prevent that. The alternative is moderated and vetted posts, which requires a lost of extra effort from moder... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Customizing win7 style start menu with gpo |
Ivo |
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:01 am
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Replies: 8 Views: 20470
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The Alt+F4 dialog is part of Windows. You have to look at the OS's own GPOs. |
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Forum: Classic Explorer Topic: "Delete permanently" as Shift+Del button configuration |
Ivo |
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:33 pm
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Replies: 8 Views: 77002
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You may have some luck with some third party undelete utility. They can scan your drive for remnants of deleted files. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 7 start menu/taskbar colour on Windows 10 |
Ivo |
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:41 pm
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Replies: 1 Views: 9600
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You can change the glass color from the Menu Look tab in the settings (near the bottom). You can change the taskbar color from the Taskbar tab. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: XML parsing error |
Ivo |
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:04 am
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Replies: 3 Views: 11971
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Something must have corrupted the skin settings. Open the XML file in Notepad and delete these two lines: <Line>lnk</Line> <Line></Line> |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Smoked Glass skin is missing from my CS 4.30 |
Ivo |
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 7:41 pm
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Replies: 2 Views: 31829
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You are using the Windows 7 style, which doesn't have the Smoked Glass skin. Open the Start Menu Style tab, select the Classic style, then go back to the skins. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: classicshell freezing explorer.exe in windows10 |
Ivo |
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 9:56 am
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Replies: 7 Views: 27028
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OK, while in that state, can you capture a dump? You can right-click on the process in Process Explorer, then save a mini dump. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Removing items in Computer dropdown in Classic Start Menu |
Ivo |
Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 11:49 am
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Replies: 2 Views: 11149
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No, not possible. The menu is showing the Explorer's Computer item. But you can make your own folder, place whatever shortcuts you want, and link it to the start menu instead of the standard Computer. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Where are the metro apps? |
Ivo |
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:41 am
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Replies: 15 Views: 35691
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The log file look fine. Please show a screenshot of the start menu. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Where are the metro apps? |
Ivo |
Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:38 am
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Replies: 15 Views: 35691
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Strange Strt Menu entries |
Ivo |
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 9:24 pm
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Replies: 6 Views: 20125
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Looks like something didn't install correctly. Uninstall Classic Shell, reboot, then install again. The settings will be preserved. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: A couple of strange changes on Classic Shell happened today |
Ivo |
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 4:01 pm
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Replies: 4 Views: 13365
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The highlight just means there is a new program. If right-click doesn't work in other places, maybe it is the mouse? |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: A couple of strange changes on Classic Shell happened today |
Ivo |
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 3:31 pm
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Replies: 4 Views: 13365
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That would indicate there was some sort of update. The green highlight is because there is a new version of some app. You can right-click on the green items and select "remove highlight".
The right click problem is weird. Have you tried rebooting? Or holding down Shift while clicking? |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Where are the metro apps? |
Ivo |
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 1:04 pm
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Replies: 15 Views: 35691
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You Apps item looks disabled. Go to the "Customize Start Menu" tab and enable the "Metro Apps" near the bottom. |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: How does CSM obtain applications' Jump List information? |
Ivo |
Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 9:46 pm
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Replies: 1 Views: 11754
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Classic Shell uses the undocumented interfaces IDestinationList and IAutomaticDestinationList. Keep in mind that the GUIDs for those interfaces are different depending on the version of Windows, as well as the interfaces themselves may be different. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Disable Control Panel and other things |
Ivo |
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:24 pm
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Replies: 3 Views: 13344
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You will have to customize the menu items GPO. You can choose to change the default for all users (they can continue customizing locally), or lock it for all users to whatever the GPO sets. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Win10: Windows Explorer sometime stops working |
Ivo |
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:37 am
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Replies: 53 Views: 149189
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This one looks different. Explorer has created a ton of COM threads for some reason. Other people have reported a similar issue in the past. But I don't know what is causing it or how to fix it. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Classic Shell v4.3.0 not skinable with Window Blinds anymore |
Ivo |
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:27 am
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Replies: 4 Views: 15998
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Make sure "Customize Taskbar" setting is unchecked. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Win10: Windows Explorer sometime stops working |
Ivo |
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:47 am
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Replies: 53 Views: 149189
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This doesn't appear to be related to Classic Shell. Explorer is stuck trying to show a tooltip for the taskbar. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Pinning multiple items to the start menu makes it huge |
Ivo |
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2017 6:38 pm
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Replies: 2 Views: 9037
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I don't see anything wrong with the screenshot. It has the 3 pinned items and the 10 recent items. If you want to see fewer recent items, reduce the setting "Max recent programs" in the Main Menu tab. |
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