great for Win 10
Open-Shell (formerly Classic Shell) v4.4.131
Open source
Vista / Win10 / Win7 / Win8
Vista / Win10 / Win7 / Win8
Open-Shell continues the Classic Shell project giving you access to the classic style Start Menu for Windows 7, 8.1, and 10.
Classic Shell is a collection of features that were available in older versions of Windows but were later removed. It has a customizable Start menu and Start button for Windows 7, 8 and 10, it adds a toolbar for Windows Explorer and supports a variety of smaller features.
FEATURES
Drag and drop to let you organize your applications
Options to show Favorites, expand Control Panel, etc
Shows recently used documents. The number of documents to display is customizable
Translated in 35 languages, including Right-to-left support for Arabic and Hebrew
Does not disable the original start menu in Windows. You can access it by Shift+Click on the start button
Right-click on an item in the menu to delete, rename, sort, or perform other tasks
The search box helps you find your programs without getting in the way of your keyboard shortcuts
Supports jumplists for easy access to recent documents and common tasks
Available for 32 and 64-bit operating systems
Has support for skins, including additional 3rd party skins
Fully customizable in both looks and functionality
Support for Microsoft’s Active Accessibility
Converts the “All Programs” button in the Windows menu into a cascading menu (Vista and Windows 7)
Implements a customizable Start button (Windows 7,8 and 10)
Can show, search and launch Windows Store apps
And last but not least – it''''s FREE!
Classic Shell is a collection of features that were available in older versions of Windows but were later removed. It has a customizable Start menu and Start button for Windows 7, 8 and 10, it adds a toolbar for Windows Explorer and supports a variety of smaller features.
FEATURES
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classic shell
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windows 8
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License type
Open source1
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Date added
16 Feb 2020
Downloads
491
File size
6.76 MB
(<1min @ 1Mbps)
Supported languages
English,
Finnish,
Swedish,
Norwegian,
Spanish,
Dutch,
Danish
Operating systems
Vista / Win10 / Win7 / Win81
1License and operating system information is based on latest version of the software.
16 Feb 2020Open-Shell (formerly Classic Shell) v4.4.142(Latest stable version)
02 Oct 2019Open-Shell (formerly Classic Shell) v4.4.141
03 Mar 2019Open-Shell (formerly Classic Shell) v4.4.135
16 Feb 2019Open-Shell (formerly Classic Shell) v4.4.131
19 Aug 2018Open-Shell (formerly Classic Shell) v4.4.130
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