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Start Menu Skins Topic: DogmaX4 port [Classic 1,2 and 7 styles]
Gaurav
Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 1:57 pm
Replies: 3 61591
Ivo should have hired you for making the official skins or added some of the best skins when it was still alive.
Start Menu Skins Topic: Xbox XtremeXP port [Classic styles]
Gaurav
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 12:08 pm
Replies: 3 70356
Nice. You certainly have the best skill among us all for making Classic Start Menu skills.
Chitchat Topic: How to Close Account?
Gaurav
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 12:07 am
Replies: 1 605241
I've deleted your account as you requested. Your 1 post will remain as-is in case anyone is looking for the same solution.
Start Buttons Topic: Windows 11 Start Button
Gaurav
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2021 6:43 am
Replies: 0 266301
Windows 11 Start Button
Feature Requests Topic: Right click context menu
Gaurav
Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 4:53 pm
Replies: 2 97961
This was implemented eventually by the way.
Classic Start Menu Topic: Separator in Program menu
Gaurav
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:35 pm
Replies: 10 105365
Classic Start Menu Topic: Separator
Gaurav
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:34 pm
Replies: 16 118533
Classic Start Menu Topic: Separator Start Menu
Gaurav
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:33 pm
Replies: 7 166890
Classic Shell / Open Shell Start and Windows 11
Gaurav
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:06 am
Replies: 17 1334827
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...
Feature Requests Topic: Windows XP 2021 - system build for the modern PC
Gaurav
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 9:27 pm
Replies: 20 814785
The UI is in Russian, not English for the Chrome clone.
Chitchat Topic: Windows Theme Mod (Pushed taskbar button for active window)
Gaurav
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:11 am
Replies: 3 141383
For Windows 10, you can use StartIsBack++ to achieve the same.
Classic Shell / Open Shell Start and Windows 11
Gaurav
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:00 pm
Replies: 17 1334827
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...
Classic Shell / Open Shell Start and Windows 11
Gaurav
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:38 am
Replies: 17 1334827
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. ...
Start Menu Skins Topic: Good News Scrollbar skinning is back on Win10
Gaurav
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2021 9:29 am
Replies: 3 98314
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...
Start Menu Skins Topic: Good News Scrollbar skinning is back on Win10
Gaurav
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2021 3:13 am
Replies: 3 98314
Good to know. ge0rdi has done some neat fixes to Classic Shell on Windows 10's later releases.
Classic Start Menu Topic: When I press the START BUTTON, the "list" is random.
Gaurav
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 3:31 am
Replies: 3 111450
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 ...
Classic Start Menu Topic: When I press the START BUTTON, the "list" is random.
Gaurav
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:38 am
Replies: 3 111450
Search in settings for: sort. Right click inside All Programs -> Auto Arrange
Start Menu Skins Topic: Fluent-Metro [7 style and Classic style]
Gaurav
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:35 am
Replies: 2 113595
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 ...
Classic Start Menu Topic: taskbar, make system icons larger?
Gaurav
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:32 am
Replies: 2 59147
Start Menu Skins Topic: XP Metro-Glass Win10 [7style] and [Classic]
Gaurav
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:10 pm
Replies: 10 142918
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.
Chitchat Topic: Open Shell 4.4 and later
Gaurav
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:46 am
Replies: 0 225868
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,...
Start Menu Skins Topic: XP Metro-Glass Win10 [7style] and [Classic]
Gaurav
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 8:23 am
Replies: 10 142918
Yes both skins terrific but Luna-based in 7 style is always a treat. Thanks Juniper7!
Classic Start Menu Topic: Reconciling and Removing System Folders
Gaurav
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2019 3:35 am
Replies: 2 55308
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...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Shutdown misdirection
Gaurav
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 2:48 am
Replies: 1 39567
Start Menu Skins Topic: Mod of Windows Aero.skin7 with colorful RGB Shutdown button
Gaurav
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2019 10:45 pm
Replies: 2 110092
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...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Start menu search moves items when it finds new results
Gaurav
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 5:08 am
Replies: 5 66074
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.
Classic Start Menu Topic: Start menu search moves items when it finds new results
Gaurav
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 10:00 am
Replies: 5 66074
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.
Start Menu Skins Topic: Start Menu skins suitable for Windows 10
Gaurav
Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 4:59 am
Replies: 15 284993
Just remember, Classic Shell got it first - both the "Light skin" and the "Dark skin (Midnight) before MS got "inspired":
Classic Start Menu Topic: Open Menu with the First Item Selected
Gaurav
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:12 am
Replies: 3 39018
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...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Keep Run Menu commands
Gaurav
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2018 8:28 am
Replies: 2 33428
Start Buttons Topic: XP Start button without the button background
Gaurav
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 1:21 pm
Replies: 2 60221
Very nice and thank you juniper7. I added a little shadow and glow to hover and pressed states:
Classic Explorer Topic: Disable property bar (Organize → Layout → Details pane)
Gaurav
Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:21 pm
Replies: 2 66579
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.
Start Menu Skins Topic: Testing Half transparent Smokylike Glass.skin7
Gaurav
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:53 am
Replies: 12 116995
Juniper7's skins are unparalleled, many of them worth bundling with Classic Shell.
Classic Start Menu Topic: Custom Classic Shell theme disappears on reboot
Gaurav
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:03 am
Replies: 1 24631
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....
Classic Shell no longer in development. Source code released
Gaurav
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 9:34 pm
Replies: 172 14533101
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&...
Classic Shell no longer in development. Source code released
Gaurav
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 12:12 pm
Replies: 172 14533101
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...
Bug Reports Topic: classic explorer no longer works under windows 7
Gaurav
Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 9:54 am
Replies: 2 26602
Announcements Topic: What's the future for Classic Shell?
Gaurav
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:36 am
Replies: 13 188890
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...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Changing Metro App Folder Icon in Program List
Gaurav
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:33 am
Replies: 3 34197
Classic Start Menu Topic: "Recent Documents" empty
Gaurav
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:33 am
Replies: 5 40711
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.
Chitchat Topic: Classic Master Browser?
Gaurav
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 7:04 am
Replies: 1 20610
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 ...
Classic Start Menu Topic: shutdown launches separate windows pop up for shutdown
Gaurav
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:27 am
Replies: 1 19531
What style of the menu are you using?
Chitchat Topic: Windows Easy Transfer
Gaurav
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:00 pm
Replies: 2 22085
There is no such feature in Classic Shell. It is only a Start menu and some Explorer add-ons.
Classic Start Menu Topic: Export setting to a registry file
Gaurav
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:11 pm
Replies: 2 26839
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.
Classic Start Menu Topic: Not compatible with custom themes?
Gaurav
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 10:31 am
Replies: 1 21163
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...
Classic Start Menu Topic: "Recent Documents" empty
Gaurav
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 3:07 am
Replies: 5 40711
What Windows version are you using?
Classic Start Menu Topic: NumLock "on", InitialKeyboardIndicators, hybrid shutdown
Gaurav
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:16 pm
Replies: 2 23302
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...
Start Buttons Topic: Some Start button
Gaurav
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:00 pm
Replies: 3 44105
What is your button about?
Classic Start Menu Topic: Notification Center does not open, even not with Win+A
Gaurav
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 9:15 pm
Replies: 2 21933
Feature Requests Topic: FCU?
Gaurav
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:10 am
Replies: 1 54604
Are you facing any specific issues? People report that it is already compatible.
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