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Changing the default settings for Classic Start Menu
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Author:  infonet [ Mon Feb 11, 2013 4:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Changing the default settings for Classic Start Menu
I like Classic Shell on Win 8 and want to use it at a site that has a number of Win 8 PCs on a MS domain. Ideally I would like to set menu setting with Group Policy or worst be able to modify the installation defaults so they are set as I want them for all users. Are the current settings saved in a file somewhere or in the Registry?
Author:  Gaurav [ Tue Feb 12, 2013 6:25 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Changing the default settings for Classic Start Menu
Classic Shell settings are per user and are stored in the registry at HKCU\Software\IvoSoft. By default, every user can edit all of his settings. An administrator can lock specific settings by copying the same setting which exists in the HKCU\Software\IvoSoft branch to the HKLM\Software\IvoSoft branch, so no user can edit them and they get locked in the Settings dialog UI. There is also a global value supported in HKLM called "EnableSettings". Set it to 0 to fully disable the Settings dialog. So it's only a matter of exporting and merging the reg. :)
Author:  infonet [ Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Changing the default settings for Classic Start Menu
Thanks GauravK.
Tried what you indicated and all works as you describe. Thanks
Author:  Josiahe [ Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Changing the default settings for Classic Start Menu
Hey, I'm probably doing something wrong, but can i get some help changing the default settings?

These are the settings i want
Disable editing the settings for all users
StartButtonType - MetroButton
DisableHotCorner - DisableAll
DefaultMenuStyle - Vista

This is what i currently have in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IvoSoft\ClassicShell

Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IvoSoft\ClassicShell]
"Version"=dword:0000778d
"Path"="C:\\Program Files\\Classic Shell\\"
"DefaultLanguage"=""
@=""
"DefaultMenuStyle"="Vista"
"StartButtonType"="MetroButton"
"DisableHotCorner"="DisableAll"
"EnableSettings"=dword:00000000
Author:  Ivo [ Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Changing the default settings for Classic Start Menu
No, the settings must go in \Software\IvoSoft\ClassicStartMenu key.
Author:  Gaurav [ Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Changing the default settings for Classic Start Menu
Classic Shell 4.0.4 introduces Group Policy support for its own settings. The file, C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\PolicyDefinitions.zip includes the policy definitions. If you have an Active Directory domain, extract the files to %logonserver%\sysvol\%userdnsdomain%\policies\PolicyDefinitions\ or whatever your Group Policy Central Store is. For Local Group Policy, extract them to C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions folder.
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