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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Open new window using CTRL click on parent button |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 9:48 pm
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Replies: 2
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| On Windows 7, the Up button is added to Explorer by Classic Explorer. On Windows 8/8.1/10, Microsoft added it back themselves but forgot the Ctrl+click function. So simply add the Up button to your Explorer toolbar and use it instead. Click+clicking it should open the parent folder in a new window. ... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: CSV file for directories and subdirectories. |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 9:43 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 34628
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| While the idea is good, no one is going to modify their app installer for Classic Shell because after all, it is a third-party product, not something made by Microsoft and integrated into the Windows OS. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 Anniversary, Creators and Fall Creators Update |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 1:16 am
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Replies: 169
Views: 1582684
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 Fall Creators Update [FCU] Support |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 8:24 am
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Replies: 13
Views: 58155
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| @PatrickMcHargue, have you tried using the Classic Shell Utility to remove it completely including your Settings and then clean installing? Because of the way Windows 10 is serviced and updated, it routinely creates crashing issues for Explorer because Microsoft's upgrade process is imperfect even a... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Classic Start Menu opens and closes after Session Logon |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:29 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 13633
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| If the remote computer has many tasks set to run at logon or startup, I think it's normal if some of them are stealing focus as you just log in to your session. Just wait for a few seconds. If you can identify which apps or tasks are doing this and they are not necessary, you can disable them. SysIn... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Classic shell installation query |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 7:23 am
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Replies: 1
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| You can install Classic Shell at any time after Windows 10 is installed. However note that as Windows 10 updates and upgrades itself automatically over time, you may have to do a repair install of Classic Shell or remove it using the Utility (http://www.mediafire.com/download/3ukeryzw41qpfz8/Classic... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: classic shell start menu not working at all |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:13 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 18824
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| Right click the Start button. Do you see a Settings item? Click it and go to the Controls tab (if Show all settings is checked, otherwise it's the Basic Settings tab). On the Controls tab, make sure "Left click opens" and "Windows key opens" are both set to "Classic Start Me... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: "Update and Shutdown" Button Icon (Windows 7 Style) |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 1:31 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 46366
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| Ah I stand corrected. Since this parameter is not present by default in any skin, I hadn't even noticed it in the Skin reference. Thanks juniper7 for noticing it. |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Win 10 desktop continually restarts, until CS 4.3.1 removed |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 5:10 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 27859
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| The way Windows 10 is serviced and updated, it routinely creates crashing issues for Explorer because Microsoft's upgrade process is imperfect even after years of trying and cannot even properly migrate desktop app settings after the upgrade - it ends up deleting certain configuration in the Registr... |
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Forum: Classic Explorer Topic: [Solved] Favorites in Navigation Pane? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 3:57 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 33267
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: switch_user and lock commands mixed up? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 11:18 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 15028
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: "Pin" the Start button to taskbar? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 8:19 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 28519
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| I also use 7+ Taskbar Tweaker so it just might be a particular setting in it that causes this. If you can find it, let us know and let the developer of 7+TT also know about it. P.S. I think you may have checked "Hide the Start button" option in 7+TT. That will obviously cause this behavior... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: "Pin" the Start button to taskbar? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 7:49 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 28519
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| Is there any other program that may be changing the position of elements on your taskbar? |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Programs menu expands too quickly, no easy mouse escape |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 7:47 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 26524
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| Go to General Behavior tab in Start menu Settings and uncheck the option "All columns are same size". See if that makes the 4 columns of the submenu fit besides the main menu. Or you can hold down the Shift key before/while expanding the Programs item to expand it as a single column scroll... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: 8.1 Store apps shortcuts on Desktop |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 11:16 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 12164
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| That is a Windows 8.1 limitation. The Desktop is not part of Classic Shell and the shortcuts are also created by Windows, not Classic Shell. As a workaround, use this method to create a desktop shortcut to the app: https://winaero.com/blog/exclusive-how-to-start-a-modern-app-from-desktop-without-goi... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Move All Programs |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 11:46 pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 30053
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| No for Windows 7 style. Already possible for Classic with two columns style. For Windows 7 style, there is also a separate "Delay multiplier for the All Programs button" setting to prevent opening it fast. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 1703 and CS 4.3.0 or 4.3.1 freezing |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 8:08 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 11419
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| Are any of the user accounts standard users (non-admins)? |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Windows 10 Creators Update - Second taskbar |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 8:02 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 16273
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So why is this a bug report? It does not seem to be related to Classic Shell.  |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: How to stop specific programs from turning up in search? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 4:27 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 15969
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| Over time, the menu remembers which items have been launched from the search and presents them first. If you launch Word a couple of times, it should become the top-most. You can't re-order search results but there are a couple of tweaks you can do. Open Classic Start Menu Settings and go to the Sea... |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: [Help] Reformat Harddisk |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 3:27 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 55069
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| Can't you boot Windows Setup or its Recovery environment/WinPE from a USB HDD? |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Reduced height of right hand menu items |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 11:43 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 22488
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: [Help] Reformat Harddisk |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 11:30 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 55069
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If you can open Task Manager or any app which allows the Open dialog of Explorer to be loaded, you can use copy-paste.
Or use the command prompt and tools like xcopy, robocopy to save it. |
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Forum: Classic Shell 4.0 beta Topic: . |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 11:20 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 66817
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| This is possible using the other Start menu app called StartIsBack++ for Windows 10. It has some nifty taskbar improvements for the Windows 10 taskbar although its Start Menu is not as great as Classic Shell. But its Start Menu supports ms-styles (Windows theme format) and can apply those styles to ... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Sort alphabetic |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 3:51 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 23490
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| There are 2 easy ways to sort without using right click with the help of Classic Shell. First method (Sort headers): Open Classic Explorer Settings and check the option "Show sort headers in all views" on the File Pane tab. Close and reopen the Explorer window. Then, you will get property ... |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Windows 10 Pro for Workstations, what you need to know |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 10:10 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 23348
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While it abuses your bandwidth and wears out your storage with extremely huge bloated uncontrollable updates.   |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Task Bar hangs after Office 2016 install from Office 365 |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 11:42 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 9979
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| What is your version of Windows? I assume it is Windows 10? You can exit the Start Menu by right clicking the Start button -> Exit. You can load it again by launching C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicStartMenu.exe. The Classic Shell Start Menu automatically loads when Explorer.exe loads. You ca... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Missing Metro app icons after uninstalling Classic Shell. |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 8:21 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 14129
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| Classic Shell does NOT do any permanent modification to Windows. In fact, its modifications are all in-memory and as soon as it is unloaded, Windows reverts to its default behavior. So whatever broke in your Windows - you can be 101% sure it is not Classic Shell. |
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Forum: Classic Explorer Topic: Keep windows in the same position on screen? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 7:37 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 12484
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Forum: Classic Explorer Topic: Folder Preview Image from Windows XP/7 |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 5:34 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 12392
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| Explorer folder previews cannot be modified. They are completely ruined after XP because they are angled making it harder to decipher them and to make things worse, Windows 10 as you said is distorting their proportion/aspect ratio. But you can use Windows 8.1 for a really long time and pretend that... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: windows 10 not allow download |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 6:26 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 9159
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| What app are you using to download it? Try another browser and make sure you are downloading from www.classicshell.net. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 Creators Version - Classic Shell unload problem |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 6:25 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 10711
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| Apps & features page of Settings in Windows 10 is broken by design by Microsoft so many Windows Installer (MSI/msiexec) apps fail to uninstall. It is known to give this error message for many apps: [highlight=#ececec] Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file [/highlight] The solu... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Cant install new version 4.3.1 |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 11:19 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 17105
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| Get older installers here: http://classicshell.net/downloads/ Or you can use the Classic Shell Utility on that page to remove your existing version and reinstall the latest. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Support for AutoStart/StartUp-Folder |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 10:15 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 13966
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| I don't remember any gotchas. Use it and let us know if you find any drawbacks. Already discovered this one: shortcuts placed in Startup folder don't start. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Support for AutoStart/StartUp-Folder |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 6:51 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 13966
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| The actual mechanism for starting a program by placing its shortcut in the Startup folder is a feature of Windows. If you are using Classic Shell's Group Policy Settings to redirect the Start Menu folder, try using the Windows policy settings instead. Then shortcuts placed under the redirected Start... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Start Menu pinning issue in Windows 7 |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:04 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 16125
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| The folder might be hidden. Copy paste it or enable hidden and system files. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Start Menu pinning issue in Windows 7 |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 10:49 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 16125
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| Check the following folders in Explorer: - %appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu (This is the per-user Start menu folder) - C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu (All users Start Menu folder) - %appdata%\ClassicShell\Pinned (Per-user Pinned folder) The shortcuts must be there in either of the... |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Classic Shell Start Menu causes explorer lock up |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:07 am
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Replies: 68
Views: 261107
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| How to capture crash dumps or slowdown dumps: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6 There are different ways so if one doesn't work, try the alternative method. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: About unattend install |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 12:40 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 22102
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| You are specifying a / before ADDLOCAL. I think it is not required. |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Option to run CS without resident ClassicStartMenu.exe |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:55 am
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Replies: 5
Views: 25575
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| @Splitwirez, You can already have Classic Shell not autostart when Explorer starts by unchecking "Start automatically for this user" on General Behavior tab. Run it manually from C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicStartMenu.exe. Of course, once it starts, the ClassicStartMenu.exe proces... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Camera and other programs stopped working |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 7:16 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 17809
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As I said earlier, Classic Shell did not break your Camera app  - something else did that happened at the same time as when you installed Classic Shell but you are not believing that. The only process that Classic Shell affects is Explorer.exe. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Camera and other programs stopped working |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 5:33 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 17809
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| You can be 100% sure that Classic Shell didn't affect your Camera app even if it was a coincidence that it stopped working at the exact moment. Metro apps are isolated and run in a sandbox and Win32 apps can't even interact with them. The current version of Classic Shell is not hacked. You can verif... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Add Download and Video Folder to start Menu |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 8:45 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 9632
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| Go to Customize Start Menu tab and double click "Don't display this item". Change it to "Display as a list" or "Display as a menu" for Videos and Download. |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Restore 32x32 taskbar icons in Windows 10 |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 6:11 am
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Replies: 1
Views: 15212
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 Anniversary, Creators and Fall Creators Update |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 11:05 pm
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Replies: 169
Views: 1582684
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| @DAOWAce, what version of Classic Shell did you have installed? Version 4.3.1 should be compatible with Creators Update. |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Show full path and filename only in recent items hints? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 10:57 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 12694
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| The tooltip comes from Windows' Recent Items folder (C:\Users\<your user name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent) or shell:Recent. I don't know if any app except Explorer can modify it. Also, on my PC at least, it shows the full target path of the file but the folder path/location doesn't sho... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Windows 10 Anniversary, Creators and Fall Creators Update |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 1:50 pm
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Replies: 169
Views: 1582684
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| Hello Girlz and Boyz, am a newbie here a devote user of Classic Shell (Version 4.3.1). My Windows10 ver is 1607. So far everyone is talking about problems and how to fix them. Personally, I would like to take a different approach, a preventive approach. Let me explain. I have managed to hold back t... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: What is the actual search logic behind Classic Start Menu? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 12:25 pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 9673
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| Read the Start Menu Search Guide for a detailed explanation: http://www.classicshell.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1588 In summary, Classic Shell uses its own fast search for finding app/program shortcuts and Control Panel settings. The advantage of this is that this search continues to work eve... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: Where is the multiuser menu of Win10? |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 6:36 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 12691
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| Microsoft did not provide any way for app developers to implement the multi-user switching functionality in their own menus. They kept this exclusive to the Windows 10 menu and I think, in newer releases of Windows 10, the multi-user menu doesn't work at all - it just takes you to the logon screen -... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: XP Media Plus! [7 style] |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:53 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 25456
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| Yeah any faint colored taskbar is harder on my eyes too. Plus they made all the stupid tray icons white and you can't easily change them. That's why XP embedded taskbar texture+your lovely Plex Replay7 skin is my winning combo. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: XP Media Plus! [7 style] |
| Gaurav |
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Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:05 pm
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Replies: 3
Views: 25456
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YAY to Juniper7 for still making skins.  We can just slice off a piece of the menu skin to make a matching taskbar texture. |
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