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[Chachazz]

 ClassicShellIconX48.png   3.15KB   0 downloads Classic Shell™ is free software that improves your productivity, enhances the usability of Windows and empowers you to use the computer the way you like it. The main features are:

• Highly customizable start menu with multiple styles and skins
• Quick access to recent, frequently-used, or pinned programs
• Find programs, settings, files and documents
• Start button for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10
• Toolbar and status bar for Windows Explorer
• Caption and status bar for Internet Explorer

Classic Shell has been in active development for 5 years and has over 25 million downloads.

Website: http://www.classicshell.net/

 All Downloads: http://www.classicshell.net/downloads/

 

OpenShell - Classic Shell -  Reborn on GitHub

(see - http://www.classicsh....php?f=4&t=8147 )

 

https://github.com/O...Open-Shell-Menu

[Chachazz]

Classic Shell 3.5.0 general release
April 1, 2012

• Added support for Windows 8 Consumer Preview:
  • Added customizable start button
  • Added a Metro skin for the start menu
  • Updated all settings for Windows 8
  • Fixed the missing caption in IE10
• Added a setting to control the menu shadows
• Added toolbar commands to map and disconnect network drives
• Improved the responsiveness of the check for a new version
• The check for new version is a separate component that can be skipped during install

http://sourceforge.net/projects/classicshell/files/

[Chachazz]

Classic Shell 3.5.1 is released.
Jun 30th, 2012

It improves the support for Windows 8 and allows for the custom Start button to be used in Windows 7.

• Enabled the custom start button for Windows 7 and added more settings
• Added a setting to skip the Metro screen on startup
• Improved compatibility with the IE10's Enhanced Protected Mode
• Fixed some bugs found in the previous version

http://sourceforge.n.....eral release/

[Chachazz]

Version 3.6.1 general release (Aug 19, 2012):
- Fixes a critical bug found in the previous version (the "new version" notification pops up too often)

Version 3.6.0 general release (Aug 18, 2012):

• Windows 8 is now officially supported
• Added more customization settings for the start button
• Added a setting to disable all Metro hot corners
• Improved the initial setup of the start menu
• Added support for split menu buttons
• Improved the usage of the Aero colorization in skins
• Fixed some bugs found in the previous version

http://sourceforge.n...sicshell/files/

[Chachazz]

Classic Shell 3.6.2 general release
Oct 28, 2012

? Added support for jump lists in the main menu
? Added support for displaying and launching Windows Store apps in Windows 8
? Faster skipping of the Metro screen in Windows 8
? Fixed some bugs found in the previous version

Website: ?classicshell.sourceforge.net/features.html

All Downloads: ?sourceforge.net/projects/classic???release/
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[Chachazz]

Classic Shell 3.6.3 general release
(Dec, 2012)

• Improved performance of the start menu
• Added new Metro-style start button image
• Added support for multiple taskbars in Windows 8
• Fixed some bugs found in the previous version

All downloads

[Chachazz]

Classic Shell 3.6.5 general release
- Fixed a crash bug in the start menu for some 64-bit systems

Version 3.6.4 general release
- Fixed a frezing problem when right-clicking on the start button

http://sourceforge.n...sicshell/files/

[Chachazz]

Classic Shell 3.6.6 general release

(Apr 7, 2013):

New setting to make the taskbar opaque, many bugfixes and improvements.

Changelog:
• New setting to disable the taskbar transparency
• Improved compatibility with future versions of Windows
• Fixed some bugs found in the previous version

 

http://sourceforge.n...eneral release/

[Chachazz]

Classic Shell 3.6.7 general release

(Apr, 2013):

• Fixed incompatibility with the taskbar of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

http://sourceforge.n...eneral release/

[Chachazz]

Classic Shell will soon have a closed beta for the upcoming version 4.0.

If you are interested in participating, please register on Classic Shell forum and send a PM to the user Ivo.

Include details about the system configuration on which you plan to use CS4.

 

Info & instructions: http://classicshell....c.php?f=4&t=753

[Chachazz]

Classic Shell 3.6.8

released Jun 30th, 2013

• Added support for Windows 8.1 Preview
• Modified the Classic Shell logo and removed the Metro button by request from Microsoft
• Fixed some bugs found in the previous version

Downloads: http://sourceforge.n...sicshell/files/

[Chachazz]

Classic Shell 4.0 is now officially available.

It is a result of 7 months of development followed by 3 months of beta testing.

 

Here some of the highlights:

• New "Windows 7" menu style that replicates the look and feel of the Windows 7 start menu
  • the programs show in a tree inside the main menu
  • search results and jump lists show inside the main menu
  • dedicated shutdown button
  • the unparalleled customizability you've come to expect from Classic Shell
• You can search for files as well as programs, using the Windows Search
• The menu can show the most frequently used programs
• Programs can be pinned directly from Explorer
• New programs are automatically highlighted in the menu
• The list of Classic Shell settings can be searched to easily find the setting you need
• New more reliable way to start on Windows 8, that doesn't use a service
• The start menu can use the native Windows 8.1 start button
• New status bar for Explorer that shows the total size of the selected files and the free disk space
• Improved support for downloading and installing language files
• Many improvements to performance and responsiveness

See the release history for all development work of version 4.

Download it from here: http://www.classicshell.net,

Important Note:

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are no longer supported. Version 3.6.8 was the last one to support them.

[Chachazz]

Classic Shell 4.0.4

Jan 18th, 2014
»www.classicshell.net/

Here's what's new:
• New ADMX files to allow you to control the settings through group policies. Look at the file PolicyDefinitions.zip in the Classic Shell folder
• More secure checks for new versions and language updates. The data is digitally signed to prevent corruption or spoofing
• Multiple improvements and bugfixes

Here's the full change log for Classic Shell 4.0.4:
»www.classicshell.net/forum/viewt···4&t=2025

[Chachazz]

Classic Shell 4.0.6

• Quick fix for a crash in Explorer introduced in version 4.0.5

http://www.classicshell.net/

 

 

Classic Shell 4.0.5

• Improved support for high resolution displays
• Improved support for touch displays
• New button for the Explorer toolbar to toggle the navigation pane
• Added support for animated start buttons
• Multiple minor improvements and bugfixes

[Chachazz]

Classic Shell 4.1.0 general release

(Apr 20th, 2014)

• Improved support for Windows 8.1 Spring Update
• Improved checks for new versions
• Minor stability fixes

http://www.classicshell.net/downloads/