Topic: Classic Shell adds some missing features to Windows 7/8/8.1/10/and Vista

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Classic Shell adds some missing features to Windows 7 and Vista, and up: like a classic start menu, toolbar for Explorer and others.

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

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


Note: As of December 2017, Classic Shell is no longer in active development. More details here: http://www.classicshell.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8147

Development has been picked up by volunteers on GitHub under the name Open Shell: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu

The latest stable version of Classic Shell is 4.3.1

Download translated versions
Download older versions
Download mirror at Mediafire



Visit the Classic Shell forum to find custom menu skins and start buttons.

If you are having problems uninstalling or upgrading Classic Shell, please read this forum post.

System Requirements
Classic Shell works on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and their server counterparts (Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016). Both 32 and 64-bit versions are supported. The same installer works for all versions.
Note: Windows RT is not supported.


Classic Shell adds some missing features to Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and Vista like a classic start menu, toolbar for Explorer and others.

Note: The software available here is not the latest version. Visit the new website www.classicshell.net to download the latest version and to access the new forums and documentation.

Features

    Classic Start Menu for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10
    Toolbar for Windows Explorer
    Classic copy UI (Windows 7 only)
    Show file size in Explorer status bar
    Title bar and status bar for Internet Explorer

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

http://classicshell.sourceforge.net

http://www.classicshell.net/

https://github.com/coddec/Classic-Shell