Classic Shell - a free program to return to the old look of the classic Start menu in the operating systems Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista. The program changes the visual display of elements of the Windows operating system for more convenient use.
Many users are uncomfortable using the Start menu due to the fact that the Windows developer, Microsoft, constantly changes the settings, options and appearance of the Start menu.
Content:
- Install Classic Shell
- Classic Shell for Windows 10
- Classic Shell Setup
- Classic Shell Removal
- Conclusions of the article
Therefore, many users want to return the classic Start menu for Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8. In Windows 7, users change the appearance of the Start menu in the style of the Windows XP operating system.
The free program Classic Shell returns the classic look of the Start menu, allows you to make extensive settings for displaying styles, parameters and design of the start menu.
The Classic Shell program consists of three components:
- Classic Start Menu - Returns the classic Start menu.
- Classic Explorer - Add a toolbar to Windows Explorer.
- Classic IE - setting up panels in Internet Explorer.
In this article, we will consider the operation of the Classic Start Menu component, which allows you to make the same Start menu in the Windows operating system. Other components of the program are not needed by all users.
The Classic Shell program works in Russian. You can download the Classic Shell program from the official website of the developer. On the downloads page, select the “Classic Shell xxx (Russian)” file to download to your computer.
Install Classic Shell
The installation of the Classic Shell program takes place in Russian and does not cause any difficulties. Continue through the Classic Shell installation wizard windows.
In the "Custom installation" window, you must select the application components for installation on a computer. By default, all components are selected for installation.
We want to return the classic Start menu, so we need to leave only the Classic Start Menu and Classic Shell Update components (for automatic updates).
The components of “Classic Explorer” and “Classic IE” change the appearance of Explorer and Internet Explorer, respectively, and not all users need such changes. Therefore, disable the installation of these components.
Next, complete the installation of the Classic Shell program on the computer.
Classic Shell for Windows 10
After left-clicking on the “Start” menu, you will see the classic “Start” menu in the style of Windows 7 installed in the Windows 10 operating system. This is how the “Start” menu looks with the default settings.
The classic Start menu for Windows 8.1 or Windows 8 will look like this.
Classic Shell Setup
After installing the application, the “Classic Start Menu Settings” window opens. In this window, all the program parameters are configured.
You can change the Classic Shell settings at any time. To do this, right-click on the "Start" menu, and select "Settings" in the context menu.
In the "Start Menu Style" tab, you can select the classic style for the "Start" menu in the style of Windows XP or Windows 7 operating systems.
At the default settings, the standard “Start” button is displayed on the Desktop. Instead of the button image from the operating system, you can install the Classic Shell image (two options) or add your own image if you have a similar picture.
By default, the main settings in the program are made in the tabs: "Start menu style", "Basic settings", Cover "," Start menu settings.
Check the "Show all parameters" checkbox to configure other parameters in the Classic Shell program.
After that, additional settings in the tabs will become available: “Menu View”, “Start Button”, “Task Bar”, “Windows 10 Settings”, “Context Menu”, “Sounds”, “Language”, “Control”, “Main menu ”,“ General behavior ”,“ Search field ”.
Although the program is optimally configured by default, the user can independently change the application settings to suit his needs, experimenting with the settings. To do this, select the settings, see what happened after changing them. If it turns out that you’ve overdone it slightly with parameter changes, you can return the program to its default settings.
In the application settings, you can hide unnecessary functions, change the display of elements and icons, change the arrangement of elements, remove elements from the Start menu.
To do this, select the item, select the command and display. After right-clicking on the desired item, select additional functions.
In the “Cover” tab, you can select a cover for the standard “Start” menu. By default, Windows 10 uses the Metro cover art. You can select other covers: “Windows Aero,” “Metallic,” “Midnight,” or “Windows 8,” the minimalistic version of Classic Skin, or the option Without Cover.
Classic Shell settings settings can be saved in an XML file in order to load settings from this file with a new installation of Classic Shell. To do this, use the "Archive settings" button, select the option: "Save to XML file" or "Download from XML file". To reset the program to default settings, select "Reset All Settings".
Classic Shell Removal
The Classic Shell program is uninstalled in the standard way. If the program has not correctly uninstalled, or any problems occurred during the uninstall process, use the special utility that can be downloaded from here .
Conclusions of the article
The free Classic Shell program installs an alternative (formerly classic) Start menu on the Windows operating system. After installing the program on the computer, the user can return the classic appearance of the Start menu in Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, make other changes in the appearance and parameters of the start menu.