This fork remains true to its origin – aiming to enhance productivity by bestowing Windows with a customizable start menu, elevating overall usability. By availing of multiple style templates and skins, you shall gain the ability to tailor your PC experience according to your preferences. Moreover, it grants swift access to recently used, frequently accessed, or pinned programs.
Once you have customized the configurations to your specific requirements, you will effortlessly discover any desired programs, settings, files, or documents with a few keys. Classic-Start also succeeds in reinstating the iconic start button, toolbar, and status bar, which were cherished features of Windows 11, 10, 7, and 8.1, along with the revered toolbar and status bar for Windows and Internet Explorer, thereby rendering it an exceptional enhancement tool for your daily Windows encounters.
Open-Shell (Classic-Start) Features
- A Classically Styled Start Menu for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and 11.
- The Inclusion of a Toolbar for Windows Explorer.
- Retaining the Classic Copy UI (Windows 7 exclusive).
- Displaying File Size in Explorer Status Bar.
Enhancements
- Rectified taskbar texture anomaly on Windows 11 (#1230)
- Addressed sleep operation irregularity on systems with activated connected standby (#719)
- Remedied corrupted icons within the second column (#1088)
- Resolved image rendering issue on Windows 7 (#1023, #90)
- Fixed the focus behavior of the search box (#1068)
- Aligned the Aero button meticulously across multiple monitors (#1310)
- Repaired the handling of automatically concealing the taskbar in a multi-monitor configuration (#908)
- Ensured proper start menu alignment for vertical taskbars in Windows 11 (#1231)
- Ensured accurate positioning of tray buttons in the scenario where a custom start button was generated (#1232)
- Impeccably scaled modern task icons (#518)
- Appropriately adjusted the font size of the default skin to match the DPI settings (#1110)
- Precisely rounded font size for a polished appearance (#1547)
- Employed the appropriate modern settings icon (#495)
- Excluded the tracking of Open-Shell modern settings folder usage (#744)
- Excluded Windows Shell Experience Host from the list of frequently accessed programs (#1164)
- Rectified branding string on Windows 11 (#878, #960, #1063)
Data Sheet
Software: Open-Shell (Classic-Start)
Language: Multilingual
Medicine: Freeware
Developer: Open-Shell