Classic Shell: Forum

I am a disabled person I put on Windows classic shell on Windows 10 to change my star menu to a classic look am looking for someone to help set up windows classic shell up in Windows 10 can you help me please ?

What kind of help do you need? If you installed Classic Shell, it will ask you for the style of the Start Menu - click on the image of the style you want to use and click OK and you can use the Start Menu right away. To access any settings again, you can right click the Start button.

Every setting is explained by tooltip help. Hover over a setting to see the help. On the Customize Start Menu tab, you can change what items show in the right column of the Start Menu. The rest of the settings are quite advanced, you don't necessarily have to set them.

To search for a setting related to the Start Menu, open its settings and use the search box at the top of the settings window.

To search for Windows settings, type directly in the Start Menu search box.

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Links to some general topics:

● Compare Start Menus

● Read the Search box usage guide.

I am a Windows enthusiast and did Classic Shell's testing and usability/UX feedback.

GauravK you asked What kind of help do you need? setting it up like W7 or W8 on the start menu if you could post screenshots of the best classic look like on W7 or W8 it would be easier to set up for me get back to me please

When you install Classic Shell, you will get a dialog like this:

Click Windows 7 style there and then click "Select skin...". Then pick "Windows Aero" from the drop down and click OK.

This is as Windows 7-like as you can get it. However, the user interface of Windows 10 has changed a lot from Windows 7. You can't make it like Windows 7. Many settings are moved to the Settings app and the apps and notification area/tray applets are completely different.

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Links to some general topics:

● Compare Start Menus

● Read the Search box usage guide.

I am a Windows enthusiast and did Classic Shell's testing and usability/UX feedback.

GauravK are their any other setting to make it up like W7 post screenshots please

With Classic Shell, you get a Start Menu like Windows 7. However the rest of the UI will be considerably different from Windows 7. No way to change that unless you move back to Windows 7.

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Links to some general topics:

● Compare Start Menus

● Read the Search box usage guide.

I am a Windows enthusiast and did Classic Shell's testing and usability/UX feedback.

GauravK the setting in your post the screenshot of W7 style could you post a screenshot how you did it I can not get mine like you have it please

Right click the start button and select 'settings' then check 'windows 7 style' and hit OK

Jcee any other settings needed ?

That should be all that's needed to get reasonably close to windows 7's style (it actually defaults most the settings towards that anyways)

Jcee thanks

Help I can not get GauravK screenshot look in W10 using windows shell get back to me please

My steps assume classic shell is running, have you installed it? If-not install it from http://www.classicshell.net/downloads/latest
Run the file, select next/yes until its installed, then click on the new button in the bottom left of your screen


What do you see when you right click the button on the bottom left? are you using a mouse?

I get all bright blue nothing like the screenshot any fixes ?

Blue screen? Is the below what you are referring to? If-not Maybe a screenshot will clear this matter up, if you could post it?
Also on what step is the screen coming up, when you install, when you try to click the button?

is their a Windows 7 skin for Windows Classic Shell ?

Yes, it is called "Windows Aero"

"Windows Aero" like Windows 7 skin for Windows Classic Shell ?

The name of the Classic Shell skin that looks closest to Windows 7's build-in start menu is called "Windows Aero". You can select it from the "Skin" tab in the settings.
It works best when combined with the "Windows 7" start menu style from the "Start Menu Style" tab.

How do I make a screenshot to show you my Aero look

How do I post to the forum a screenshot ?

When you are replying, below the part you type there is a button labeled 'choose file' select your file and hit submit

How do I get this look

Use the "Windows 8" skin. It is not exactly the same but very close.

Could you add a Windows 7 skin ?

The Windows 7 skin is called "Windows Aero".

The Windows 7 skin is called "Windows Aero".what is the difference from Windows 8 skin ?

One is rounded the other has sharp corners. Try all the skins and pick the one you like best.

Could you add a Windows 7 skin from some where ?

I'm sorry, but I literally have no idea what you are asking.

Could you download Windows 7 skin from another site ?

Why? Does not "Windows Aero" skin work for you? Windows Aero is the only skin that is designed to make your start menu look like Windows 7.

How do I add this screenshot start menu in this link https://www.stardock.com/products/start10/

Save this file
right click your start button, and select backup then Load from XML
Browse to this file and select it.
That should make your start menu as close to the screenshot as possible

Could you post a screenshot of theses directions


right click your start button, and select backup then Load from XML
Browse to this file and select it.
That should make your start menu as close to the screenshot as possible

Here

Do I load this from my download directory

yes load that and hit OK

Do this

Yup browse to your install directory and run that file (or just restart your computer and it should run automatically)

I did it some questions first

1 Could you change green color

2 Could you change start icon button

Sure if you want me to change it, what color would you like?
also what button do you want, windows 7?

yes I want to change color

what button Windows 7

where do I do both at ?

To change the button, download the image from this post; then right click the start button and select settings. Then near the bottom check 'replace start button' click custom, and pick image then browse to the file you just downloaded from here.

For the colors go to the settings page type 'color' then change the bottom 2 settings (menu glass color, and Taskbar color)

Everyone please for give me I am a disabled person if you could any directions you give me like theses please post screenshots easier for me to get please


To change the button, download the image from this post; then right click the start button and select settings. Then near the bottom check 'replace start button' click custom, and pick image then browse to the file you just downloaded from here.

For the colors go to the settings page type 'color' then change the bottom 2 settings (menu glass color, and Taskbar color)

Here

let me start with adding the color and see if I can work it ?

ok

I did it worked for the color ?