Classic Start Menu Classic Start Menu can replicate the start menus found in older versions of Windows from 95 to Windows 7. You have 3 styles to pick from:
Remove Classic Shell The tool will attempt to manually remove the Classic Shell software from your system. Use it in case you are having problems uninstalling using the conventional methods. It is designed to work even after a failed attempt to uninstall the software when some of the registry may be corrupted or some of the files may be missing.
Can I search my PC from the Classic Start Menu? Can I make the start menu look like the XP menu? Why doesn't the start button look pressed when I open the start menu? I disabled the active corners. Why does Metro still show up from time to time? I want a classic start menu, but I don't like this one. What else is there?
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Introduction Classic Shell™ supports skin files for the start menu. The skin can change things like: The background image or color of the menu The font and text color for various elements Arrows and other icons Sizes, padding and alignment The image to use for the menu separators All information about a skin is stored in a .skin or a .skin7 file (the .skin7 files are for use by the Windows 7 ...
Why Classic Start Menu? After the Classic Shell project was released back in 2009, it quickly grew in popularity. Before long it was getting 5-10 thousand downloads per day. That's a sign that many people prefer the classic start menu over the Vista or Windows 7 menu. Why can't they accept the future?