For those interested you can also read the Author's explanation of code.ġ.3 This Mini-Review follows on from discussion thread: What the Heck is Happening to Windows? Article on Windows 8 Disaster I was looking around for a better start menu for Windows 7 a while ago and landed on the FREE and open source Classic Shell. One of the earliest is this one in 2011, which seems to be referring to an early form of CS, in the thread: Re: Start Menu X now in beta An older/more useful Windows Explorer GUI.ġ.2 Historical note: There are several references in DCF discussions to 'Classic Shell'.The latest stable version of Classic Shell is 4.3.0Ĭlassic Shell has been in active development for 6+ years and has tens of millions of downloads.ġ.1 Shell includes the options to install three components: developer of Classic Shell announces he is quitting, and releases the last version of the program.
