Open-Shell

A collection of utilities bringing back classic features to Windows.

Originally Classic Shell by Ivo Beltchev

          

Open-Shell Homepage

Features

• Classic style Start menu for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, and 11
• Toolbar for Windows Explorer
• Explorer status bar with file size and disk space
• Classic copy UI (Windows 7 only)
• Title bar and status bar for Internet Explorer

Download

You can find the latest stable version here:

Important

Windows for ARM compatibility

Open-Shell is compatible with Windows for ARM since version 4.4.196.

If you install older one on a Windows for ARM installation (ex. using > Parallels Desktop on an Apple Silicon Mac), you will no longer be able to log into your account the next time you reboot. Please refrain from installing Open-Shell on Windows for ARM.

Temporary Translation/Language Solution

1. Download language DLL
2. Place it either in the Open-Shell's install folder or in the %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\OpenShell\Languages folder

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For archival reasons, we have a mirror of www.classicshell.net here.

How To Skin a Start Menu
Classic Shell: Custom Start Buttons
Questions? Ask on the Discussions section or on Discord
Submit a bug report/feature request