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:

⚠️ Windows for ARM compatibility ⚠️

Open-Shell is not compatible with Windows for ARM. If you install it 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