![]() ![]() It supports skins, so the look can be completely changed to suit you. It reached a million downloads this month. 2009 to expand the project to support total customization and lots of more features. ![]() The menu and a simple Explorer toolbar were originally created by him, so he's the developer, I was looking for exactly the same things, so I contacted him in Nov. I give the ideas, test stuff and how it should work (overall User Experience) and he approves and programs them. 2009 out of desperation and MS refusing to fix any issues in Windows after release. In much the same way you can add classic XP or Win 7 Start Menus to Windows 8.Ivo Beltchev and I started Classic Shell back in Nov. Click OK to remove its icon from the Start Menu.Īnd there you have it! As it doesn’t include all the Windows XP icon set the above XP Start Menu isn’t an exact match, but it’s still a pretty close replica of the original. Right-click the icon, select Edit Item and then input none into the icon box. Select Main Menu tab, and then click on the ticked Enable Jumplists’ option to remove them.Īs an added detail, remove the Programs’ Start Menu icon to match the original XP. You can remove Jump Lists for a more faithful XP Start Menu replica. Windows XP’s Start Menu did not have any Jump Lists. Reorganize the Start Menu shortcuts so that it’s comparable to the one in the shot below. You can customize each menu item by right-clicking them, and selecting Edit Item. Shortcuts above SEPERATOR will be above the line break, and those under it go below. The SEPERATOR item adds Start Menu line breaks. Note that anything above COLUMN BREAK is added to the left column, and anything below it will be on the right column. ![]() Position the Shut Down option at the bottom of the right column. Select the Show all Settings’ check-box, and then the Customize Start Menu tab to open the window below.ĭrag and drop the menu shortcuts on this window to reposition them. However, you might still have to reorganize the menu shortcuts for a more precise match. Then you should have a Start Menu comparable to Windows XP. Click on the check-box to remove the tick from the No icons in second column option. Select the Windows XP Luna skin to open further customization options. Click on the Skin tab that includes a drop-down list with various alternative skins such as Windows 8, Windows Aero, Windows Basic and Windows XP Luna which emulates the classic Windows XP Start Menu. However, the Start Menu might still retain the Windows Aero skin. You can also select a Classic Start button, but it isn’t the same as XPs. That will add a classic Start Menu as in the shot below. From that tab select the Classic with two columns’ option. Then the Classic Shell window below should open.įirstly, click the Start Menu Style tab. From the website click on the Download Now option, and then the Run option to open the software. To add the software to Windows, check out this link to the Classic Shell website. We will discuss how to get Windows XP style Start Menu in this article. With the software you can customize the Start Menu, and revert back to either a Windows XP classic style or Windows 7 alternative. If you have Windows Vista, 7, or 8 you can restore the Windows XP Start Menu with the Classic Shell software package. ![]() Microsoft removed the Start Menu Windows 8 and added Jump Lists to Windows 7s. ![]()
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