Open shell
| Open Shell (formerly Classic Shell) | |
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| Basic data
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| developer | Developer community ; originally Ivo Beltchev |
| Publishing year | 2008 (as Classic Shell) |
| Current version |
4.4.142 ( November 13, 2019 ) |
| operating system | Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 |
| programming language | C ++ |
| License | MIT license |
| German speaking | Yes |
| Open Shell Menu [1] | |
Open Shell (also called Open Shell Menu because of its main function ) is an open source utility for the Windows operating system . It is a further development of Classic Shell , which was originally developed by Ivo Beltchev. In December 2017, Beltchev stated that after eight years of work, he was no longer developing the software. Open Shell (or Classic Shell) offers the classic start menu for Windows 7 , 8 , 8.1 and 10 .
Functions
The appearance of the start menu can be set with Classic Shell to Classic (like in Windows 9x and Windows 2000 ), then in 2 columns , or to Windows 7 . It provides a shutdown, logout, and restart button. There is also an overview of all applications, as usual from the normal start menu. For the Windows Explorer one is toolbar with features from older Windows versions available, which is also the Internet Explorer as usual can be adjusted (to the appearance of IE Issue 9).
history
Classic Shell was before output 3.9 open source - the last unreleased issue is, however, the 3.6.8, with first support for Windows 8.1, which with Visual Studio 2008 and a so-called platform - SDK (English Platform SDK ) in the language C ++ was written .
Since issue 3.9 Classic Shell has only been published as so-called freeware - i.e. it can only be used free of charge for private and commercial use - and is financed by donations.
Windows 10 is fully supported from version 4.2.4. In some very early Windows 10 builds, the installation was blocked with an indication of alleged compatibility problems, but the Windows check function could be bypassed.
As of December 2017, with version 4.3.1, the program was no longer developed by the original author. Based on the source code released again under the MIT license , the author plans to develop the software further by a new community. The code was published on Github and SourceForge . Since then, development has been continued by a community called Open Shell , which is seen as the successor to Classic Shell.
reception
For Computerwoche , Classic Shell 2013 took the lead among programs for customizing Windows 8.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release 4.4.142 . November 13, 2019 (accessed November 13, 2019).
- ↑ Project page (English) - accessed on October 17, 2017
- ↑ Ivo Beltchev: Classic Shell no longer in development. Source code released. Classic Shell official forum, December 3, 2017, accessed August 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Tobias Hager: Retrofitting Windows functions - Classic Shell. In: pcwelt.de. November 16, 2015, accessed February 17, 2016 .
- ↑ cf. Functions (English) and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (English) on the author's website, each accessed on August 9, 2015
- ↑ Stelzel-Morawietz: Windows 10: Start menu again as in Windows 7. ChannelPartner, April 4, 2016.
- ↑ a b Windows 10 Build 9879 blocks the installation of Classic Shell - Axel Vahldiek for Heise , on November 21, 2014
- ↑ Is Classic Shell open-source? (English) - Classic Shell: FAQ ; accessed on September 12, 2016
- ↑ Version 3.6.8 (final open-source release) - last open-source edition at SourceForge , on June 30, 2016
- ↑ Does Classic Shell support Windows 10? (English) - Classic Shell: FAQ ; accessed on September 12, 2016
- ↑ News | Windows. Accessed January 1, 2020 .
- ↑ "c't" author Jan Schüßler: Tips for changing the operating system: This is how you give Windows 10 a 7-style look . In: Spiegel Online . July 20, 2019 ( spiegel.de [accessed January 1, 2020]).
- ↑ System Tools: 11 little Windows tricks with a big impact. In: Computerwoche . December 14, 2019, accessed January 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Thomas Bär, Frank-Michael Schlede: Toolbox for Windows 8th Computer Week , March 8, 2013.