Microsoft made significant changes to Taskbar and Start Menu on Windows 7. One notable change is that, Classic Start Menu is no longer the part of Windows operating system. That could be a problem for loyal customers of earlier versions of Windows.

Here I have come with a solution, “Classic Shell” it replaces modern start menu completely and gives older version look and feel. Classic Shell also adds some missing features to Windows 7 and Vista like a a toolbar for Windows Explorer and a collection of features.

It has three core parts now-

Classic IE9

Classic IE9 is a plugin for Internet Explorer 9 that:

• Adds a caption to the title bar so you can see the full title of the page
• Shows the security zone in the status bar
• Shows the loading progress in the status bar

Classic Start Menu:

Classic Start Menu is a clone of the start menu from Windows 2000, XP and Vista that sadly is missing from Windows 7. It has a variety of advanced features:

• A clone of the original start menu, which you can find in all versions of Windows from 95 to Vista. Some features are-
• Drag and drop to let you organize your applications
• Options to show Favorites, expand Control Panel, etc
• Shows recently used documents. The number of documents to display is customizable
• Translated in 35 languages, including Right-to-left support for Arabic and Hebrew
• Does not disable the original start menu in Windows. You can access it by Shift+Click on the start button
• Right-click on an item in the menu to delete, rename, sort, or perform other tasks
• The search box helps you find your programs without getting in the way of your keyboard shortcuts
• Available for 32 and 64-bit operating systems
• Has support for skins, including additional 3rd party skins. Make your own!
• Fully customizable in both looks and functionality
• Support for Microsoft’s Active Accessibility
• Converts the “All Programs” button in the Windows menu into a cascading menu

Classic Explorer

A plug-in for Windows Explorer that:

• Adds a toolbar to Explorer for some common operations (Go to parent folder, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Properties, Email). The toolbar is fully customizable
• Replaces the copy UI in Vista and Windows 7 with the more user-friendly “classic” version similar to Windows XP
• Handles Alt+Enter in the folder panel of Windows Explorer and shows the properties of the selected folder
• Has options for customizing the folder panel to look more like the Windows XP version or to not fade the expand buttons
• Can show the free disk space and the total size of the selected files in the status bar
• Can disable the breadcrumbs in the address bar
• Fixes a long list of features that are broken in Windows 7 – missing icon overlay for shared folders, the jumping folders in the navigation pane, missing sorting headers in list view, and more

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