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Classic Shell Reborn.

49 mentions on Hacker News by 44 people: 3 stories, 46 comments · first 2018-09-11 · latest 2026-10-24

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  1. Was hoping it was this: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu not some bs from nvidia.
    comment by Suppafly · 2026-10-24 · in OpenShell – A safe, private runtime for fleets of autonomous AI agents
  2. The name is kinda taken already https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by wild_pointer · 2026-10-23 · in OpenShell – A safe, private runtime for fleets of autonomous AI agents
  3. …spread to every project, but this is not related to the open-source Windows Start menu replacement: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by xnx · 2026-09-15 · in What we have learned at OpenShell applying formal methods to control AI agents
  4. And OpenShell: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by layer8 · 2026-06-15 · in Windows 11 users are tired of MS account requirements creeping into everything
  5. …- https://old.reddit.com/r/WindowsLTSC/wiki/index - https://windhawk.net/ - https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu - https://wpd.app/ - https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10 Linux: - Firefox + uBlock and done. - OpenSnitch if
    comment by mmh0000 · 2026-01-06 · in Vietnam bans unskippable ads
  6. …keeps Windows 11 usable for me are these two mods.. https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher https://github.com/open-shell/open-shell-menu/ They bring back the context menu and the old task bar, as well as the old start menu. It's like I…
    comment by leptons · 2025-12-31 · in 2025 was a disaster for Windows 11
  7. …seen it in a long, long time. No ads, no crap from Microsoft. https://pxc-coding.com/donotspy11/ https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/releases https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/releases
    comment by leptons · 2025-10-02 · in Windows 7 marketshare jumps to nearly 10% as Windows 10 support is about to end
  8. …using tools like Explorer Patcher and Open Shell. https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu The thing that made me switch to Linux is Microsoft's pushing AI into everything. I do not want…
    comment by leptons · 2025-06-28 · in Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates into 2026
  9. I've been very happy happy with https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu as a Start Menu replacement. If ads have rolled out to my Windows install, I wouldn't even notice.
    comment by xnx · 2024-04-24 · in Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone
  10. I only tolerate Windows 11 on my gaming machine because of Open Shell https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by EricE · 2024-04-10 · in Why does part of the Windows 98 Setup program look older than the rest? (2020)
  11. …the operating system look very close to Windows XP visually, and they always appreciate it. [1] https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu [2] https://github.com/dremin/RetroBar
    comment by ajdude · 2024-01-07 · in Windows XP 2024 Edition is everything I want from a new OS
  12. …dev stopped in 2017. oh well. the source was released and there is a fork that has recent changes https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by fsckboy · 2023-10-13 · in Scrollbars are becoming a problem
  13. FYI, Classic Shell is discontinued, long live the https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by zihotki · 2023-08-22 · in Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron
  14. …but not yet officially [1]). It could be a solution to the ads appearing in start menu. [1] https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/issues/1564
    comment by jacekm · 2023-07-11 · in Ask HN: How do you “clean” Windows from all bloatware?
  15. Here's the discussion thread on GitHub regarding Windows 11 compatibility: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/discussions/74... TL;DR - it's mostly working with some outstanding bugs and some users giving workarounds in that…
    comment by darreninthenet · 2023-05-11 · in Windows 11 in Svelte
  16. …app as it's supposed to. For those who know Classic Shell, Open-Shell is its successor. Open-Shell: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by signaru · 2023-04-18 · in The Windows 11 Trash Party
  17. It is still being updated here: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu I'd love to hear about other alternatives people are enjoying, but this has reliably shielded me from what MS has done to their start menu for several years now.…
    comment by beloch · 2023-04-12 · in Microsoft is slowly rolling out ads in the Windows 11 start menu
  18. …much the windows ui has degraded. https://pureinfotech.com/restore-taskbar-location-windows-11... https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by zefalt · 2023-04-03 · in The day Windows died
  19. …TV? And Google gets away with this. (I'm not trying to downplay Microsoft's behavior, however.) [1] https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by Fnoord · 2023-03-27 · in Windows needs to stop showing tabloid news
  20. …ever since Proton became good enough for gaming. [0] http://www.classicshell.net/ (not https) [1] https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by doix · 2023-02-02 · in Calmira Reborn – a Windows 9x-inspired shell for Windows 3.1
  21. …you have to pirate it: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/l... start menu: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu taskbar: https://ramensoftware.com/7-taskbar-tweaker search:…
    comment by leeoniya · 2022-12-11 · in Not-so-great features coming soon to Windows 11
  22. Or you could use https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu for free
    comment by Avery3R · 2022-12-04 · in MSN replaced journalists with AI publishing fake news about mermaids and Bigfoot
  23. You can have at least Win 7 start menu on Win 10: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu It's fast, reliable and highly configurable.
    comment by mopsi · 2022-11-24 · in Microsoft's ex-UI chief is shocked about the Windows 11 start menu
  24. …also not clickbait and MS are turning the operating system into an ad platform, unfortunately. [0] https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by p1peridine · 2022-11-21 · in Microsoft is turning Windows 11's Start Menu into an ad delivery system
  25. Classic shell is unmaintained, so maybe use this fork: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by btdmaster · 2022-08-12 · in Windows10Debloater: Script to remove Windows 10 bloatware (2021)
  26. …back. Yes, I would recommend this to a friend -- even my mother. http://www.classicshell.net/ https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by morninglight · 2022-07-25 · in Windows Start Menu not starting? You're not alone
  27. …https://www.startallback.com Explorer Patcher https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher Open Shell https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by insickness · 2022-04-03 · in Windows 11 may not be as popular as Microsoft had hoped
  28. …onto my network. Oh, also if you do ever wind up needing to move to 10, you may like this [1]. [1] https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by Shared404 · 2020-07-11 · in Zoom Zero-Day Allows RCE, Patch on the Way
  29. …PATH and start menu entries, not your whole system like the start menu tries to. But I prefer that. https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by ubercow13 · 2020-06-10 · in Windows Privacy Dashboard: GUI for Windows 10 Privacy Settings
  30. …[1] to be a very faithful replication of the old start menu I'm used to from XP and before. 1: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by shawa_a_a · 2020-05-16 · in Show HN: XP.css – Windows XP CSS file and framework for building GUIs
  31. …always been like that. I remember tweaking Win98 and the massive tweaking community around win XP. https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
    comment by s9w · 2020-05-10 · in How to disable the built-in Windows 10 ads
  32. https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu There you go. Brings back the Windows 7 Start menu/
    comment by chacha2 · 2020-04-17 · in The Decline of Usability
  33. https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by kaibee · 2020-03-18 · in New MacBook Air
  34. Or the actively developed fork linked to from that site, Open-Shell: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by ptx · 2020-02-25 · in Windows 10 live tiles reportedly getting killed by Microsoft
  35. …really been enjoying it on my Windows 10 test VM. My start menu looks like Windows XP now. Link: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu Screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/ujspeiD.png Ignore the shit font rendering, I have every option…
    comment by whalesalad · 2020-02-25 · in Windows 10 live tiles reportedly getting killed by Microsoft
  36. …take over: http://www.classicshell.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8147 Haven't tried this fork yet: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by erikbye · 2020-02-10 · in Microsoft begins showing an anti-Firefox ad in the Windows 10 start menu
  37. …found Geek Uninstaller [1] and O&O ShutUp10 [2] work well together to take out the majority. [0] https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu [1] https://geekuninstaller.com/ [2] https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
    comment by windexh8er · 2019-12-08 · in Someone found a way to bypass Windows 7 Extended Security Updates checks
  38. …they install Classic Shell / Open Shell. The UX on default Windows 10 Start Menu is unacceptable. https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by RichardCA · 2019-10-24 · in Where is Notepad in Windows 10? (2015)
  39. It's been replaced by Open Shell which works well: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by solstice · 2019-08-30 · in Useless Windows 10 Features
  40. I encourage everyone unhappy with Windows 10 Start menu to give Open Shell a try: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu It replaces native Start menu with Win7/8 lookalike that's highly customizable and much faster. Search works…
    comment by mopsi · 2019-08-27 · in Useless Windows 10 Features
  41. …Back, but stop using that shit. Classic Shell is dead, long live its successor Open Shell [1] [1] https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by Fnoord · 2019-07-23 · in Windows 10 Debloat Script
  42. See Open Shell: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by chime · 2019-04-17 · in Microsoft loses control over Windows Tiles
  43. …cementers below that classic shell has been abandoned and then forked to a community project here: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by OscarTheGrinch · 2019-04-17 · in Microsoft loses control over Windows Tiles
  44. …were rebranding. If I see it right, the latest substantial fix that is an actual improvement was: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/issues/53 A patch by Ivo Beltchev himself! In the just world the man would be paid by Microsoft…
    comment by acqq · 2019-02-16 · in Microsoft begins work on its 2020 Windows releases in new preview
  45. The maintained version is Open Shell: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by dragonwriter · 2019-02-16 · in Microsoft begins work on its 2020 Windows releases in new preview
  46. …- there's a feature request to get ClassicShell running on Core ( https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/issues/44 ) which would be a great way to get the classic look-and-feel on the modern kernel
    comment by gfody · 2018-10-26 · in One Windows Kernel