Classic-Start
BasicThemer2
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Classic-Start
- Open-Shell: A collection of utilities bringing back classic features to Windows
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Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron
FYI, Classic Shell is discontinued, long live the https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
- the cycle continues...
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Two sides of people not being able to upgrade to Windows 11
Finally, to get a decent start menu and context menu back Explorer patcher and Shell work wonders. There is also Open shell if you want that classic Windows 7-10 look, but personally I think it looks dated in comparison. The Win11 start menu looks fine, it's just missing core functionality.
- Windows 11 Start menu ads look set to get even worse – this is getting painful now
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Open-Shell-Menu is a collection of utilities that can return some of your favorite features to newer versions of Windows. Revel in the glory of classic-style features like a Start menu for Win 7, 8 & 10; tool and status bars for Windows Explorer; title and status bars for Internet Explorer. Hel_OWeen says, "I honestly have a hard time to navigate any Windows version > W2K without it."
- Microsoft is Slowly Rolling Out Ads in the Windows 11 Start Menu - The latest Windows 11 update adds promotional ‘notifications’ to bait users into using services like OneDrive.
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Steam dropping support for Windows 7/8/8.1 on January 1, 2024
if you don't like the new taskbar, start menu, or the new right click menu, you'll want to grab ExplorerPatcher, Open-Shell, and WinAero Tweaker which will effectively make 11 look and feel like 10 again. sometimes i genuinely forget that i'm using 11
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You can actually downgrade from Windows 11 back to 10 using the media creation thingy
Reddit is full of facts about them. I offer you one: how to fix classic shell: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
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Do you know of any software that can make the Windows 11 taskbar look like Windows 7?
ExplorerPatcher combined with Open-Shell
BasicThemer2
- How the heck did I do this?!
- Is there a config flag or CSS rule to force Firefox to use the Windows 7 style window controls? (I have FF102ESR, Win10)
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I somehow got Windows Basic theme with working Aero animations on Windows 10 after a lag (only affects Acrobat Reader)
basicthemer2
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average windows 11 desktop
Software Used: Basic Themer 2
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Nothing to see here, just your average Windows 7 machine
I would also like to thank the makers of the Basic and Classic themes as well as this post for helping me left-allign the title bar.
What are some alternatives?
RetroBar - Classic Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista taskbar for modern versions of Windows
WinCenterTitle - WinCenterTitle is a simple tool that allows you to center align the text in Windows 10 titlebars, the same way it was in Windows 8, 8.1, or even 3.1.
ThisIsWin11 - The real PowerToys for Windows 11
ClassicBar - ClassicBar makes yours Windows 11 Shell Simpler by replacing your modern Windows taskbar with the classic Windows taskbar layout.
ExplorerPatcher - This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows
ConEmu - Customizable Windows terminal with tabs, splits, quake-style, hotkeys and more
TaskbarX - Center Windows taskbar icons with a variety of animations and options.
bloatbox - ☑️🌠 Remove Bloatwares from Windows 10
hyperterm - A terminal built on web technologies
audio-band - Display and control songs from the Windows taskbar
RetroShare - RetroShare is a Free and Open Source cross-platform, Friend-2-Friend and secure decentralised communication platform.
Shell - Powerful context menu manager for Windows File Explorer