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Open-Shell-Menu
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Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone
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.
- Why does part of the Windows 98 Setup program look older than the rest?
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Windows XP 2024 Edition is everything I want from a new OS
Whenever I set up a new computer for older family members, despite it being windows 11, I always install open shell[1] and retro bar[2]. Between the two, I've made 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
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Window Manager / DWM replacement?
There's Open-Shell but it's not exactly a full WM replacement.
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I turned the Windows start icon into Elysia's signet!
Hi yall, I used Open-Shell to change the icon.
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How do I remove the recommended thing in the start menu, or add more space for pinned apps?
There is also Open Shell, a free and open source tool which performs a similar function.
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What is a piece of software that you need but doesn't exist?
I wish so bad there is a port (a fork) of the Legacy Kickoff start menu for Windows: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/issues/1083
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Looking for a specific 'subgenre' of digital minimalism - "Retro digital"?
Classic Start Menu
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Ask HN: How do you “clean” Windows from all bloatware?
I use Open Shell (fork of Classic Shell) as a replacement to original Start Menu. This gives me full control over what appears in start menu - no results from internet, animated tiles, etc (I am on Win 10 though, from what I read the Win 11 is supported, 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
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I missed the old windows so i tried to recreate it
Looks like you're going for an XP theme. May I suggest using open-shell to skin the taskbar, start menu, and start button if you wanna take that extra step? You can also find the taskbar skin and start button here. Also, I would remove the search bar, task view button, and news & interest area of the taskbar just to bring things together. This is all just a suggestion, you don't have to if you don't want to.
Files
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DATABASE FOR FILTERING LOCAL FILES
This explorer replacement has tagging https://files.community/
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What is a piece of software that you need but doesn't exist?
I have the https://files.community/ app installed because I like the modern UI, but it's just too darn slow.
- Files: Open-source file manager for Windows
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Installation error
Dear u/Daddy_Spez So I was downloading from files.community and during the installation this error showed up ''App installation failed with error message: error 0x80070422: Opening the package from location Files.Package_2.5.11.0_x64_ARM64_Preview.msixbundle failed. (0x80070422)'' I tried enabling windows update service as told by youtube but that didnt work. Pls help
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Is windows 11 worth it?
This is everybody's regular scheduled reminder that files is just better than Explorer.
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Fluent File Explorer with address bar tabs
Is this a real app? If not, I recommend you to suggest these changes to https://files.community
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Why is File Explorer such a mess in Windows 11?
You'd probably like Files which more or less is explorer+
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Windows 11 Start menu ads look set to get even worse – this is getting painful now
I use Files instead of Explorer because of crap like this.
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Should I downgrade to Windows 10?
You could try a third-party alternative (The one I use is Files)
What are some alternatives?
ExplorerPatcher - This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows
NanaZip - The 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience
RetroBar - Classic Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista taskbar for modern versions of Windows
qttabbar - QTTabBar is a small tool that allows you to use tab multi label function in Windows Explorer. https://www.yuque.com/indiff/qttabbar
ThisIsWin11 - The real PowerToys for Windows 11
MicaForEveryone - Mica For Everyone is a tool to enable backdrop effects on the title bars of Win32 apps on Windows 11.
TaskbarX - Center Windows taskbar icons with a variety of animations and options.
PersistentWindows - fork of http://www.ninjacrab.com/persistent-windows/ with windows 10 update
Fluent-Metro - A modern, highly customizable Start menu skin for Open-Shell.
vscode-vibrancy - Enable Acrylic/Glass effect for your VS Code.
TileIconifier - Creates tiles for most Windows 8.1 and 10 start menu icons
winfetch - 🛠 A command-line system information utility written in PowerShell. Like Neofetch, but for Windows.