VxKex
Windows 7 API Extensions (by vxiiduu)
Open-Shell-Menu
Classic Shell Reborn. (by Open-Shell)
VxKex | Open-Shell-Menu | |
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35 | 255 | |
748 | 6,446 | |
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7.6 | 6.5 | |
2 months ago | 28 days ago | |
C | C++ | |
- | MIT License |
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VxKex
Posts with mentions or reviews of VxKex.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-10.
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Is there a way of making programs think you are running windows 10 instead of 7?
VxKex does exactly that https://github.com/vxiiduu/VxKex/releases/tag/Version0.0.0.3
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Is there any windows 7 extended kernel besides the one know
Its current version is very unstable and only work on %1 of the time. Its current getting recoded from scratch i think so it should be much better when that happens. Here's the link.
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extended kernel
How to use https://github.com/vxiiduu/VxKex/issues/2
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Has anybody made a Windows 7 extended kernel yet?
Nope, not here to call you stupid! Go to the Releases, click Assets, and download KexSetup_x64Rel.exe to install.
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Attempting to install Windows 7 on a Lenovo Yoga 13ALC7
I'm aware, I just hate win8, 10, & 11. I do daily drive linux, but I have some school-related apps that don't work under wine, but do work under win7 with the extended kernel in a vm.
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Reinstalled 7!
Here it is https://github.com/vxiiduu/VxKex/releases/download/Version0.0.0.3/KexSetup_x64Rel.exe
- Will there ever be an extended kernel for Windows 7 like they did for vista?
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How do I install the Windows 7 Extended Kernel?
You have to compile it yourself, read this and this
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Does anyone know if anybody is working on a Windows 7 Extended Kernel so Win10/11 programs can run on Win 7?
Windows 10 Apps? Seems only WINE can do that, but backporting it to Windows 7 is pain in the ass for now. even https://github.com/vxiiduu/VxKex/releases/tag/Version0.0.0.3 not fully implement all Windows 8 API right?
- Extended Kernel?
Open-Shell-Menu
Posts with mentions or reviews of Open-Shell-Menu.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-24.
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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.