docker-vlmcsd
vlmcsd is a replacement for Microsoft's KMS server. (by mikolatero)
Classic-Start
Renamed to NeoClassic-UI then renamed to Open-Shell - https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu (by passionate-coder)
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| 406 | 30 | |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
docker-vlmcsd
Posts with mentions or reviews of docker-vlmcsd.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-03.
- Homelab AD
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I have a Windows VM on my Unraid machine. How do I move this VM down to my local PC (still as a VM) while maintaining the license activation?
Check out vlmcsd docker in unraid. :)
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Windows 11 Start menu ads look set to get even worse – this is getting painful now
Windows 10 LTSC with KMS key + https://github.com/mikolatero/docker-vlmcsd = winning..
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Will learning Proxmox in my home lab stunt me career wise?
Learn on whatever you can get your hands on. Setup a domain, play with AD servers, group policy etc. For the windows activation, there is a linux docker you can run to activate the servers using the KMS keys.
- Windows - No license/non activated
- KMS pico where
- Is there a way to run a KMS server system that runs on one computer?
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Alternative OS to Windows Home Server 2011
Yes, and you can even self host your own KMS server with unlimited keys for “evaluation”.
Classic-Start
Posts with mentions or reviews of Classic-Start.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-24.
- 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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Free Tech Tools and Resources - Curl Conversion, Security Training, Permissions Reporting & More
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
What are some alternatives?
When comparing docker-vlmcsd and Classic-Start you can also consider the following projects:
Shell - Powerful context menu manager for Windows File Explorer
RetroBar - Classic Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista taskbar for modern versions of Windows
mas-docs - Documentation For Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS)
ThisIsWin11 - The real PowerToys for Windows 11
holoiso - SteamOS 3 (Holo) archiso configuration
BasicThemer2 - Apply the basic theme of Windows Vista-7 to Windows Vista-10, without disabling the DWM composition
Pi-hole - A black hole for Internet advertisements
ExplorerPatcher - This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows
nginx-rtmp-docker - Docker image with Nginx using the nginx-rtmp-module module for live multimedia (video) streaming.
TaskbarX - Center Windows taskbar icons with a variety of animations and options.
S0undTV - An alternative app to watch the Twitch streaming service for Android TV devices
bloatbox - ☑️🌠 Remove Bloatwares from Windows 10
docker-vlmcsd vs Shell
Classic-Start vs RetroBar
docker-vlmcsd vs mas-docs
Classic-Start vs ThisIsWin11
docker-vlmcsd vs holoiso
Classic-Start vs BasicThemer2
docker-vlmcsd vs Pi-hole
Classic-Start vs ExplorerPatcher
docker-vlmcsd vs nginx-rtmp-docker
Classic-Start vs TaskbarX
docker-vlmcsd vs S0undTV
Classic-Start vs bloatbox