Windows 10: Classic Shell 4.2.1 is released

FWIW... Start shortcut did not work with beta on 10056... I'm not sure what has changed since 10049...but there are problems with the MS menu in this build anyway, so let's see what the official release delivers.

 

For me the Start Screen shortcut is broken and the Apps folder does not open in both 4.2.0 beta and 4.2.1 when used in build 10056. And stranger still is that Shift-Windows key will bring up the XAML styled "Start Menu" but it is very unstable.

 

@Ivo , 4.2.1 didn't fix the issue. But don't worry for now. The problem is on build 10056 which is not an official release (leaked version). Maybe that's where the problem is. Plus, I am not really using Start Screen, just pointing out a small problem with classic shell on 10056. But everything works fine on 10049 with 4.2.1.
Thank you for the quick response. Very much appreciated.

Just to show you what the issue is (gif below), whenever I click the "Start Screen" shortcut, the start menu close down (or crash?):

 

'Start10' it works.

 

*Zip

Ssshhh... *Zip this thread is started by the classic shell developer.... *Biggrin

 

Oops! Sorry bout that, I'm kickin my own a**! *Smile

 

That's quite alright. It's good to know these things *Smile

 

Wait, are you saying with classic shell there is no way to see live tiles?

 

I am saying that the Classic Shell start menu doesn't show live tiles. And for the moment there are not plans to add such functionality. The OS does not provide any ability for 3rd party software to access the tile information. So the start menu only shows a list of Apps, but no animated tiles for them.

You can always use the built-in start menu/screen to view the tiles.

 

Ok so what you are saying is that if i click on the start screen button in classic shell that brings up the OS start Menu?

 

Yes, however people are reporting that this is not working with the leaked build 10056.

 

The Classic Shell is designed to bring back the classic start menu that we loved from Windows 7 which never had live tiles.
If you are looking for live tiles, stay with the native Win 10 start screen which is also still available as an option inside the classic shell start menu.
I would never want to see live tiles on Classic Shell. That would be a separate distro if ever... a "Modern Shell".

 

Exactly. Else, the developer should change the title of the program as well, from "CLASSIC" Shell to something... METRO Shell or similar *Tongue
By the way, great App ! *Thumbs

 

I like the Live tiles. I have classic shell on 8.1 so i can have a start menu but i like that it gives the option to go to the modern screen. I assume Microsoft will screw up the start menu in windows 10 and it won't be nearly as customizable as classic shell

 

I tried it and it worked for me on this build. But I went back to the default. I do not usually tweak a pre- release OS.