Windows 10: Classic Shell no longer in development, and now open source

By then hopefully someone will fork it. It is a popular program.

 

*Ditto

 

*Ditto

 

It works fine for me on 16299 on 3 machines, laptop I did a clean install the other two are Win 8.1 Pro upgrades.

 

Maybe we should all send IVO $20 he might change his mind? It is sure worth $20 to me and I sent him mine years ago.

 

I echo all the sad feelings and hope for some kind of future for Classic Shell. I can't imagine Windows10 without it.

 

That move won't change a thing. Ivo has already stated it's not about money.

 

Start 10 still works and is occasionally updated. Yeah it costs five bucks.

 

I've used it on most insider builds with no problems. I think the only ones that broke it was in the run up to the AU where they were messing around with the start menu.

 

Pax Britannicus/Americanus.

 

What is "Start 10" ? I've been using "startisback". It only costs a couple of bucks and they seem to be able to keep it going. Granted is is not "Classic Shell", of which I looked at but I found "startisback" when I got my first Win 8 machine. I had to do something because I could never become comfortable with the Start menu. I do use it for apps that I rarely use to keep the clutter down on the desktop, but beyond that I'm like many other contributors here, the only Windows App I use also is "MY RADAR", that I've used for years under Android devices.

But if M.S. ends up hiding internals like IBM did back in the 70's, they will be sitting in a court room somewhere and like IBM paid their fines and published everything about MVS.

JMHO

 

I installed Start8 when Windows 8 was released as I detested the new Start Menu. I moved to Start 10 when Windows 10 came out, though I don't mind the Windows 10 Start menu and can get around in it pretty well now. It's well worth $5.

 

Half empty? or Half full?

it's just how one views it. I think changing a menu scheme doesn't mean you are throwing the car away just changing how it looks and handles

Personally I use Start10 but many I know use Classic Shell. Would be interesting to see the totals on this mix.

 

I've used the W10 menu extensively too (and like using it) but I don't feel uncomfortable in Win7 or XP (both of which I have on older kit that I still have a use for). 'Means to an end', as you say. It's all Windows NT under the bonnet.

 

Ivo has stopped development and will keep his fingers in it for a few more months. That does not mean it will suddenly stop working. On the chance that MS fiddles-up the APIs and under-the-hood stuff so bad, maybe it will run in 8 compatibility mode. Might lose some 10-related code Ivo has in it, but 95%+ will still be there. All is not lost......

(I have Standalonestack2 running for my wife's lappy on FCU! Believe it or not! *Smile)