Windows 10: Will Classic Shell work on Windows 10

I remember that. I'm glad the tip paid of for you. It's midnight your time now, so good night!

 

ClassicShell is the best thing for Windows 8 & 10 machines. The confusion with tiles and metro screen has kept many people I know from using Windows. Best customizable menu out which allows you to also customize the mouse buttons to also use the W10 start menu if you wish and the custom start button feature is my favorite. My favorite is FSU. One of my projects has been creating start buttons for fun.

 

It is all a bit strange. I upgraded two systems from Windows 8.1 32bit.

The first (new) system with the problem was upgraded by requesting an online update from the Microsoft website.

When I tried to do an online update with the second (old) system it complained about a licence issue. I ended up using the Media Creation tool to make a USB stick. I then started Windows 8.1 and ran the Windows 10 setup from the stick. That worked, but some of the Classic Shell exe files were deleted. So I ran the Classic Shell installation as an administrator. It installed and runs fine. It is not blocked.

I should now be able to do a clean install and activation of Windows 10 on the new system. Classic Shell might not be blocked!

 

Yes, Classic Shell works on Win 10. If you have questions about it, the developer ( @Ivo ) is also a member of this forum.

 

I asked Ivo about a month ago about updates. He's waiting a bit till it gets closer to Anniversary Release for an update to 4.2.5. Didn't want to make a bunch of changes and have them break. Understandable. BUT, you're right, it's works on 10, both current and Insider. Only issue I'm aware of is the start button getting to Start Menu, but there are easy workarounds to that.

 

Okay, I just tried it myself and downloaded the latest Classic Shell 4.2.5 version. It won't install on Insider build 14342






But everything is okay with Build 10586.

 

Change the name of the installer file. Add "My_" or something to the beginning. My_ClassicShellSetup_4_2_5 Post #12. Will Classic Shell work on Windows 10 - Page 2 - Windows 10 Forums

 

@badrobot - it will install with a bit of trickery....

 

I think the problem is that the certificate that signed the EXE was revoked few days ago. I had to revoke it and get a new one because the old certificate didn't satisfy the security requirements that Microsoft enabled earlier this year.

There will be an update to Classic Shell tomorrow that should fix the problem.
There will also be a new beta version with a ton of new features and better support for the latest Insider builds.

 

Bravo, Ivo!!

Be looking for it!

 

I just downloaded and installed the latest stable version and it worked after I changed the file name from ClassicShellSetup_4_2_5.exe to TestClassicShellSetup425.exe. But it works fine on Win10 Insider Preview Build 14342.1001.

 

Glad to hear. That's why I suggested that above. Enjoy!

 

Well thank you - I certainly like it!*Smile

 

Thank you very much! You program has been a lifesaver for many! *Smile

 

*Ditto