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Open Shell 4.4.196
Classic style Start Menu for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and 11. Reborn of Classic Shell. Learn what's new on this latest version. Click here if the download does not begin automatically.
Open Shell is the continuation of Classic Shell, which was a collection of features that were available in older versions of Windows but were later removed.
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Features
- Classic style Start menu for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, and 11
- Toolbar for Windows Explorer
- Explorer status bar with file size and disk space
- Classic copy UI (Windows 7 only)
- Title bar and status bar for Internet Explorer
What's New
- Add Arm64 support by @Mattiwatti in #641
- ExplorerPatcher compatibility by @ge0rdi in #2107
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