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Open Shell

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.

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More about Open Shell

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.

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


Note for Arm64 users Read more.

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