Download Classic Shell 4.2.0 Beta

Version 4.2.0 of Classic Shell has been released, a beta release. This program can make changes to the appearance of Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer, the start button and the start menu in Windows 7 and 8. In Windows 8, it can also add a classic start button and start menu, and make Windows boot directly to the desktop environment, instead of showing the Metro interface. The program is now no longer open source, but still free to use. In this release, support for Windows 10 has been improved, among other things.

Changes in version 4.2.0

• Improved support for Windows 10
• New ability to apply settings from XML files from command line:
  use “ClassicStartMenu.exe -xml “
• New setting to override the system DPI resolution only for the start menu
• New setting to change the user picture
• Improved support for touch and high resolution displays
• Multiple minor improvements and bug fixes