Download Classic Shell 4.2.1

Version 4.2.1 of Classic Shell has been released. This program can make changes to the appearance of Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer, the start button and the start menu in Windows 7, 8 and 10. In Windows 8 or later, it can also add a classic start button and start menu. The program is no longer open source, but still free to use. This update includes improvements to support for Windows 10 and high-resolution screens.

Here’s what’s new:

• Improved support for Windows 10
• The start menu searches modern PC settings for Windows 8.1 and Windows 10
• Added new Midnight skin with dark background
• Added new flat Metro skin that uses the start screen colors
• 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
• Added support for Scottish, Catalan, Macedonian and Persian languages
• Multiple minor improvements and bug fixes