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It’s not just a handy, even vital, utility....it’s a metaphor for a multibillion dollar software company where the marketing tail has been wagging the dog for so long they’ve forgotten what operating systems and GUIs are supposed to be in the first place.
Microsoft claims every exasperating, inexplicable, unrequested change is an improvement. But would an actual improvement cause a developer to seek a way to preserve the old menu system? Would an actual improvement cause millions of users to unilaterally seek that which their OS provider had eliminated under the rubric of innovation?
Many, many good utility programs have come and gone by the wayside over the years. Many of them had nothing comparable as replacements.
Most of those utility programs were aimed at end users. The big developers (MS, Mozilla, etc.) forgot who the end users are and what they want/need.
Windows 10 is what brought me back to Windows, I had used Linux at home for years.
Just saying.
Really burns me up.
Leni
Since Classic Shell is now open source, I hope someone takes up the challenge of keeping the code up to date.
Yet another reason to stick with my Win 7 machines.
Open source is perfect for code like this. Classic Shell is the first thing I install on any new PC. Then Chrome, just so I don’t have to look at IE or whatever that new thing from M$ is longer than one or two downloads. I eliminate as much of the metro and modern M$ crap as I possibly can, as quickly as I can.
So, the coolest thing about Windows is making it look old. Gotcha. Microsoft should give up on their P.O.S. operating systems division and stick to cloud services and applications,.
Glad I bought a computer with Windows 7 :)
I have been installing Classic Shell on clients computers for some years.
This is a pity, but MS is really killing itself with this egregious W10.
I now have my clients (who can afford it) purchase a Mac, install Parallels then load W7 or W8.1.
It’s a great solution to Windows 10 issues.
BTW - if you ever go this route when installing W8.1 (W8 does not support IE 11) you can install it either ‘Metro’ or Classic.
classic shell is a big part of why I can tolerate and actually like windows 10.
I think there’s a good chance the freeware sourceforge community will keep it going decently.
Sometimes you have to throw the crutch away and learn to walk.
At some point ya gotta learn the new UI.
I am an older guy, been using computers since JCL on an IBM 3360. I loved Windows 7, held on to it through Windows 8. I tried Windows 10 and, after a couple of weeks, I love it! I have few complaints.