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

  • Final version updated to 4.4.191
    • Separate taskbar icon for Open-Shell menu settings dialog
    • Allow negative horizontal/vertical menu offsets (#1629)
    • Fix checkboxes in settings dialog with custom themes (#1630)
    • Fix search results overlapping (#1648)
  • Beta version updated to 4.4.187