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Classic Shell for Windows 8
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OS
Win 10 Pro 64bit
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Home built Intel i7-3770k-based system
CPU
Intel i7-3770k, Overclocked to 4.6GHz (46x100) with Corsair H110i GT cooler
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 OC Formula 2.30 BIOS
Memory
32GB DDR3 2133 Corsair Vengeance Pro
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce GTX 980ti SC ACS 6GB DDR5 by EVGA
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD, Corsair SP2500 speakers and subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 27EA33 [Monitor] (27.2"vis) HDMI
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB (system drive)
PSU
Corsair 750ax fully modular power supply with sleeved cables
Case
Corsair Air 540 with 7 x 140mm fans on front, rear and top panels
Cooling
Corsair H110i GT liquid cooled CPU with 4 x 140" Corsair SP "push-pull" and 3 x 140mm fans
Keyboard
Thermaltake Poseidon Z illuminated keyboard
Mouse
Corsair M65 wired
Internet Speed
85MBps DSL
Browser
Chrome and Edge
Antivirus
Windows Defender, MalwareBytes Pro and CCleaner Pro
Other Info
Client of Windows Server 2012 R2 10 PC's, laptops and smartphones on the WLAN.
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Yes, thank you very much!
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
Acer V3 771G-6443
CPU
i5-3230m
Motherboard
Acer VA70_HC (U3E1)
Memory
8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
HD4000 + GeForce GT 730M
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Generic PnP Display on Intel HD Graphics 4000
Screen Resolution
1600x900 pixels
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250 GB
PSU
90 watt brick
Mouse
Bluetooth
Antivirus
Comodo
Other Info
Asus RT-AC56R dual-band WRT router (Merlin firmware). Intel 7260.HMWWB.R dual-band ac wireless adapter.
OS
W8.1, W7
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
HP \ Toshiba \ Lenovo \ Dell E7440
Browser
FF
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Myself
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Motherboard
MSI Z77A-G45
Memory
8 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
PNY GeForce GTX 660 Ti
Sound Card
onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Sync Master s27B550
Screen Resolution
1080p
Hard Drives
1 TB internal driver and one 1TB external drive.
PSU
Antec NeoECO 620 watt
Case
custom case
Cooling
Fans
Keyboard
steelseries apex
Mouse
stellseris sensel
Internet Speed
Unknowen
Browser
Google chrome
Antivirus
Norton 360 from comcast
Download the new installer and run it. It will replace the old version.
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You will probably need to reboot to update it. There is an option to not reboot but it has never worked properly for me.
OS
Windows 7 x64 SP1 Home Premium/Win 8.1 in VBox
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Hewlett-Packard/G62 Notebook
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 1425
Memory
8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Builtin
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Hard Drives
250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
Mouse
Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000
Internet Speed
20Mb/sec
Download the new installer and run it. It will replace the old version.
Thanks for alert to new version, Ivo. Your program has helped so many people better adapt to Windows 8. Keep up the good work !
Thank you so much! I honestly would have never been able to get used to Windows 8 if it wasn't for Classic Shell.
OS
Win 8 x64
Computer type
Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model
HP Envy 17t j000 Quad Edition
CPU
Intel Haswell i7-4700MQ
Memory
12GB (4x3) 1600MHz Kingston HyperX CL9
Graphics Card(s)
nVidea Geforce 740M / Intel HD 4600
Sound Card
IDT HD
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3"
Screen Resolution
1080p Matte
Hard Drives
BOOT: Intel 520 SSD 240GB
Cooling
Dual Fans
Keyboard
Backlit
Mouse
MS Wireless Mobile 4000
Internet Speed
119.06 MBs/ 37.37 MB/s
Browser
Firefox
Antivirus
Non MS solution
Other Info
Edimax EW-7822UAC
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Thank you so much! I honestly would have never been able to get used to Windows 8 if it wasn't for Classic Shell.
and now you will never get use the real win8,happy computing ,win10 is coming and you won't need classic shell
OS
win8.1.1 enterprise
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Hinze57
CPU
AMD FX 6100 6core 3.30gHz
Motherboard
gigibyte ga-78lmy-s2p
Memory
4gig ddr3
Graphics Card(s)
Radon hd5000 Series
Sound Card
onboard realtek hd
Monitor(s) Displays
19" viewsonic/ 22"Samsung
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
128gig ssd Kingston
Case
micro
Keyboard
microsoft curve 200
Mouse
Logitech wireless M215
Internet Speed
high speed 20
Browser
ie 11
Antivirus
windows defender
Other Info
updated enterprise apr 2/14
I have used Classic Shell for months on Windows 8 and I love using it.
OS
Windows 8.1
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Power User
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Thank you so much! I honestly would have never been able to get used to Windows 8 if it wasn't for Classic Shell.
and now you will never get use the real win8,happy computing ,win10 is coming and you won't need classic shell
I'm not sure about that.
I know of at least one forum member, who doesn't share your optimistic appraisal of the situation.
http://www.eightforums.com/general-...ndows-8-1-start-button-joke-8.html#post504111
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64 bit), Linux Mint 18.3 MATE (64 bit)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
n/a
CPU
AMD Phenom II x6 1055T, 2.8 GHz
Motherboard
ASRock 880GMH-LE/USB3
Memory
8GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill Ares F3-1333C9D-8GAO (4GB x 2)
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD6450
Sound Card
Realtek?
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung S23B350
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital 1.5 TB (SATA), Western Digital 2 TB (SATA), Western Digital 3 TB (SATA)
Case
Tower
Mouse
Wired Optical
Other Info
Linux Mint 16 MATE (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 17 MATE (64 bit) - 2014-05-17
I was almost heart broken when the originators of the "Classic Shell" decided to NOT continue with it.
But then another group stepped up to take it over and continue Updating it.
The New And Improved version of the "Classic Shell" is now know as the "Open Shell Setup". It works the same and looks the same as the original, and I won't install Windows 8.1 or even Windows 10, without it.
I just downloaded the latest version from Major Geeks. ( OpenShellSetup_4_4_170.exe )
TM
Last edited: Jul 3, 2022
OS
Win-8.1/Pro/64
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Acer X-1200
CPU
AMD 2 Core
Motherboard
Acer
Memory
Crucial, 4GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDEA GeForce 9200
Sound Card
On Board
Monitor(s) Displays
24" Acer
Hard Drives
Sandisk, SSD 500GB
PSU
Acer
Case
SFF Slimline
Keyboard
emachines 101 key
Mouse
Logitech Wireless
Internet Speed
5 Meg
Browser
Firefox
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Other Info
Using Classic Shell on Win-8.1 /pro/64
