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Lead Developer of Popular Windows Application Classic Shell Is Quitting

Posted by msmash on from the good-run dept.

WheezyJoe writes: Classic Shell is a free Windows application that for years has replaced Microsoft's Start Screen or Start Menu with a highly configurable, more familiar non-tile Start menu. Yesterday, the lead developer released what he said would be the last version of Classic Shell. Citing other interests and the frequency at which Microsoft releases updates to Windows 10, as well as lagging support for the Win32 programming model, the developer says that he won't work on the program anymore. The application's source code is available on SourceForge, so there is a chance others may come and fork the code to continue development. There are several alternatives available, some pay and some free (like Start10 and Start Is Back++), but Classic Shell has an exceptionally broad range of tweaks and customizability.

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  1. Re:Closed source since Windows 8.1 or 10. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    The source has been updated to the latest version which supports Windows 10 Creator's Update.

    It's still not a good reason to use a pile of shit like Windows 10.