=============================================================================== == Version 4.3.1 general release (Aug, 2017) =============================================================================== - Official support for the Creators Update version of Windows 10 - Added a setting to clear icon cache - Multiple minor improvements and bugfixes =============================================================================== == Version 4.3.0 general release (Jul, 2016) =============================================================================== - Official support for the Anniversary Update version of Windows 10 - Fixes for issues found during the 4.2.7 beta =============================================================================== == Version 4.2.7 beta (May, 2016) =============================================================================== - Fix for a crash on 32-bit Windows 10 systems =============================================================================== == Version 4.2.6 beta (May, 2016) =============================================================================== - Improved support for Windows 10 Redstone - Taskbar skinning - change background color, texture, and text color - New Metallic skin with many new skin features - New menu animations - Ability to execute some start menu commands from the command line - New buttons for Explorer to change folder settings and to create zip archive - Ability to change the font and size of the status bar in Explorer - Multiple minor improvements and bugfixes =============================================================================== == Version 4.2.5 general release (Nov, 2015) =============================================================================== - New transparency settings for skins - New ability to uninstall Metro apps from the start menu - Improved support for Windows 10 - Improved support for the Edge browser - Improved search performance =============================================================================== == Version 4.2.4 general release (Aug, 2015) =============================================================================== - Finalized support for Windows 10 - multiple bugfixes and performance improvements =============================================================================== == Version 4.2.3 release candidate (Jul, 2015) =============================================================================== - Improved support for Windows 10 - Improved support for touch keyboard - New command to access the PC settings directly - New settings to control the color and opacity of the Windows 10 taskbar - Multiple minor improvements and bugfixes =============================================================================== == Version 4.2.2 beta (Jun, 2015) =============================================================================== - Improved support for Windows 10 - New ability to save settings to XML files from command line: use "ClassicStartMenu.exe -backup " - New skin features, including glass for Windows 10 - Multiple minor improvements and bugfixes =============================================================================== == Version 4.2.1 general release (Apr, 2015) =============================================================================== - Improved support for Windows 10 - The start menu searches modern PC settings for Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 - Added support for Scottish, Catalan, Macedonian and Persian languages - Added new Midnight skin with dark background - Added new flat Metro skin that uses the start screen colors - Multiple minor improvements and bugfixes =============================================================================== == Version 4.2.0 beta (Dec, 2014) =============================================================================== - Improved support for Windows 10 - 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 - Multiple minor improvements and bugfixes =============================================================================== == Version 4.1.0 general release (Apr, 2014) =============================================================================== - Improved support for Windows 8.1 Spring Update - Improved checks for new versions - Minor stability fixes =============================================================================== == Version 4.0.6 general release (Apr, 2014) =============================================================================== - Quick fix for a crash in Explorer =============================================================================== == Version 4.0.5 general release (Mar, 2014) =============================================================================== - Improved support for high resolution displays - Improved support for touch displays - New button for the Explorer toolbar to toggle the navigation pane - Added support for animated start buttons - Multiple minor improvements and bugfixes =============================================================================== == Version 4.0.4 general release (Jan, 2014) =============================================================================== - New ADMX files to allow controlling all settings through group policy - Secure download of language files and new versions - Multiple minor improvements and bugfixes =============================================================================== == Version 4.0.2 general release (Oct, 2013) =============================================================================== - Quick fix for the taskbar showing up on top of fullscreen programs under some conditions =============================================================================== == Version 4.0.1 general release (Oct, 2013) =============================================================================== - New setting to hide Metro apps from the Programs folder - Improved compatibility with the final build of Windows 8.1 - Minor bugfixes =============================================================================== == Version 4.0.0 general release (Oct, 2013) =============================================================================== - The first official release of Classic Shell 4.0 - Improved support for downloading and installing language files - Improved compatibility with Windows 8.1 =============================================================================== == Version 3.9.5 release candidate (Sep, 2013) =============================================================================== - Windows 8.1 RTM is officially supported - Added animated menu transitions for the Windows 7 style - Added status bar for Explorer in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 to show the total size of the selected files and the free disk space - Improved hovering functionality for the start button - New feature allows administrators to modify the default settings without locking them - Fixed many bugs reported during the beta =============================================================================== == Version 3.9.3 public beta (Aug, 2013) =============================================================================== - New setting to override the glass color used by the menu - Support for Nvidia surround and AMD eyefinity - Many fixes, including a crash that happens on some versions of Windows 8.1 =============================================================================== == Version 3.9.1 public beta (Aug, 2013) =============================================================================== - The programs tree can be rearranged with drag and drop - The start button settings are applied immediately and you can see a preview of the button image in the settings dialog - The start menu can use the native Windows 8.1 start button - The Windows 8.1 setting to skip the Metro screen can be accessed through the Classic Shell settings - New item in the main menu to open the start screen (Windows 8 and 8.1) - New setting for the Windows 7 style to control the height of the main menu - The installer uses better compression that reduces the download size by half - Many bugfixes reported for the previous beta version =============================================================================== == Version 3.9.0 public beta (Jul, 2013) =============================================================================== - New Windows 7 style, which replicates the look and feel of the Windows 7 start menu - Search for indexed files - Show frequently used programs in the main menu - Highlight new programs - Programs can be pinned from Explorer - Many performance improvements and bug fixes =============================================================================== == Version 3.6.8 general release (Jun, 2013) =============================================================================== - Added support for Windows 8.1 Preview - Modified the Classic Shell logo and removed the Metro button by request from Microsoft - Fixed some bugs found in the previous version =============================================================================== == Version 3.6.7 general release (Apr, 2013) =============================================================================== - Fixed incompatibility with the taskbar of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 =============================================================================== == Version 3.6.6 general release (Apr, 2013) =============================================================================== - New setting to disable the taskbar transparency - Improved compatibility with future versions of Windows - Fixed some bugs found in the previous version =============================================================================== == Version 3.6.5 general release (Dec, 2012) =============================================================================== - Fixed a crash bug in the start menu for some 64-bit systems =============================================================================== == Version 3.6.4 general release (Dec, 2012) =============================================================================== - Fixed a frezing problem when right-clicking on the start button =============================================================================== == Version 3.6.3 general release (Dec, 2012) =============================================================================== - Improved performance of the start menu - Added new Metro-style start button image - Added support for multiple taskbars in Windows 8 - Fixed some bugs found in the previous version =============================================================================== == Version 3.6.2 general release (Oct, 2012) =============================================================================== - Added support for jump lists in the main menu - Added support for displaying and launching Windows Store apps in Windows 8 - Faster skipping of the Metro screen in Windows 8 - Fixed some bugs found in the previous version =============================================================================== == Version 3.6.1 general release (Aug, 2012) =============================================================================== - Fixes a critical bug found in the previous version (the "new version" notification pops up too often) =============================================================================== == Version 3.6.0 general release (Aug, 2012) =============================================================================== - Windows 8 is now officially supported - Added more customization settings for the start button - Added a setting to disable all Metro hot corners - Improved the initial setup of the start menu - Added support for split menu buttons - Improved the usage of the Aero colorization in skins - Fixed some bugs found in the previous version =============================================================================== == Version 3.5.1 general release (Jun, 2012) =============================================================================== - Enabled the custom start button for Windows 7 and added more settings - Added a setting to skip the Metro screen on startup - Improved compatibility with the IE10's Enhanced Protected Mode - Fixed some bugs found in the previous version =============================================================================== == Version 3.5.0 general release (Mar, 2012) =============================================================================== - Added support for Windows 8 Consumer Preview * Added customizable start button * Added a Metro skin for the start menu * Updated all settings for Windows 8 * Fixed the missing caption in IE10 - Added a setting to control the menu shadows - Added toolbar commands to map and disconnect network drives - Improved the responsiveness of the check for a new version - The check for new version is a separate component that can be skipped during install =============================================================================== == Version 3.4.1 general release (Jan, 2012) =============================================================================== - Fixed a small problem in the automatic check for a new version =============================================================================== == Version 3.4.0 general release (Jan, 2012) =============================================================================== - Fixed some minor problems found in the previous release. Most notably the corrupted text in the toolbar buttons - Added a check if a new version is available - Ctrl+Click in the navigation pane opens the folder in a new window - Alt+Enter in the search box of the start menu shows properties of the selected item - The recent documents list can be sorted by name or extension =============================================================================== == Version 3.3.0 general release (Jan, 2012) =============================================================================== - Fixed some minor problems found in the previous release - Improved compatibility with Windows 8 and removed the features that are no longer necessary or possible - Added customizable "Windows Explorer" item to the start button context menu - Added a new "paste shortcuts" command to Explorer - Added an option to hide the user picture from the Windows start menu - Ctrl+Shift+Enter can launch commands and documents as administrator from the start menu - Added a customizable hotkey for the Up button =============================================================================== == Version 3.2.0 general release (Aug, 2011) =============================================================================== - Fixed some minor problems found in the previous release - Added new setting to show the title in IE9 with no icon - Added a new "sortby" command to Explorer to sort the folder by given property - Added support for F2, Del and Alt+Enter keys in the start menu =============================================================================== == Version 3.1.0 general release (Apr, 2011) =============================================================================== - Added a new component called Classic IE9. It lets you customize the title bar and the status bar of Internet Explorer 9 - Added ability to use external search programs from the search box of the start menu - Added support for the Lock command in the start menu =============================================================================== == Version 3.0.0 general release (Mar, 2011) =============================================================================== - Fixed some minor problems found in the previous version - Added the contents of the GodMode folder to the search in the start menu =============================================================================== == Version 2.9.3 release candidate (Feb, 2011) =============================================================================== - Added a search box to the start menu - Improved the responsiveness of the start menu by showing the menu first and loading the icons later - Added a command in the start menu to create a new shortcut - Added a way to include a row of icon buttons in the start menu - Added an option to hide extensions in the start menu - Added an option to hide the scroll tip in Explorer - Improved support for icons larger than 32x32 - Added support for the "don't show common start menu items" group policy - Improved the option to always navigate to the selected folder =============================================================================== == Version 2.9.2 release candidate (Dec, 2010) =============================================================================== - Added a toolbar command for creating a new folder - Added a way for the custom toolbar commands to receive all selected files - Added a white list and a black list to limit which processes can load Classic Explorer - Fixed the Z-order problems when the start menu is activated by hovering - Fixed the spontaneous expanding of the All Programs menu - Small improvements to the settings UI =============================================================================== == Version 2.9.0 beta (Oct, 2010) =============================================================================== - Replaced the ini files with a graphical interface for editing all settings - Added a setting to force sorting headers in Windows 7 (based on the Explorer7Fixes tool by Ian Prest) - Added more settings - Added special handling for specific folders in the start menu - Computer, Recycle Bin, Network, etc =============================================================================== == Version 2.8.3 beta (Jul, 2010) =============================================================================== - Added a way to put shell folders as buttons in the toolbar - Fixed a crash when browsing the assembly cache in the start menu - Fixed a problem that may corrupt the registry during uninstall - Added more troubleshooting capabilities =============================================================================== == Version 2.8.2 beta (Jul, 2010) =============================================================================== - Added toolbar commands for different Explorer views (Details, List, etc) - Fixed a freezing bug in the start menu - Fixed few cosmetic bugs in the skins =============================================================================== == Version 2.8.1 beta (Jul, 2010) =============================================================================== - Added an option for cascading All Programs in the Windows start menu - Added an option to open the start menu when hovering over the start button - Added a possibility for the skins to include the user name in the start menu - Added support for dropdown menus and chevrons in the Explorer toolbar - Added an option to automatically open progress dialogs to show more details - Converted the help to CHM file format - A much better installer using WiX - The settings no longer have semicolon in front of them. Just enter the new value. Leave the value blank to use the default - Changes to StartMenu.ini no longer require the start menu to be restarted =============================================================================== == Version 2.0.0 general release (Jul, 2010) =============================================================================== - Fixed a bug in the "EnableContextMenu" setting - Fixed a compatibility bug with Restorator =============================================================================== == Version 1.9.8 release candidate (Jun, 2010) =============================================================================== - Fixed a compatibility bug with older applications (you see the message "The ordinal 345 could not be located in the dynamic link library COMCTL32.dll") - Fixed a problem with the backing up of the ini files during uninstall =============================================================================== == Version 1.9.7 release candidate (Jun, 2010) =============================================================================== - Ctrl+Shift+Click in the start menu runs the program as administrator - The uninstaller offers to back up the ini files - Some improvements to the settings - Fixed a bug that was blocking the toolbar on Windows Vista - Fixed an incompatibility problem with QTTabBar - Fixed a start menu bug that was causing a flicker when Windows was running for too long - Fixed a hovering bug in the start menu =============================================================================== == Version 1.9.6 release candidate (May, 2010) =============================================================================== - Added a setting to track and display the recently used programs - The middle mouse button can be used to open the start menu - Fixed an incompatibility with X-Mouse and other mouse bugs - Fixed some problems with separators =============================================================================== == Version 1.9.2 release candidate (Apr, 2010) =============================================================================== - This build contains mostly minor bugfixes found in the previous version =============================================================================== == Version 1.9.1 release candidate (Apr, 2010) =============================================================================== - Some skins can support two-column main menu similar to Windows XP - Some skins can support showing the user picture in the main menu - Fixed a bug showing an extra "Empty" item in the start menu - Fixed a bug that broke most foreign translations - Fixed a bug with the share overlay in the Recycle Bin items - Added a new Luna skin that is similar to the Windows XP start menu =============================================================================== == Version 1.9.0 beta (Mar, 2010) - new skin engine =============================================================================== - The sub-menus can be skinned like the main menu - Full glass support, even behind the menu items - More skinnable elements - the sub-menu arrows, the scroll buttons, the vertical separator - Skins can provide customization options (small or large icons, add/remove caption, and many more) - The start menu plays the system sounds for opening a menu or selecting a command =============================================================================== == Version 1.0.3 general release (Mar, 2010) =============================================================================== - Added an overlay icon for shared folders - Added a setting for sound alerts when overwriting system or read-only files - The status bar shows the details of the currently selected file - The drop down of the address bar is replaced with a list of parent folders like in Windows XP - Added translations for Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) =============================================================================== == Version 1.0.2 general release (Mar, 2010) =============================================================================== - Added a setting to disable the breadcrumbs - Added a setting to show the path and icon in the Explorer title bar - Fixed a bug with the resizing of the Search box in Explorer =============================================================================== == Version 1.0.1 general release (Feb, 2010) =============================================================================== - This is a bugfix-only release. Fixes a few rare crashes in the start menu =============================================================================== == Version 1.0.0 general release (Feb, 2010) =============================================================================== - Added Up button to the Explorer title bar - More options for the start menu and for the Explorer toolbar - The installer supports command line options for logging or unattended install - Fix for the scroll problems in the Explorer navigation pane (Windows 7 only) =============================================================================== == Version 0.9.10 release candidate (Jan, 2010) - make your own toolbar =============================================================================== - The Explorer toolbar can be customized with new icons and additional buttons - Fixed a crash bug when Windows is restarting - Fixed a crash bug when Explorer is restarting - Fixed a bug that was failing to replace the copy dialog for French, Hebrew, Croatian and Slovenian languages - Added more options for the navigation pane in Explorer - Active Accessibility support is enabled by default =============================================================================== == Version 0.9.9 release candidate (Jan, 2010) - make your own start menu =============================================================================== - The start menu can be customized with new icons and additional menu items - The skins in the start menu can have variations - Added ini files that contain even more customization options for the Explorer toolbar and the start menu than are available from the Settings dialog box - Added "New Folder" and "Auto Arrange" commands to the start menu - The selected menu item fades out like in a real menu - Added "Email" button to Explorer - First attempt to support Active Accessibility (disabled by default for now) =============================================================================== == Version 0.9.8 beta (Jan, 2010) - skins for the start menu =============================================================================== - Added support for skins in the classic start menu - Fixed compatibility problems with Unicode-unaware shell extensions (Microangelo On Display, I'm looking at you) - The start menu supports auto-hide taskbar and (on Vista only) a taskbar that is not "always on top" - Replaced the folder conflict dialog box with a simpler version (similar to the file conflict dialog box) - Fixed a crash when right-clicking on the caption area of the start menu - The start menu remembers the scroll position of scrollable menus - Added "-open" and "-toggle" command line parameters to ClassicStartMenu.exe to programmatically open the start menu =============================================================================== == Version 0.9.7 beta (Dec, 2009) =============================================================================== - Added free disk space and file size to the status bar in Windows 7 Explorer - Added dragging with the right mouse button for the start menu - Fixed a few UAC bugs - Fixed a few drag and drop bugs =============================================================================== == Version 0.9.6 beta (Dec, 2009) =============================================================================== - Added Properties button to the toolbar - Added settings for the look of the folder tree in Explorer - XP classic, XP simple, don't fade buttons - Added option to expand links to folders in the start menu - Added option to show a confirmation dialog during Log Off from the start menu - Added option for a hotkey to replace the Win key for the start menu - The start menu hides the commands to search for printers or computers if Active Directory is not available - The start menu accepts click in all of the start button area even if it is not exactly on the orb - The start menu doesn't close if you hold down Shift while launching a program. Allows the user to start multiple programs more easily - The start menu follows the group policies for showing Run, Shutdown, Help, etc - Fixed a bug with sorting Favorites and other top-level folders =============================================================================== == Version 0.9.5 beta (Dec, 2009) =============================================================================== - Added option to remove the Documents menu and option to use an alternative search application - Added more buttons to the toolbar - Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete - Added option for "big buttons" in the toolbar - The selected menu item is drawn using the current theme - Fixed a crash in the start menu - Fixed a problem when dropping items in an empty sub-menu =============================================================================== == Version 0.9 beta (Nov, 2009) - first public version =============================================================================== - Classic start menu - Replacement for the Copy UI in Vista - Fix for Alt+Enter in Explorer - Toolbar for Explorer with Up button