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Details
- Package ID
- open-shell
- Version
- 4.4.198
- Downloads
- 861199
- Website
- https://open-shell.github.io/Open-Shell-Menu/
Summary
Classic style Start Menu for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10
Description
Open-Shell 
Originally Classic Shell by Ivo Beltchev
Features
- Classic style Start Menu for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10
- Toolbar for Windows Explorer
- Classic copy UI (Windows 7 only)
- Show file size in Explorer status bar
- Title bar and status bar for Internet Explorer
Package specific
By default, the package installs all three components, i.e. Open-Shell Menu, Classic Explorer, and Classic IE. If you do want all three components, you can select which components you want via package parameters, which are documented below.
Package Parameters
The following package parameters can be set:
/StartMenu- Add the Open-Shell Menu component/ClassicExplorer- Add the Classic Explorer component/ClassicIE- Add the Classic IE component
To pass parameters, use --params "''" (e.g. choco install packageID [other options] --params="'/ITEM:value /ITEM2:value2 /FLAG_BOOLEAN'").
To have choco remember parameters on upgrade, be sure to set choco feature enable -n=useRememberedArgumentsForUpgrades.
Please Note: This is an automatically updated package. If you find it is out of date by more than a day or two, please contact the maintainer(s) and let them know the package is no longer updating correctly.
Virus scan
This software is known to have a high rate of false positives on virus scanners. See the software FAQ: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/wiki/FAQ#why-does-my-antivirus-claim-that-the-download-is-not-safe