Important: Please enter a description for the file - who is it from and what is it for. Use this location to upload crash dumps or screenshots for troubleshooting: This is useful for people trying to create skins for Windows 8, 8.1 and 10. The tool will display the Windows start screen color palette.

Restart your computer after the tool completes.

It is designed to work even after a failed attempt to uninstall the software when some of the registry may be corrupted or some of the files may be missing. Use it in case you are having problems uninstalling using the conventional methods. The tool will attempt to manually remove the Classic Shell software from your system. If you wish to keep that information confidential, you can either upload the file to the FileDrop folder (see below), or archive it with a password, attach the archive in the forums and send a PM with the password to the user Ivo.

Some of the collected information may be sensitive (like what applications you have installed).

If you choose not to provide them, the tool will still work but will collect less information.

The tool may ask for administrative credentials if necessary.

Run the tool using the same account that is causing problems.

Save the file and attach it in a forum post that describes your problem.

The tool will collect information about your system to help with troubleshooting. The Classic Shell Utility can assist you in troubleshooting problems with the Classic Shell software.

Make sure you download the right version. Note: a translation DLL will only work for the exact version of Classic Shell it is intended for.

Translation DLLs for older version can be found here: Translation DLLs for the latest version can be downloaded from here: The fosshub archive also contains a complete set of old versions. Versions 3.6.8 and older can be downloaded from the Source Forge archive

The archive also contains the PDB files for people who need help debugging the code. Versions 4.0.0 and newer can be downloaded from the Mediafire archive The latest version is also available on the mirror. The latest stable version 4.3.1 can be downloaded from here:Ĭlassic Shell 4.3.1 (Traditional Chinese)

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