[AT] OT-Windows 10

Mike M meulenms at gmx.com
Wed Feb 17 13:39:04 PST 2021


OK, so last night I downloaded windows 10, I have not installed it yet.
Is there anything I should know or do before hitting the install button.
I've already downloaded Open Shell, I'm just not sure what to expect,
when I click the button.

Thanks,
Mike M

On 2/16/2021 9:27 PM, William Parris wrote:
>
> Classic Shell has been abandoned and is not being developed.  It has
> been taken over by others and is now called Open Shell.  This is based
> on the original Classic Shell.
>
> You definitely want to install Open Shell and tweak it to the Windows
> start menu style you like best.  It is much easier than using the
> native Windows 10 start menu.
>
> William
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> I second Dan Glass' comment. BEFORE installing Windows 10 download to
> the desktop the free add-on "Windows Classicshell" by searching those
> keywords. Get the latest version you can find. I say download before
> because I found it very difficult to navigate in Windows 10 to the
> point I had trouble even opening a browser window. I said download to
> the desktop so you can actually find it under Windows 10.
>
> After the Windows 10 is installed then run the classic shell install
> file you downloaded. Once it's installed you can set classic shell to
> run just like any version back to Windows XP. I think the simplest way
> is to open classic shell and select the "Start Menu" Tab. You can
> customize it a lot but it's not necessary to do so. Just set it back
> to the version you liked and it's business as usual.
>
> Warren
>
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 8:54 AM Dan Glass <danglass at usa.com
> <mailto:danglass at usa.com>> wrote:
>
>     Download Classic Shell and it makes Windows 10 look and act like
>     Windows 7.  I have used it since Window 10 came out with no problems.
>
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 2:39 AM
>     *From:* "Mike M" <meulenms at gmx.com <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>>
>     *To:* "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>     <at at lists.antique-tractor.com <mailto:at at lists.antique-tractor.com>>
>     *Subject:* [AT] OT-Windows 10
>
>     Has anyone here been able to download windows 10, and have it act like
>     windows 7? I love my windows 7, but it its not compatible  with the
>     current tax preparation software Turbo-tax.
>
>     Thanks,
>     Mike M
>
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