I have tried installing Classic Shell as an Administrator but it makes no difference.
The installation process itself appears to run OK. The problem is running the ClassicStartMenu.exe it just produces the above UAC pop up.
Is there a way to get round this problem?
Hi, machare! Rename the installer file. uninstall what you have installed.
Rename ClassicShellSetup_4_2_5 to My_ClassicShellSetup_4_2_5, or whatever you wish. MS is looking at the name, just trick it.
Make sure you unblock it.
Well thank you for your suggestion. It is a name that MS are looking at so
I renamed the ClassicStartMenu.exe file and then put it in the startup folder.
It now starts up and runs OK.
If, as I suspect, MS have deliberately blocked the Classic Shell this should be a matter for the EU, after all they were not to keen on just having IE as the web browser.
ClassicShell is the best thing for Windows 8 & 10 machines. The confusion with tiles and metro screen has kept many people I know from using Windows. Best customizable menu out which allows you to also customize the mouse buttons to also use the W10 start menu if you wish and the custom start button feature is my favorite. My favorite is FSU. One of my projects has been creating start buttons for fun.
It is all a bit strange. I upgraded two systems from Windows 8.1 32bit.
The first (new) system with the problem was upgraded by requesting an online update from the Microsoft website.
When I tried to do an online update with the second (old) system it complained about a licence issue. I ended up using the Media Creation tool to make a USB stick. I then started Windows 8.1 and ran the Windows 10 setup from the stick. That worked, but some of the Classic Shell exe files were deleted. So I ran the Classic Shell installation as an administrator. It installed and runs fine. It is not blocked.
I should now be able to do a clean install and activation of Windows 10 on the new system. Classic Shell might not be blocked!
I asked Ivo about a month ago about updates. He's waiting a bit till it gets closer to Anniversary Release for an update to 4.2.5. Didn't want to make a bunch of changes and have them break. Understandable. BUT, you're right, it's works on 10, both current and Insider. Only issue I'm aware of is the start button getting to Start Menu, but there are easy workarounds to that.
Okay, I just tried it myself and downloaded the latest Classic Shell 4.2.5 version. It won't install on Insider build 14342
But everything is okay with Build 10586.
Change the name of the installer file. Add "My_" or something to the beginning. My_ClassicShellSetup_4_2_5 Post #12. Will Classic Shell work on Windows 10 - Page 2 - Windows 10 Forums
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