A Windows 10 skin for Classic Shell's Start Menu replacement, with yummy Windows 10-style icons :)
If you're not familiar with Classic Shell, it's a free Start Menu replacement that retains the functionality and useability of previous Windows versions, specifically Pinned Items and a hierarchical All Programs menu.
It can downloaded and installed from:
The Windows 10 Skin customises Classic Shell to make it look as much like Windows 10 as possible, and comes with the following hand-crafted icons:
Note that more icons will be released with the 1.1 update.
Download the package contents using the "Download ZIP" button on the right.
Unzip and navigate to the "dist" folder, then...
To style the Start Menu and show the icons, you'll need to load the supplied settings file. This will completely replace your existing Classic Shell settings, so make sure to backup your existing configuration or take a screenshot before loading the new settings.
Your start menu should now be updated with the Windows 10 look and feel, but you will need to exit and restart Classic Shell in order for the icon sizes to update:
If you loaded the supplied settings file, you should see a useful default setup, with folders and icons, etc.
You can edit most of the Classic Shell settings as you like, with the exception of:
To customise items you've added to the Start Menu yourself, you'll need to edit their properties and set a new icon.
To do this:
Classic Start Menu takes its color from the current Windows desktop bacground color, so you'll need to change this to change the menu color.
Right click the Desktop and go Personalize > Colors > Choose a color, then turn off "Automatically pick an accent color from my background" and select something sensible, such as a dark grey.
Are you sure you copied the icons folder to your AppData/Classic Shell folder? The full path to an icon file should look like this:
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\ClassicShell\Windows 10 Icons\settings.ico
Make sure you've copied the whole "Windows 10 Icons" folder and not just the icons.
If you've only just loaded the settings XML file, you will need to exit and restart Classic Shell for the new icon size to take effect.
Hi-res icons are on the list of things to do.
Yes, if you loaded the settings file, this will have overwritten your existing settings.
The location that the menu item linked to doesn't exist. This may be because you've moved the folder somewhere else, or it just doesn't exist on your system.
You can remove, or edit, the menu item by: