Open-Shell for Windows

The Open-Shell Team · Open source

Open-Shell is a free and open-source utility that restores classic desktop features to Windows, serving as the continuation of the Classic Shell project. It provides users with classic and Windows 7-style Start menus, customizable Start buttons, and toolbar enhancements for File Explorer.

Download for Windows

github.com · Official website

✓ Official source (winget)
✓ SHA256 taken from the official repository
✓ Last checked: Nov. 4, 2026
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Version: 4.4.198
Release date: May 12, 2026
License: MIT
Installer type: exe

Install from the command line

How do I use this?

Type Terminal in the Start menu and open it, paste the command (Ctrl+V or right-click) and press Enter. It uses winget, Windows' own package manager, to install the program from its official source.

winget install --id Open-Shell.Open-Shell-Menu -e

SHA256 (file verification)

a4d2d4459de55b5e962ba2a14f7bb794170511649138173dfa72949837b48c3f

How to install

Click the official download button on this page or run winget install --id Open-Shell.Open-Shell-Menu -e in your terminal.
Launch the downloaded installer and follow the setup wizard.
Click the Start button once installation finishes to pick your desired menu layout.

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