Classic Shell

How to uninstall Classic Shell from your system

This page contains complete information on how to remove Classic Shell for Windows. The Windows release was developed by IvoSoft. More information about IvoSoft can be seen here. Click on http://www.classicshell.net/ to get more information about Classic Shell on IvoSoft's website. Classic Shell is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Classic Shell directory, subject to the user's option. You can uninstall Classic Shell by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\unins000.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. Classic Shell's main file takes about 159.94 KB (163776 bytes) and is named ClassicStartMenu.exe.

Classic Shell is composed of the following executables which take 1.33 MB (1394719 bytes) on disk:

• ClassicStartMenu.exe (159.94 KB)
• unins000.exe (1.17 MB)

This info is about Classic Shell version 4.3.1 alone. For other Classic Shell versions please click below:

• 4.2.1.0
• 2.9.2
• 2.9.0
• 3.5.0
• 3.3.0
• 3.0.0
• 3.2.0
• 3.4.1
• 3.1.0
• 2.9.3

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Classic Shell:

• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell

The files below remain on your disk by Classic Shell's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicExplorer32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicExplorer64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicExplorerSettings.exe
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicIE_32.exe
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicIE_64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicIEDLL_32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicIEDLL_64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicShell.chm
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicShellReadme.rtf
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicShellUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicStartMenu.exe
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicStartMenuDLL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ExplorerL10N.ini
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\HISTORY.txt
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\IE Settings.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\PolicyDefinitions.zip
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins\Classic Skin.skin
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins\Full Glass.skin
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins\Metallic.skin7
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins\Metro.skin
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins\Midnight.skin7
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins\Smoked Glass.skin
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins\Windows 8.skin
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins\Windows Aero.skin
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins\Windows Basic.skin
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins\Windows XP Luna.skin
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Start Menu Settings.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Start Screen.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\StartMenuHelperL10N.ini
• C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\StartMenuL10N.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Classic Shell_ClassicShell_chm
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Classic Shell_ClassicShellReadme_rtf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Classic Shell_ClassicShellUpdate_exe
• C:\Windows\Installer\{CABCE573-0A86-42FA-A52A-C7EA61D5BE08}\icon.ico

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Lync15classic\shell
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\375ECBAC68A0AF245AA27CAE165DEB80
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{CABCE573-0A86-42FA-A52A-C7EA61D5BE08}

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\375ECBAC68A0AF245AA27CAE165DEB80\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{CABCE573-0A86-42FA-A52A-C7EA61D5BE08}\

How to erase Classic Shell from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Classic Shell is a program offered by the software company IvoSoft. Sometimes, computer users want to erase this program. This is hard because deleting this manually requires some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE practice to erase Classic Shell is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Classic Shell or simply activate the Search field and type in "Classic Shell". If it exists on your system the Classic Shell application will be found very quickly. When you click Classic Shell in the list of applications, some data about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Classic Shell, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Classic Shell:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.classicshell.net/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\unins000.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Classic Shell.


8. After removing Classic Shell, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Classic Shell which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Classic Shell with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Classic Shell by IvoSoft from your PC, we are not saying that Classic Shell by IvoSoft is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Classic Shell supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.