Software Update: Classic Shell 3.9.3 Beta

With version number 3.9.3, the third beta release of Classic Shell 4.0 has been released; version 3.9.2 was never officially released. This open source program can make changes to the appearance of Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer, the start button, and the start menu in Windows 7 and 8. In Windows 8, it can add a start button and start menu, and cause Windows to boot directly to the desktop environment, instead of of the Metro interface. In version 4.0, support for Windows Vista has been discontinued and the Windows 7 skin for Windows 8 has been greatly improved. The changelog for this release looks like this:

Version 3.9.3 beta

• New setting to override the glass color used by the menu
• Support for Nvidia surround and AMD eyefinity
• Many fixes, including a crash that happens on some versions of Windows 8.1