FAQ
After you agree to the license terms, the installer will ask which features you want to be installed. Simply uncheck the components you don't want to install.
To safely uninstall Open-Shell, follow these steps:
- Stop the Start menu process if it is installed (right-click on the Start button and select “Exit”).
- Open a new File Explorer window
- Make sure the toolbar is hidden (if you uninstall while the toolbar is visible, the menu bar in Explorer will get stuck in the visible state and you won’t be able to hide it).
- Close all Explorer windows.
- Open Control Panel -> Programs and Features (Settings -> Apps -> Apps & features in Windows 10) and uninstall Open-Shell. Then follow the instructions. You may have to restart Windows to complete the process.
- If you installed any additional skins for the Start menu, you will have to delete them manually.
The Open-Shell update component regularly checks if there is a new version of Open-Shell and will show a notification.
To disable the automatic check first run Open-Shell Update from the Open-Shell folder in the Start menu Programs list. Then uncheck "Automatically check for new versions".
You can also completely uninstall the update feature. Run the Open-Shell installer, select Change, then remove the Open-Shell Update component.
Many antiviruses and browsers show warnings or block newly released files for having a low reputation, meaning that the file is too new to be able to confirm its safety. Open-Shell is malware-free and recent changes to code can be seen here.
