| Windows Security | Don't display this item | | Devices and printers | Display as link | | Administrative Tools | Don't display this item | | PC Settings | Don't display this item | | Network Connections | Don't display this item | | Recent Items | Don't display this item | Next click 'Customize Start Menu' and set this screen to the following:.Next navigate to the 'Skin' tab and choose 'Windows Aero' from the dropdown menu then click 'OK'.Open Classic Shell again and navigate to the 'Start Menu Styles' tab and click 'Windows 7 style'.This step will also explain how to remove all the items from the start menu so you can only show what you pin to it. This step will explain how to make the start menu look just like the Windows 7 one. Then uncheck Show Task View Button on the same menu and 'Show people button'.Next right-click on your taskbar hover over Cortana/Search select 'Hidden'.

Open '7+ Taskbar Tweaker' then right-click the tray icon, click advanced options, change show_desktop_button_size to 12.This step will also explain how to remove the Cortana search box, task-view, and the people icons from the taskbar. The next step will explain how to make the 'Desktop Preview Button' in the bottom right corner of the screen the same size as the Windows 7 'Desktop Preview Button'. (I have a 1080p monitor and scaling set to 100% and I use '64'.) Use 24, 32, 48, 64 based on your resolution and scaling settings. Click on the 'Button size' label and click the.Navigate to where you saved the start button texture (Image #1) and double click it. Click where it says 'Button image' then click on the.Check the circle that says 'Custom button'.The next step will explain how to change the start button. Next click the label that reads 'Taskbar opacity' and inside the type '40'.

Click to the right of where is says 'Taskbar texture' and navigate to the location you saved the textures to.

Check the box labeled 'Glass' under Taskbar Look.

Open 'Classic Shell' and click 'Show all settings' then click on the taskbar tab.

This step will explain how to set the taskbar texture and get the settings correct for the taskbar section. Be sure you save the textures in a place that wont be touched, I recommend opening file explorer and navigating to your Windows installation and making a folder in the root folder called 'Custom' and putting the textures inside that folder.

Best taskbar textures for classic shell