Open-Shell

Open-Shell 4.4.198

A collection of utilities bringing back classic features to Windows.

  • By The Open-Shell Team
  • Open Source
  • Updated May 12, 2026
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About Open-Shell

A collection of utilities bringing back classic features to Windows.

What's new in 4.4.198

What's Changed
- Fix search auto-selecting wrong item before programs finish loading by @nnyj in https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/pull/2451
- Update font face names in Japanese localization by @coolvitto in https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/pull/2409
- Fix open/save file dialog getting stuck after Windows 11 update by @ge0rdi in https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/pull/2457
New Contributors
- @nnyj made their first contribution in https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/pull/2451
- @coolvitto made their first contribution in https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/pull/2409
Full Changelog: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/compare/v4.4.197...v4.4.198

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Technical details

PublisherThe Open-Shell Team
Version4.4.198
Release date2026-05-12
LicenseMIT
Installer typeexe
Architecturex86
Package IDOpen-Shell.Open-Shell-Menu

Links & install command

Install Open-Shell from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

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

classic-menuclassic-shellclassic-startexplorerfile-explorerstart-menustartmenuwin7windows7

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