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WUDF=Windows User Mode Driver Framework that was introduced in Vista for certain kinds of device drivers (for MTP devices, sensors etc) to provide greater stability and security than kernel-mode drivers.. WUDFHost is the host process for UMDF drivers including Windows Portable Device (WPD) drivers.

Yes I have this problem with ONE's configuration dialog as well. Even if I check only some of them, all of them get checked the next time I open it.

Auto sorting is not consistent at all. Explorer doesn't sort when you copy-paste, rename or create new item on the root of a local drive, on a removable drive or on a network share. It auto sorts only inside subfolders on local drives. Auto sorting of files in Explorer is like a evil bully b***h snatching something from your hands and running away with it. As for the updates issue, you may not be finding them slow probably because you use an SSD. I was using HDDs until now, I recently ordered a Samsung SSD, once it comes maybe the time it takes to install updates, configure the component store and do cleanup will be significantly faster. That doesn't change the fact that it IS several orders of magnitude slower than XP (remember the terrible servicing stack underwent a rewrite in Vista, when SSDs were nowhere near popular), doesn't do aggressive automatic cleanup on its own and delays logoff/logons with its "Please wait while Windows configures" nonsense. I remember reading somewhere that Microsoft developers are all given very fast machines with SSDs to write code on. Maybe their performance testing gets okayed on the hardware THEY have. They do claim that they test on a wide variety of hardware but I find it impossible to believe that anything like the abominable NT6 servicing stack can get okayed from their performance team. Its truly pathetic, probably the most regretful technical "improvement" over NT5 if you excuse the abominations in the user experience and the GUI/shell/Explorer which can be fixed by Classic Shell, 7+ Taskbar Tweaker, StartIsBack etc.

Many reasons why NT6 sucks. Two of my pet peeves are: - Explorer continually sorts your files while you're still working with them - Windows takes ages to install updates and gobbles up disk space, which takes ages to clean up too

I uploaded DisplaySet here: https://www.sendspace.com/file/hrjapq and added a manifest to theme it on NT6.

These are the designers at Microsoft who are considered "cool": http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/06/04/albert-shum-new-microsoft-design-chief/9784345/ I don't know how they conclude that they are successful

^ Exactly my feeling. In the not-too-distant future everything is going to be dumbed-down, walled-gardened, clouded, monthly-subscribed, and in general screwed up for the users in every form imaginable. Enjoy W7 while it lasts, for beyond Se7en lies the abyss ... The same can be said of WinXP. I enjoyed WinXP while it lasted. Still enjoy it with Embedded updates hack. Windows 7/Vista is for many users (including me) already dumbed-down, locked down from customization, and in general screwed up (hence the need for Classic Shell) Windows 8 is only the next-generation of dumbing down. Things will mostly remain at the Windows 8/Apple level of dumbing down for next few years I think. Microsoft suddenly started equating iOS/Android OSes with desktop OSes hence the extra torture for customers.

YAY XPCLIENT IS HAPPY Windows 8 can go DotMatrix itself and NT6 users can please wait while Windows configures updates and auto sorts their files.

I don't think it can generalized like that. There are areas where the NT6 UI is an improvement in terms of productivity and usability. In some areas, XP's UI is better. (The dreadful always-scatter-my-files-all-over-the-folder-to-make-my-life-difficult mode of NT6 Explorer comes to my mind.) If there's one certain statement that can be made, it's that Microsoft no longer GETS UIs. That skill died after Sinofsky and his minions took over and started destroying classic UIs at Microsoft without any rational or logical benefit and without considering the all-round big picture (focusing on just one benefit of the UI redesign).

Hell yes Windows XP FTW! I can't stand software made for dumb people - software which is a bully and an eye sore.

How about this skin (Attached)? It's a Windows 7-style skin. Copy to C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins and set it from the Skins tab. Windows Aero Transparent.zip

So Microsoft idiots really retire Windows XP tomorrow without a replacement for many of its features: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_Vista http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_features_removed_in_Windows_7 Everyone knew this day was going to come sooner or later. They can't support it forever but they could have fixed the problems which make people hate the newer releases. They never did. Microsoft really screwed up their whole company with Ballmer in charge. I try to remember the good old days when there were no crappy products from Redmond and an upgrade was really an upgrade in all respects. I don't like the crappy new Windows today, neither do I like the modern Office. I don't love any of those Metro-infected products. But I am forced to use many of them due to lack of a better alternative.

Works for me. This is how it looks with Aero Glass installed:

Go to Start Menu styles tab and select Classic with two columns style. Then switch to Skin tab and select Full Glass, More Transparent.

Assuming that you are using it on Windows 8 and installed Aero Glass mod by BigMuscle, did you enable the option Enable Aero Glass (requires Aero Glass mod) from the Menu Look tab in Settings? Then switch to the Windows Aero skin from the Skins tab. If BigMuscle's Aero Glass is working correctly, then it should look the same as Windows 7 menu. Also from the Menu Look tab, you can adjust the Glass intensity and Color Blending if required.

IMHO, everything they did with Windows 8 is ALL CRAP except its ability to boot fast and increased security. When they try to "improve" anything, they end making a million mistakes which end up in loss of features.

The default icon is the first icon in shell32.dll and it can be changed by going to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons in the registry. Create a string value called 0 there and the value data should be the path of the icon, e.g. C:\Windows\Notepad.exe,1. Then send a shell change notification to force Explorer to rebuild its shell image list or restart Windows.

StartIsBack+ has nice Modern UI related tweaks. The latest one for example to terminate Modern apps processes with the Close button (for Update 1) is cool. SIB+ also allows adjusting translucency of menu+taskbar. Also it can uninstall Modern apps, hide desktop shortcuts from Start/Apps screen, and put Metro app shortcuts on desktop bcoz of its shell namespace extension.

Classic Shell 4.0.5 released. Here's the change log: http://www.classicshell.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2398 Here's a comparison of Classic Start Menu vs the competition: http://classicshell.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2399&p=11787

@Aloha, Google for screenshots. They're all over the web. Plus it will be released soon after //build/ starts. Apparently, with Update 1, you can now hold down Ctrl and use Space bar to select tiles/items on the Start screen like you select files with the keyboard in Explorer.

Fixed. Awesome!! That's the way MS should have made the Close button behave in the first place.