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Back in the day it was possible to replace "explorer.exe" as the shell. One had to write their own app, but it could take over start menu, explorer, and deskto

Back in the day it was possible to replace "explorer.exe" as the shell. One had to write their own app, but it could take over start menu, explorer, and desktop. Is that still a thing? I made on (2003) it worked on Win2k and 98 IIRC. Edit: the app has to have special entry points (not regular WinMain) and regedit a bunch to make it work. Edit2: found this https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/18ipo7f/why_doesnt_anyone_ever_build_custom_desktop/?rdt=44683 https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/18ipo7f/why_does... Which points to https://cairoshell.com/ https://cairoshell.com/ Awesome!

omoikane 3y ago
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alternative_shells_for_Windows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alternative_shells_for... I used to run LiteStep, and I remember the one productivity feature it had over regular Windows was virtual desktops. Windows 10 natively supports those now, and I have mostly given up on all desktop eye candy things.