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Andrea Dixon inquires about replacing the Windows Explorer shell in Windows 8, similar to how she did in XP via registry edits. Contributors suggest alternative solutions like Classic Shell and mention that customizing Windows 8 is more complex due to its use of Group Policy and an "immersive" shell, making simple registry modifications less effective. Overall, the discussion highlights the increased difficulty of shell replacement in Windows 8 compared to XP.
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Andrea Dixon

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Hi everyone I made my own windows replacement shell, but im having trouble finding out where to replace it at , in windows xp all i had to do was go to regedit find windows explorer and replace it to some thing like this C:\myprogram\name.exe and then when i restart the computer my name.exe opens instead of windows explorer. I need some help on how i can do this or even if i can on windows 8, its a lot deference then xp, Iv been an xp user for a long time and just went to windows 8 so im not fmiller with 8 yet. please help. thanks


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It certainly is not as simple as with Windows 8 predecessors. Legacy systems used a GUI which required only registry mods whereas Windows 8 supplements the GUI with an "immersive" shell which is managed via group policy settings. See the link below for a Microsoft document on this:

Use Windows PowerShell to Manage Group Policy
 

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