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Windows shell

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An add-on user interface for Windows. Numerous shells were created for Windows 3.x to streamline or replace Program Manager by providing such features as foldering, customized toolbars and quick access to the DOS command line. For example, Norton Desktop for Windows was popular. Fewer products were made available for Windows 95.



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But such was the case with Netscape Navigator when Microsoft integrated Internet Explorer with the Windows shell in 1997.
The program also identifies applications and DLLs that aren't referenced in your Windows shell so you can clean them out, speeding up Windows.
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