I am using Windows 10 Pro v1809. I have tried start is back and classic shell and I get the task bar icon that is supposed to be skinned but when I click the start button I get the standard ugly windows 10 metro style start menu
You would need to install Stardock's Start 10 application for that: https://www.stardock.com/products/start10/
You need Start10 and WindowBlinds to get the full effect of what you see in screenshots.
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