ExplorerPatcher

I had more problems with it being quite wide and not being able to move to top of screen That may be fixed with https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher which restores win10 bar, there's no builtin solution to any of the above afaik Labels, combining, alignment and displayed system icons (search, etc) may be configured in settings

> And why i cant remove certain things from my taskbar? You actually can, it's just they don't expose most of it to the user. However people have built tools [1] that give you a pretty UI to manage those more complex configs and apply them to windows. Bonus points in that you can use all the old windows UI elements from previous versions of windows and mix and match them as you choose. Honestly I couldn't tolerate Windows 11 without something like ExplorerPatcher. 1. https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher

Thanks for letting me know. I looked into it, and apparently it's still even possible to activate on later versions of Windows with registry edits and helper software: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/discussions/167

Not going to install something that seems so vague, but I do use ExplorerPatcher [1] on my Windows 11 machines to basically re-create Windows 10 UI and fix all of the annoyances I have with Windows 11. I've got the old right click menu, the old task bar, the old alt-tab interface, pretty much the whole thing. Only reason I use Windows 11 over Windows 10 is because Windows 11 seems to handle my triple monitor setup better, especially when waking up from sleep. [1] - https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher

> This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows. Thats all I get in the project description. How can I find out more on what it does without installing it? If Raymon Chen blogs about some "desktop enhancement software", it must be popular, at least among powerusers/devs. Edit: I'm blind. Only after revisiting, I found "read more" link: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/wiki

I use https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher to fix start menu and taskbar. Can't imagine using Windows without it.

There is a "Read More" link: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/wiki

Once you add https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher to fix the start menu / task bar, 100%.

I've been using valinet/ExplorerPatcher on Win11 for a bit just to bring back all the old Win10 taskbar stuff. I know we should even need this, but I hope this is helpful. https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher

Until Microsoft introduces "Never Combine App Icons" to Windows 11, you can use this little enhancement to do it: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/wiki

Windows 11's UI is trash, no question. However, it can be easily fixed with ExplorerPatcher. https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher

This reverts Windows 11 back to taskbar sanity from Windows 7/10 era and gets rid of ads as a bonus: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher

Related and open source: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher

I agree, the shell changes are a big step backwards for the sake of some eye candy. Personally I use ExplorerPatcher [1] to restore most of the shell UI back to stock Win10, and it's been working pretty well for me without any problems. [1] https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher

Well, there are features missing. Given how every monitor in existence is wide , it's super odd you can't drag the taskbar to the side, it's bottom only. https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-explains-why-you-ca... The Win 11 context menu is just irritating, it displays a lot of unnecessary things and the "real" context menu is hidden under "show more options" You can see much more at https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/ -- and this project fixes them, too.