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to be honest with you i'm really starting to hate windows as a platform, i have been serously thinking of moving to Linux because of the major issues with Microsoft products that i have been plagued with for the last decade straight, and this is with their free versions of windows they are the most buggy trash i have ever had to use.
Agreed. Powertoys, and ExplorerPatcher really make Windows good enough. If only Microsoft Edge webview2 runtime wasn't using so much power in the background. I like my CPU temperature low when I'm not doing anything.
I derped out one night and said "OK" to the free update to 11. This has just solved every damn issue I've had with getting to where I need to be. Mein Gott.
I still think StartAllBack is the way to go. It does these and much more, including theming old modals and panels with a modern dark mode and better animations. Yes it's paid, but it's one time fee. Also ExplorerPatcher requires constant updates due to its nature and broke on me several times.
Not a Windows user, but I don't mind to pay for software. I mean the developer put a lot of his time into making it, so it's fair to pay him or her. That's why I donate regularly to Linux.
Startisback* is indeed a payed software and easy to use... same as openshell (which was ClassicShell before) and both were payed too and both exist since windows 8... OpenShell is the ClassicShell and opensource version (i think) Startisback is not... Both do the job well i think and i still think OpenShell is pretty good ... Im using Startisback just for the lolz to see how it is... the free version which has a smily face... but anyay since 3 months now and its okay ... But probably ExplorerPatcher is even better to be honest! i don't know ... seemed so
I was about to comment this. Yeah I appreciate ExplorerPatcher being free and open source but StartAllBack does all of it just better enough for me to actually buy it.
Setting the Start Menu display mode to Start Menu made hitting the Windows key so much more responsive and snappy as it should be. Whereas before, there would be several seconds between hitting the key and the Start menu opening
Thank you for sharing this! A majority of my family had too much of a learning curve when switching to Windows 11, so having this to fall back on for the time being has helped them.
I've just about had it with Windows, I will be looking hard at Linux. Windows voided a pc I have activation because I upgraded the ram. I get a "PC's hardware has changed message." I can't do anything about it unless I create a user account & sign in. I don't want to. No more with the "I pay you money and you still track/data mine me endlessly" model.
@@mopeyblokeMint is great for beginners, but it's running some older stuff for the sake of ease of use and stability. It's usually not a problem, unless you wanna do stuff like use two monitors with different refresh rates or use g-sync / freesync. If Mint handled all of that well it'd be an unambiguous recommendation, but it looks like it will take until 2025 at the earliest for it to get there. If you're a bit of a power user who's not afraid of the command line and are willing to read instructions and / or talk to people to get help, you might consider Nobara Linux instead. Comes with a lot of patches to make gaming and peripherals work well right off the bat, and is run by effectively *the* guy who's at the forefront of making games run well on Linux.
The thing that I seriously hate about using Explorerpatcher is that sometimes you get hit with a really bad update and your entire screen is black and explorer.exe never shows up. So frustrating to deal with. Gotta uninstall EP or the update and just troubleshooting it was a pain in general. I'm just gonna stick with auto hiding my taskbar. That was basically my problem so far with W11 since I couldn't have small taskbar.
I cover that at the end of the video. I have it on 5 PCs and it's happened once. It's a very quick fix. Just press ctrl shift esc to bring up the task manager. Run new task. Type "explorer" ... that's it! If that doesn't work, do the same thing but type "control" into the run new task field. That opens control panel where you can uninstall ExplorerPatcher, then start explorer... then go download and update ExplorerPatcher.
@@torguy5763You're watching a video for tools that makes the Windows experience much better and you can't even "Ctrl+Shift+ESC and type 'explorer' " ?! Well good luck finding something else lol
Wouldn't it be nice if the ExplorerPatcher had a button for setting all configuration switches to the "Windows 10" style setting? So anyone upgrading from Win 10 to 11 would instantly get a desktop that looks as much as the old one as possible, without having to change dozens of settings manually.
Excellent app. I remember first buying it when it was start 8. It perfectly returned the 7 style start menu to win 8 and allowed you to boot straight to windows desktop rather than the full screen nonsense that win 8 forced you to boot to in the early releases.
Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!! My number one reason I hated Windows 11 was the inability to expand the Taskbar and this install solved it. On windows 10 I could have 100 icons on the Taskbar and you can expand the task bar and see them all at once. Now I can do the same with Windows 11. Thank You.
I'm very glad to see a ton of windows 7 options (I think that was the peak of their UI design), the fact that everything on windows 11 seems to just be a convoluted method of opening those windows has been a big pain in the butt. I used the discount code to activate my windows, by the way! Had no idea you could get the single use OEM keys for cheap.
I been using Windows Tweaker forever. I used to use Open Shell, I think I'll use it on my Windows 11 PC's, the Win 11 Start Menu is nearly useless compared to the Win 19 Start Menu. Explorer Patcher is going to be added now! Thanks. EDIT: I meant Win 10 Start Menu, not Win 19!
I was seriously thinking about using something like this since I just built a new PC using a 14 gen CPU. I would have stayed on win 10 but that damn scheduler forced my hand. Now like you said and it's something I thought about, if there's a win update and it breaks something I really don't want to spend the time fixing things. I'm a set it and forget it kind of ass hat. As I was setting up win 11 I really didn't get lost. Yeah, it's a different way of going about things and typing all the crap out to find what you're looking for is annoying but once I learn it, I think I'll be ok. But after watching these tutorials it is tempting to revert back to the better times lol.
Can't imagine how the developers at Microsoft manage to work with the Win11 cr*p on their machines. They're the first ones affected, it's even worse than Android in many points! Still using a mix of 8.1 and 10, both with classicshell. Only way to make it palatable and usable. Only using older machines, they work, they'll keep on working till they're dead. Eyeing Mint more and more
4 months later, here i am. right clicking taskbar, and hitting properties brings up a window that freezes and crashes out. patcher is still working sure. but i can NOT get it to open properties anymore. which is bad. since uninstalling, then reinstalling didnt solve the issue nor did a beta release work. any suggestions? virus software has not removed any files since the last time it did i added it back, and told it not to again lol.
I actually preferred the Windows Vista file Explorer to Windows 7's. The bottom preview pane and original introduction of Libraries was honestly really good on Vista. Windows 7 backpedaled on libraries a bit, (they're still usable even on 11, but you need to enable and configure it), and 7 moved some stuff around from Vista. While 7's taskbar was better than Vista, Vista's explorer was just fantastic. If only these guys could implement some "Windows 6" features. ;x
I used Windows vista a lot because of the looks and windows xp just for the performance when i really needed... And when i switched to windows 7 it felt so great! but had lack of somethings that vista had BUT you could enable them ... they were hidden (─‿‿─)
I cannot stand Windows 11 and its new UI design. Micro$oft thinks everybody is on a phone. Business side, we've been switching to Linux distros for many because of MS changes and constant interference. MS Doesn't seem to care in regards to usaabilty etc where all I want is something that works without needless changes. I use Windows where I have to but stick to Windows 10
Or…… people can learn to just live with the changes like every other operating system or switch to Mac or Linux lol 😂 A few repair shops are gonna get people using this crap and then have to explain to the customer that it’s because they use stuff like this that their computer has errors or breaks after one update 🤣
Man, thank god for 4am and randomly finding this vid. honestly wished id stayed on win 10 as win 11 is so fucking slow. my pc used to boot completely COLD boot within 8-12 seconds with the same startup etc i have now which has now changed to 20 seconds or more. (do have a dual boot) but even after the initial selection of which boot drive i aim to use its still slow af.
I realize they're a sponsor, but is there ANY chance those WhoKeys Windows OEM keys are legal? I get that people buying those may not face legal action, but Microsoft doesn't provide OEM keys to any companies for under $23...
MS can say they don't like it and that it goes against their terms, but that doesn't mean it isn't legal... beyond that, I don't care what they think. They could put a stop to this if they truly cared... but I've been using grey keys for over a decade and they just werk.
The right click on desktop and "show more options" display exactly the same stuff if you look at it 😂. Just with the old UI. People be really picky about windows. When they probably got it for free and it's their only option 😂
@@teksyndicate but let's be real, you don't need all that. Windows 11 is not finished, and I wouldn't trust my pc to be modded by some guy software I found on github. I agree on some debloating, desabling telemtrics and uninstalling some useless apps. But changing the way windows and the UI works is just asking for problems.
Be aware, Explorer Patcher nags to update at least once a week, and will have unintended consequences if you put it on a VM... and it tends to also cause windows to crash ... ALOT. Although they may have fixed it since. You have been warned. I have resorted to a few strategic registery mods that do the same thing as EP without the hassle.
please release a review of all popular programs that help change Windows 11 and compare them (Sophia-Script-for-Windows/SophiApp; hellzerg optimizer etc).And not only visually changing the appearance but also programs that effectively disable spying telemetry, as effective as a firewall. And what to do if a very smart Windows Defender is so smart that it deletes files that are saved
Just found you, very entertaining and interesting/informative and a great sense of humor and pleasing voice to listen to! Subscribed! Greeting from Austria
I like how when you have System settings by itself, as you have it set, the Windows edition still says Windows 10 on the right but Windows 11 Pro on the left lol.
I'm always wondering, who are these people making these terrible changes? Are they doing it so later they can bring them back? Or are they just stupid? Who knows..
I have no idea... I feel like the ui team at MS has an extremely low opinion of their audience... or they, themselves, are deeply stupid and think this is good.
The answer is a lot more insidious. They don't want you to be able to repair your own things, software or hardware-wise. Like, Zoomers nowadays either don't know how to use a proper computer, and teaching them isn't incentivized.
Unfortunately it's not just Microsoft... The Google Android team has also caught the "change random things each update and remove old options" bug. Just seems to be how companies who are trying to make a bunch of money on your data do things anymore.
This looks pretty cool, I might end up giving it a try. I ran into this scenario a few weeks ago where I had finally gotten used to daily driving Linux, so switching back to Windows was odd. I used to consider the Windows File Explorer to be really good, but now having tried others, I take back that statement. I ended up finding out that KDE Dolphin is available for Windows, so I just installed that and use it instead since that is my new preferred file explorer.
This is where i want to go as a power user LOL. If you are a power user you don’t need this nonsense software to so called improve the os. It was entertaining to watch this nonsense though so good video.😂
Windows 11 has had the [Show Taskbar Labels ___] for some time now. I'd much rather prefer the one icon to rule them all versus the Vista "show 12 outlook icons in every place where icons can show" method Different strokes for different folks.
Modding your entire windows system, breaking multiple things in the process, just for a update to drop and revert all that to default lol. And the amount of bloat you now have from different apps changing windows 😂 I would be surprised if it didn't blue screen or lag
Love this software, but I don't use it anymore, often when Windows Updates has been installed the software will make Explorer.exe to keep on crashing on you and other weird bugs, and the only way to fix it, from what I have found, is to rename the setup file to ep_uninstall.exe and then you have to wait for an updated version of ExplorerPatcher and reinstall that. Too much hassle when it fails.
I was loosing my mind over the contextual menu thing. What a blunder of a change by Microsoft. It added an extra unnecessary step to so many things and went against the grain of decades of built up muscle memory. I'm so glad I finally found a way to disable it. I haven't been this annoyed with windows since they tried to get rid of the start menu.
That is impossible due to the monolithic design of Windows, and Windows becomes increasingly difficult to customize with each major release, to the point that you can practically no longer customize almost anything by default, being the same as macOS in that aspect, long gone are the days of wild theming on WinXP and earlier.
You never metioned the best missing feature from Windows 10 - the custom Toolbars option when you right-click the taskbar. On Windows 10, I use it for 99% of my work. It is rare that I use the start menu. Unfortunately, the Toolbars feature does not allow shortcuts for UWP apps.
"Airplane Mode - come on Im on a Desktop" 😂 exactly my first thought when I saw it on my heavy AIO cooled PC PS: now resizing my windows feels perfect. Having them curved I was like where am I suppose to aim to resize it just felt so wrong.
I've used explorer patcher for a few years but had to stop using is because when it crashes it deletes all of my application shortcuts from the taskbar. In the words of Worf when Locutus asked, "Why do you resist the Borg? We only wish to raise quality of life." Worf: 'I like my species the way it is."
The only really bad thing Microsoft did with Windows 11 was the hiding of third party software in the right click menu. Especially for things I love to use like 7-zip. May they reconsider the harm they have done to the user in Win12?
@@Yaqins 😂 I didn't know Microsoft had a long game plan for it. It sure wasn't that apparent to me at least. So much double, trippel stuff in Microsoft. I hope they never kill the desktop focus. But sometimes I wonder about the Windows future
@@grilsegrils9330 their direction most of the time are questionable. Like how they tried to turn Windows into mobile-focused OS with win8 to try to compete with Android. But the new context menu is good. It's more simple and modernized.
My desktop got stealth upgraded to Windows 10 and I'm still pissed about it. I will be using this to make it all look like Windows 7 though. Thanks for this.
I mean, I still use Windows 10 on my main rigs and I still run this... but some laptops and such come with Windows 11, so I used that as the demo for this video, because there are more options.
When I found myself constantly fighting with 11 and tinkering to make it work like I want it to do, something ticked in me and now I'm a Linux user. Arch, btw. I mean, the entire point of Windows is that it should be user friendly, is it not? And if you have to tinker, might as well tinker with Linux.
That's admirable and all, but 99% of users use computers for the programs/applications, and most of the best ones run better on windows. I'd prefer 100% app compatability with hiccups on the os rather than a 100% crisp os but with hangups and workarounds needed for programs.
@@Resanctify I can understand that, but personally I didnt use Photoshop under Windows anyways and I was surprised to learn that all my favorite games work just by pressing the play button in Steam. I think that I'll just run Windows in a VM if I ever need something that only runs on Windows. By the way, my last straw to switch was inability to move the task bar on Windows 11.
@@Resanctify I don't know how you define the "best" programs, but I've been able to find viable alternatives in many cases and some are better than what's considered the norm. I make an effort to look for cross platform programs. So when I can no longer put up with the BS of Windows and MacOS, fully switching to Linux will be much easier. Only thing holding me back is my work uses Windows machines, and I like Apple's hardware ecosystem.
@@Chris-oj7ro good call with switching to crossplatform apps, you never know when you get fed up with windows, i could not imagine myself switching a few years ago but there i am
@@Chris-oj7ro Like someone mentioned: photoshop and premier,(I hoped there'd be a better alternative for those, I payed for some and looked, but adobe just spent too much money on too many Non-programmers, specialists in a/v, photography, color theory, video encoding, fx gurus etc.) Games and emulators,(50% of games aren't on steam and even most games on steam aren't steamOS ready) the best graphics drivers arrive first and sometimes only to windows(depending on the model of the gpu, some have been stuck with a bad driver forever, just no interest in developing the linux version). Power efficiency, hybrid processors with performance and efficiency cores are made in unison with microsost's updates, I don't think Linux is getting that same level of compatability yet. Windows and upcoming intel(maybe amd) processors are going to be amazing on portables. I travel, so I try to reduce even the desktop's power usage, that 70w Nvidia ADASFF card is my target.
Tried using this but Bitdefender keeps flagging different processes as malware, reading more comments about how this breaks the setup if Microsoft pushes an update I think I'm just gonna uninstall this and look for an alternative. Shame, all things considered it did seem like a nice tool to have, but I'd rather not brick my system or have to do a full wipe/reinstall of windows like some users here say they had to do.
I'd just whitelist it in bitdefender and not worry about things breaking... worst case, if your computer loads and the screen is blank... just press ctrl+shift+esc and "run new task"... type control and uninstall it... or type "explorer" to try to load it normally.
I just upgraded to Windows 11. For the most part the GUI doesn't bother me. However, one of the few things I really missed from Windows 10 was the ribbon in File Explorer, so I was ecstatic to get that back. ...but, bringing that back made me lose the tab option in File Explorer. In Windows 10, I had downloaded a feature called QTTabBar. I assumed I would need it in Windows 11, but I found that the tab feature was baked in, so I uninstalled it since it wasn't necessary. Activating the Windows 10 Ribbon seems to revert to some version of File Explorer in Windows 10 that doesn't allow the tabs in File Explorer. After installing QTTabBar, I notice no change and no option to open multiple tabs in File Explorer vs having to open multiple folders as individual folders. Is there another setting I can change within this Explorer Patcher to give me the best of both worlds, multiple tabs within File Explorer and the Windows 10 ribbon, or is there something within Windows settings I can change?
@@teksyndicateif it's like, video editors or photoshop or something, there's a lot of really good open source versions that you can test drive on windows before making the full switch. If it's for games, basically everything works except those with very strict anticheat, and older games even work a lot better. Not much can be done about those anticheat games, though.
If Ms has a problem with it they would have put a stop to it. I've been using OEM keys since the Windows 7 days. Also, just because Ms says they don't allow it doesn't make it illegal. Don't go licking their boots
@@teksyndicate The way those discount sites work is someone hacks/steals a large OEM base keygen and they generate keys. They are stolen. They often do stop working when MS bans them. I don't care, I've bought them myself. But you should be letting people know that it's sketchy
I gave up and switched to Linux and I've been happy ever since. The problem with these "tweaks" is system stability, where a Windows update will render the patch useless and worse, crash Explorer.
True, but the same goes to Linux. When a system update comes & breaks something, you either fix it yourself or wait for someone to fix it on the internet. This is especially the case in rolling release distros. I love them 🐧 🐧 tho.
@@teksyndicate tbf, at that point you are battling a system that you paid for that doesn't want you to customize it. Windows patches will fade out whenever windows forces you to update to the latest thing. I also switched to linux because I refused to go through with windows 11, and I'm doing absolutely everything I did on windows with my computer (and more) but free of charge and with A LOT more customization right out of the box. It's just a better user experience these days.
Did they bring over pieces of Windows 10, or did they have to recode stuff from scratch, or are some of these features still there and hidden in Windows 11, but locked away?
😂I identify with your reactions to the awful stuff, and it cracks me up to hear someone voice my thoughts like " oh hell no" to some byzantine, nonsensical, malwarish "feature update". Win 7 is an OS made for the user to customize, fix, and USE. This kind of OS is the Way. Pry Control Panel from my cold dead fingers.
Cool, I have a nostalgia about this, as I remember there were similar programs for windows 98 and windows xp. Tweakers or so they called. Too bad I do not use windows anymore = ) But cool, that such programs exists. I would definitely use one, if... well, I used windows these days.
I think my win 11 home explorer need a patch. It take very long time to open a folder of mp3 files or other music files on my ssd, around 14 seconds if i have 14 files. If i have movies in the folder then it goes fast. i have a fast pc AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core Processor 3.70 GHz btw And on older OS i did not have this problem/bug.
Bro. Explorer Patcher was the main reason I format off my Windows 11 (even if I have to lose everything) back to Windows 10. I no longer require Explorer Patcher from there on.
Many thankjs for this! Explorer Patcher and OpenShell make Windows 11 usable. Of course, 24H2 may break this because Microsoft doesn't want their users to customize Windows 11 to use features of Windows 7-10 on 11. :-P
Will I be able to move the taskbar to the left or right of the screen? I have 3 screens and my preference is with the taskbar on the right side of the left screen. The middle one is 3440x1440 so I like to keep it clean and when I watch a movie, I put the taskbar all the way to the left so it's out of sight altogether. I also use 7+ Taskbar Tweaker to make the bar narrow and unobtrusive. Apparently this is compatible with ExplorerPatcher, but I just need to clarify about the positioning. Thanks!
It's funny how you say 'fix' for things that are 'not broken' just because they're different from before. I agree that there should be a settings page somewhere to easily change it back in Windows itself, but anyway... I tried the new things with Windows 11 over a year ago and found they're really not bad. I've been using my PC without any hassle since then, without any modifications. Well, that's not entirely true; I did put the Start menu where it belongs using the settings in Windows for that-no need to use third-party software. If Microsoft never changes anything in Windows, people say Windows is a sh#t OS, and they're moving to Linux or buying a Mac. Then when Microsoft makes a few changes, the same people say Windows is a sh#t OS, and they're moving to Linux or buying a Mac. Go figure. I guess people are hard to please. But nice video, easy to follow and you show what every change you making is doing in Windows.
Windows 7: no, show me the ACTUAL documments folder not the libraries Windows 8: no, show me the ACTUAL desktop not the start screen Windows 10: no, show me the ACTUAL control panel not the settings app Windows 11: no, show me the ACTUAL context menu not the soyboy menu Windows 12: no, show me the ACTUAL files on my physical drive not the forced cloud storage Windows 13: no, show me the ACTUAL OS of the PC I've rented the license to, not the remote vm that streams to the peripherals I have at home
not bad, I'm using Retrobar with Openshell for a retro startmenu, and still messing with Rainmeter for the desktop. I'm surprised Rocketdock still works too (for rainmeter themes)
I definitely think the rounded edges from windows 11 work better. HOWEVER, the sheer amount of change for the sake of change they made for windows 11, taking functionalities away without an (easy to use) alternative, is insane and I still can't wrap my head around how these choices were made by a multi billion dollar company
STOP whining. Install the REAL thing: Total Commander, two pane fila manager and forget about all teh WIN crap. It is designed to keep yout files neatly organized with litte effort. Takes a while to learn, bu the you will be asking yourself, how could you live with that WIN abomination.... NOT known in the US.
doesnt matter , my pc home built i already own win 10 pro, I have 9th gen intel cpu with msi gaming mobo, but my updates says it is not compatible with win 11 , it is all BS and I hope win 11 goes down. Microsoft has gotten too invasive, and I hope some more intelligent pc whiz can make a new OS that works. I tried linux, couldnt get it to work for me.
ExplorerPatcher breaks the settings 'Combine Taskbar buttons' and sets them to 'Never' even if it shows 'Always' or 'When taskbar is full' on Windows 11 I have to find another solution
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to be honest with you i'm really starting to hate windows as a platform, i have been serously thinking of moving to Linux because of the major issues with Microsoft products that i have been plagued with for the last decade straight, and this is with their free versions of windows they are the most buggy trash i have ever had to use.
@@5226-p1e Hey do you have discord? I can help u out genuinely
Hi, have you any idea how to get rid of the scrolling by themselves folders in left panel bug?
After that I'll be thinking of buying.
@@electrocat9 Dont buy it
@@electrocat9 Do you have discord?
Agreed. Powertoys, and ExplorerPatcher really make Windows good enough.
If only Microsoft Edge webview2 runtime wasn't using so much power in the background. I like my CPU temperature low when I'm not doing anything.
What’s powertoys?
@riffdex google it 😂
they did supposedly integrate AI into Edge. Wouldn't be surprised if that was killing your CPU/running it hot
@@riffdexsome microsoft app that adds features that should be there by default, but are ridiculously slow.
why?
Thank you for sharing, I have really been wanting something like this!
This is why I hate modern Windows. Its literally schizophrenic in its design, nothing feels consistent and its horrible
Not enough has changed about desktop operating systems since 2001
Windows 11 is really bad for it though, the only thing that evoles is the how much more schizophrenic the design gets.
@@cynical8330 Have you used Linux?!
Agreed. Windows 2000 was peak Windows IMO.
@@bunnybreakerI thought Win2K was pretty meh, when it started to look like NT.. I prefer Win98se
I never knew the Undertaker made tech videos
Dead Tech Man !
I derped out one night and said "OK" to the free update to 11. This has just solved every damn issue I've had with getting to where I need to be. Mein Gott.
i have not heard that word in years
@@faaridfarooq "derp", damn we back in 2015
@@zlikezearlier.. try 20 years ago
I still think StartAllBack is the way to go. It does these and much more, including theming old modals and panels with a modern dark mode and better animations.
Yes it's paid, but it's one time fee. Also ExplorerPatcher requires constant updates due to its nature and broke on me several times.
Not a Windows user, but I don't mind to pay for software. I mean the developer put a lot of his time into making it, so it's fair to pay him or her. That's why I donate regularly to Linux.
I don't remember what it was, but I found it lacking... and prefer openshell.
I don't have to update it very often. And it thankfully hardly ever breaks lately.
Startisback* is indeed a payed software and easy to use... same as openshell (which was ClassicShell before) and both were payed too and both exist since windows 8... OpenShell is the ClassicShell and opensource version (i think) Startisback is not... Both do the job well i think and i still think OpenShell is pretty good ... Im using Startisback just for the lolz to see how it is... the free version which has a smily face... but anyay since 3 months now and its okay ...
But probably ExplorerPatcher is even better to be honest! i don't know ... seemed so
I was about to comment this. Yeah I appreciate ExplorerPatcher being free and open source but StartAllBack does all of it just better enough for me to actually buy it.
Setting the Start Menu display mode to Start Menu made hitting the Windows key so much more responsive and snappy as it should be. Whereas before, there would be several seconds between hitting the key and the Start menu opening
Microsoft is going to start bricking PCs with ExplorerPatcher installed with 24H2, I hate Microsoft
really?
Yes, really? It would not surprise me. I hate Micro$oft too.
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Thank you for sharing this! A majority of my family had too much of a learning curve when switching to Windows 11, so having this to fall back on for the time being has helped them.
I've just about had it with Windows, I will be looking hard at Linux. Windows voided a pc I have activation because I upgraded the ram. I get a "PC's hardware has changed message." I can't do anything about it unless I create a user account & sign in. I don't want to. No more with the "I pay you money and you still track/data mine me endlessly" model.
True. Hopefully I'll be trying out Linux Mint this year. A lot of people recommend that one for beginners.
@@mopeyblokeMint is great for beginners, but it's running some older stuff for the sake of ease of use and stability. It's usually not a problem, unless you wanna do stuff like use two monitors with different refresh rates or use g-sync / freesync. If Mint handled all of that well it'd be an unambiguous recommendation, but it looks like it will take until 2025 at the earliest for it to get there.
If you're a bit of a power user who's not afraid of the command line and are willing to read instructions and / or talk to people to get help, you might consider Nobara Linux instead. Comes with a lot of patches to make gaming and peripherals work well right off the bat, and is run by effectively *the* guy who's at the forefront of making games run well on Linux.
The thing that I seriously hate about using Explorerpatcher is that sometimes you get hit with a really bad update and your entire screen is black and explorer.exe never shows up. So frustrating to deal with. Gotta uninstall EP or the update and just troubleshooting it was a pain in general. I'm just gonna stick with auto hiding my taskbar. That was basically my problem so far with W11 since I couldn't have small taskbar.
I cover that at the end of the video. I have it on 5 PCs and it's happened once. It's a very quick fix. Just press ctrl shift esc to bring up the task manager. Run new task. Type "explorer" ... that's it! If that doesn't work, do the same thing but type "control" into the run new task field. That opens control panel where you can uninstall ExplorerPatcher, then start explorer... then go download and update ExplorerPatcher.
@@teksyndicate Too much hassle, not worth it.
i never had an issue with startallback, more features too i think
This is why I don't use apps like this. WindowBlinds was the same way...
@@torguy5763You're watching a video for tools that makes the Windows experience much better and you can't even "Ctrl+Shift+ESC and type 'explorer' " ?! Well good luck finding something else lol
Wouldn't it be nice if the ExplorerPatcher had a button for setting all configuration switches to the "Windows 10" style setting? So anyone upgrading from Win 10 to 11 would instantly get a desktop that looks as much as the old one as possible, without having to change dozens of settings manually.
Video starts at 2:20
I use a program called Start 11 which modifies the Start button and Taskbar. Would this program conflict with that?
i use both seen no issues
@@jasonhillonecool thanks
Excellent app. I remember first buying it when it was start 8. It perfectly returned the 7 style start menu to win 8 and allowed you to boot straight to windows desktop rather than the full screen nonsense that win 8 forced you to boot to in the early releases.
Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!! My number one reason I hated Windows 11 was the inability to expand the Taskbar and this install solved it.
On windows 10 I could have 100 icons on the Taskbar and you can expand the task bar and see them all at once. Now I can do the same with Windows 11. Thank You.
I'm very glad to see a ton of windows 7 options (I think that was the peak of their UI design), the fact that everything on windows 11 seems to just be a convoluted method of opening those windows has been a big pain in the butt.
I used the discount code to activate my windows, by the way! Had no idea you could get the single use OEM keys for cheap.
I've been dragged kicking and screaming into Windows two-digits, thanks for making the change easier on my retro infused brain.
I been using Windows Tweaker forever. I used to use Open Shell, I think I'll use it on my Windows 11 PC's, the Win 11 Start Menu is nearly useless compared to the Win 19 Start Menu. Explorer Patcher is going to be added now! Thanks.
EDIT: I meant Win 10 Start Menu, not Win 19!
I was seriously thinking about using something like this since I just built a new PC using a 14 gen CPU. I would have stayed on win 10 but that damn scheduler forced my hand. Now like you said and it's something I thought about, if there's a win update and it breaks something I really don't want to spend the time fixing things. I'm a set it and forget it kind of ass hat. As I was setting up win 11 I really didn't get lost. Yeah, it's a different way of going about things and typing all the crap out to find what you're looking for is annoying but once I learn it, I think I'll be ok. But after watching these tutorials it is tempting to revert back to the better times lol.
Can't imagine how the developers at Microsoft manage to work with the Win11 cr*p on their machines. They're the first ones affected, it's even worse than Android in many points! Still using a mix of 8.1 and 10, both with classicshell. Only way to make it palatable and usable. Only using older machines, they work, they'll keep on working till they're dead. Eyeing Mint more and more
4 months later, here i am. right clicking
taskbar, and hitting properties brings up a window that
freezes and crashes out. patcher is still working sure.
but i can NOT get it to open properties anymore.
which is bad. since uninstalling, then reinstalling didnt solve the issue
nor did a beta release work. any suggestions?
virus software has not removed any files since the last time it did
i added it back, and told it not to again lol.
I actually preferred the Windows Vista file Explorer to Windows 7's. The bottom preview pane and original introduction of Libraries was honestly really good on Vista.
Windows 7 backpedaled on libraries a bit, (they're still usable even on 11, but you need to enable and configure it), and 7 moved some stuff around from Vista.
While 7's taskbar was better than Vista, Vista's explorer was just fantastic.
If only these guys could implement some "Windows 6" features. ;x
Vista was so similar to 7... I think people would have loved it if computers had more ram back then.
yeah MS was just jumped the gun to quickly for it lol. Same problem Windows 8 & 8.1.
Vista was great after the second service pack was installed, followed by relaxing some of the settings.
I used Windows vista a lot because of the looks and windows xp just for the performance when i really needed... And when i switched to windows 7 it felt so great! but had lack of somethings that vista had BUT you could enable them ... they were hidden (─‿‿─)
Now we need the same for task manager and device manager.
I cannot stand Windows 11 and its new UI design. Micro$oft thinks everybody is on a phone.
Business side, we've been switching to Linux distros for many because of MS changes and constant interference. MS Doesn't seem to care in regards to usaabilty etc where all I want is something that works without needless changes.
I use Windows where I have to but stick to Windows 10
Or…… people can learn to just live with the changes like every other operating system or switch to Mac or Linux lol 😂
A few repair shops are gonna get people using this crap and then have to explain to the customer that it’s because they use stuff like this that their computer has errors or breaks after one update 🤣
Man, thank god for 4am and randomly finding this vid. honestly wished id stayed on win 10 as win 11 is so fucking slow. my pc used to boot completely COLD boot within 8-12 seconds with the same startup etc i have now which has now changed to 20 seconds or more. (do have a dual boot) but even after the initial selection of which boot drive i aim to use its still slow af.
I realize they're a sponsor, but is there ANY chance those WhoKeys Windows OEM keys are legal? I get that people buying those may not face legal action, but Microsoft doesn't provide OEM keys to any companies for under $23...
MS can say they don't like it and that it goes against their terms, but that doesn't mean it isn't legal... beyond that, I don't care what they think. They could put a stop to this if they truly cared... but I've been using grey keys for over a decade and they just werk.
Damn, can't use that tool on Windows Insider Canary 26212
The right click on desktop and "show more options" display exactly the same stuff if you look at it 😂. Just with the old UI. People be really picky about windows. When they probably got it for free and it's their only option 😂
depending upon what you click on, there are fewer options... unless they updated it.
@@teksyndicate but let's be real, you don't need all that. Windows 11 is not finished, and I wouldn't trust my pc to be modded by some guy software I found on github. I agree on some debloating, desabling telemtrics and uninstalling some useless apps. But changing the way windows and the UI works is just asking for problems.
The windows 10 taskbar code is going to be removed in future versions of windows 11
Never fail to learn something useful whenever you upload Logan. Cheers
Sorry, but it's useless bloat, and for once, bloat is used in its actual meaning...
Be aware, Explorer Patcher nags to update at least once a week, and will have unintended consequences if you put it on a VM... and it tends to also cause windows to crash ... ALOT. Although they may have fixed it since.
You have been warned.
I have resorted to a few strategic registery mods that do the same thing as EP without the hassle.
bro is basically Windows 7 lover! that's why you can't use w11 without patcher. haha
please release a review of all popular programs that help change Windows 11 and compare them (Sophia-Script-for-Windows/SophiApp; hellzerg
optimizer etc).And not only visually changing the appearance but also programs that effectively disable spying telemetry, as effective as a firewall. And what to do if a very smart Windows Defender is so smart that it deletes files that are saved
Just found you, very entertaining and interesting/informative and a great sense of humor and pleasing voice to listen to! Subscribed! Greeting from Austria
Micro$oft to buy ExplorerPatcher and destroy it in 3..2..
I like how when you have System settings by itself, as you have it set, the Windows edition still says Windows 10 on the right but Windows 11 Pro on the left lol.
I'm always wondering, who are these people making these terrible changes? Are they doing it so later they can bring them back? Or are they just stupid? Who knows..
I have no idea... I feel like the ui team at MS has an extremely low opinion of their audience... or they, themselves, are deeply stupid and think this is good.
The answer is a lot more insidious. They don't want you to be able to repair your own things, software or hardware-wise. Like, Zoomers nowadays either don't know how to use a proper computer, and teaching them isn't incentivized.
Unfortunately it's not just Microsoft... The Google Android team has also caught the "change random things each update and remove old options" bug. Just seems to be how companies who are trying to make a bunch of money on your data do things anymore.
This looks pretty cool, I might end up giving it a try. I ran into this scenario a few weeks ago where I had finally gotten used to daily driving Linux, so switching back to Windows was odd. I used to consider the Windows File Explorer to be really good, but now having tried others, I take back that statement. I ended up finding out that KDE Dolphin is available for Windows, so I just installed that and use it instead since that is my new preferred file explorer.
really ? there is a windows version of dolphin fm ? i almost 13 years if using kde i just find it out
, nice info.
@@radvilardian740 Yeah, I just googled "Dolphin for Windows" hoping for the best, and I was not disappointed lol
Thanks so much, Bro!
still doesnt have multi row :/ Windows Team must be out of their mind to remove multi-row taskbar
Does this eat resources or save them? This old laptop is so slow now.
DO NOT DOWNLOAD EP. . IT WILL NOT WORK ON THE LATEST WINDOWS VERSION
Same problem here.
Damn really?
This is where i want to go as a power user LOL. If you are a power user you don’t need this nonsense software to so called improve the os. It was entertaining to watch this nonsense though so good video.😂
OMG dude, thank you so much. Ive been trying to get rid of the merging tasks crap since my work laptop got updated to w11.
Windows 11 has had the [Show Taskbar Labels ___] for some time now.
I'd much rather prefer the one icon to rule them all versus the Vista "show 12 outlook icons in every place where icons can show" method
Different strokes for different folks.
Modding your entire windows system, breaking multiple things in the process, just for a update to drop and revert all that to default lol. And the amount of bloat you now have from different apps changing windows 😂 I would be surprised if it didn't blue screen or lag
watch me do it to every system and not get bluescreens and lag.
Love this software, but I don't use it anymore, often when Windows Updates has been installed the software will make Explorer.exe to keep on crashing on you and other weird bugs, and the only way to fix it, from what I have found, is to rename the setup file to ep_uninstall.exe and then you have to wait for an updated version of ExplorerPatcher and reinstall that.
Too much hassle when it fails.
I was loosing my mind over the contextual menu thing. What a blunder of a change by Microsoft. It added an extra unnecessary step to so many things and went against the grain of decades of built up muscle memory. I'm so glad I finally found a way to disable it. I haven't been this annoyed with windows since they tried to get rid of the start menu.
I have to fix your title:
"Windows sucks - period"
This is great! We NEED more customization programs like this. Make Windows more like LINUX!!!
That is impossible due to the monolithic design of Windows, and Windows becomes increasingly difficult to customize with each major release, to the point that you can practically no longer customize almost anything by default, being the same as macOS in that aspect, long gone are the days of wild theming on WinXP and earlier.
You never metioned the best missing feature from Windows 10 - the custom Toolbars option when you right-click the taskbar. On Windows 10, I use it for 99% of my work. It is rare that I use the start menu. Unfortunately, the Toolbars feature does not allow shortcuts for UWP apps.
"Airplane Mode - come on Im on a Desktop" 😂 exactly my first thought when I saw it on my heavy AIO cooled PC
PS: now resizing my windows feels perfect. Having them curved I was like where am I suppose to aim to resize it just felt so wrong.
I've used explorer patcher for a few years but had to stop using is because when it crashes it deletes all of my application shortcuts from the taskbar. In the words of Worf when Locutus asked, "Why do you resist the Borg? We only wish to raise quality of life." Worf: 'I like my species the way it is."
Install Linux, that's what I did, made all my MS Blues go away.....
Good for you, except this video isn't about Linux huh?
The only really bad thing Microsoft did with Windows 11 was the hiding of third party software in the right click menu. Especially for things I love to use like 7-zip. May they reconsider the harm they have done to the user in Win12?
It's the fault of the 3rd party application that hasn't updated to fit win11 new context menu. I use WinRar and it shows up in the new context menu.
@@Yaqins 😂 I didn't know Microsoft had a long game plan for it. It sure wasn't that apparent to me at least. So much double, trippel stuff in Microsoft. I hope they never kill the desktop focus. But sometimes I wonder about the Windows future
@@grilsegrils9330 their direction most of the time are questionable. Like how they tried to turn Windows into mobile-focused OS with win8 to try to compete with Android. But the new context menu is good. It's more simple and modernized.
This software was made by a Romanian programmer as a Romanian I'm proud 🟦🟨🟥
This is what made me stay on windows 11.
About to install this on my machines. Tired of the nonsense. Thank you for the excellent video!
My desktop got stealth upgraded to Windows 10 and I'm still pissed about it. I will be using this to make it all look like Windows 7 though. Thanks for this.
Meh. If it doesn't let me configure my Windows PC to work like a ZX Spectrum then I'm not interested.
nothing can make a Windows PC as powerful as a ZX Spectrum!
Winaero Tweaker has a TON more options but, there's a couple things in ExplorerPatcher it doesn't have, mainly for Windows 11. It's ok to use both. 👍
13:12 "This is the underbelly of the computer. This is where I need to be, as a power user. I don't need to mess around, with those bubbly apps".
Linux distros laughing at the background
…and crashing
Lets make Win11 be like Win10 instead of just using Win10....
I mean, I still use Windows 10 on my main rigs and I still run this... but some laptops and such come with Windows 11, so I used that as the demo for this video, because there are more options.
When I found myself constantly fighting with 11 and tinkering to make it work like I want it to do, something ticked in me and now I'm a Linux user. Arch, btw.
I mean, the entire point of Windows is that it should be user friendly, is it not? And if you have to tinker, might as well tinker with Linux.
That's admirable and all, but 99% of users use computers for the programs/applications, and most of the best ones run better on windows. I'd prefer 100% app compatability with hiccups on the os rather than a 100% crisp os but with hangups and workarounds needed for programs.
@@Resanctify I can understand that, but personally I didnt use Photoshop under Windows anyways and I was surprised to learn that all my favorite games work just by pressing the play button in Steam. I think that I'll just run Windows in a VM if I ever need something that only runs on Windows. By the way, my last straw to switch was inability to move the task bar on Windows 11.
@@Resanctify I don't know how you define the "best" programs, but I've been able to find viable alternatives in many cases and some are better than what's considered the norm.
I make an effort to look for cross platform programs. So when I can no longer put up with the BS of Windows and MacOS, fully switching to Linux will be much easier.
Only thing holding me back is my work uses Windows machines, and I like Apple's hardware ecosystem.
@@Chris-oj7ro good call with switching to crossplatform apps, you never know when you get fed up with windows, i could not imagine myself switching a few years ago but there i am
@@Chris-oj7ro Like someone mentioned: photoshop and premier,(I hoped there'd be a better alternative for those, I payed for some and looked, but adobe just spent too much money on too many Non-programmers, specialists in a/v, photography, color theory, video encoding, fx gurus etc.)
Games and emulators,(50% of games aren't on steam and even most games on steam aren't steamOS ready) the best graphics drivers arrive first and sometimes only to windows(depending on the model of the gpu, some have been stuck with a bad driver forever, just no interest in developing the linux version).
Power efficiency, hybrid processors with performance and efficiency cores are made in unison with microsost's updates, I don't think Linux is getting that same level of compatability yet. Windows and upcoming intel(maybe amd) processors are going to be amazing on portables. I travel, so I try to reduce even the desktop's power usage, that 70w Nvidia ADASFF card is my target.
If you follow and listen to Jody Bruchon, he does a nice little rant about "squirkle/squircle" GUI buttons. Pretty Funny!😂
Been a while since I saw this channel. Some glorious hair you got there man
start all back is very good also
Tried using this but Bitdefender keeps flagging different processes as malware, reading more comments about how this breaks the setup if Microsoft pushes an update I think I'm just gonna uninstall this and look for an alternative. Shame, all things considered it did seem like a nice tool to have, but I'd rather not brick my system or have to do a full wipe/reinstall of windows like some users here say they had to do.
I'd just whitelist it in bitdefender and not worry about things breaking... worst case, if your computer loads and the screen is blank... just press ctrl+shift+esc and "run new task"... type control and uninstall it... or type "explorer" to try to load it normally.
It took you far too long to put that Edge shortcut into the Recycling Bin
valid criticism.
I just upgraded to Windows 11. For the most part the GUI doesn't bother me. However, one of the few things I really missed from Windows 10 was the ribbon in File Explorer, so I was ecstatic to get that back. ...but, bringing that back made me lose the tab option in File Explorer. In Windows 10, I had downloaded a feature called QTTabBar. I assumed I would need it in Windows 11, but I found that the tab feature was baked in, so I uninstalled it since it wasn't necessary.
Activating the Windows 10 Ribbon seems to revert to some version of File Explorer in Windows 10 that doesn't allow the tabs in File Explorer. After installing QTTabBar, I notice no change and no option to open multiple tabs in File Explorer vs having to open multiple folders as individual folders.
Is there another setting I can change within this Explorer Patcher to give me the best of both worlds, multiple tabs within File Explorer and the Windows 10 ribbon, or is there something within Windows settings I can change?
Another fellow QTTabBar user! I've used that since Windows Vista. Tabbed explorer browsing for over 10 years.
The best mod I ever found for Windows was Linux. Zorin OS in my case! ☺
I wish I could get away with using Linux... But programs
@@teksyndicateif it's like, video editors or photoshop or something, there's a lot of really good open source versions that you can test drive on windows before making the full switch.
If it's for games, basically everything works except those with very strict anticheat, and older games even work a lot better. Not much can be done about those anticheat games, though.
@@psiah9889he said it’s becuae of his music programs
Those keys you are buying are from stolen OEM orgs. You won't get support and it's not legal
If Ms has a problem with it they would have put a stop to it. I've been using OEM keys since the Windows 7 days. Also, just because Ms says they don't allow it doesn't make it illegal. Don't go licking their boots
@@teksyndicate The way those discount sites work is someone hacks/steals a large OEM base keygen and they generate keys. They are stolen. They often do stop working when MS bans them. I don't care, I've bought them myself. But you should be letting people know that it's sketchy
I gave up and switched to Linux and I've been happy ever since. The problem with these "tweaks" is system stability, where a Windows update will render the patch useless and worse, crash Explorer.
so... that takes 2 minutes to fix.
True, but the same goes to Linux. When a system update comes & breaks something, you either fix it yourself or wait for someone to fix it on the internet. This is especially the case in rolling release distros. I love them 🐧 🐧 tho.
@@teksyndicate tbf, at that point you are battling a system that you paid for that doesn't want you to customize it. Windows patches will fade out whenever windows forces you to update to the latest thing.
I also switched to linux because I refused to go through with windows 11, and I'm doing absolutely everything I did on windows with my computer (and more) but free of charge and with A LOT more customization right out of the box.
It's just a better user experience these days.
Did they bring over pieces of Windows 10, or did they have to recode stuff from scratch, or are some of these features still there and hidden in Windows 11, but locked away?
so how quick will M$ break this with an update
Been working for a couple years now on all my PCs. Hasn't broken and they release updates quickly
You forgot the best feature...now my calendar finally pops out!!! Thanks for sharing
the BEST app ever !!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
Thanks going to install this on my laptop asap. Pretty happy with my custom Win 10 install on my desktop in the meantime.
Use OldNewExplorer instead. I use that in conjunction with Open Shell for start menu.
😂I identify with your reactions to the awful stuff, and it cracks me up to hear someone voice my thoughts like " oh hell no" to some byzantine, nonsensical, malwarish "feature update". Win 7 is an OS made for the user to customize, fix, and USE. This kind of OS is the Way. Pry Control Panel from my cold dead fingers.
Cool, I have a nostalgia about this, as I remember there were similar programs for windows 98 and windows xp. Tweakers or so they called.
Too bad I do not use windows anymore = )
But cool, that such programs exists. I would definitely use one, if... well, I used windows these days.
I think my win 11 home explorer need a patch. It take very long time to open a folder of mp3 files or other music files on my ssd, around 14 seconds if i have 14 files. If i have movies in the folder then it goes fast. i have a fast pc AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core Processor 3.70 GHz btw And on older OS i did not have this problem/bug.
Bro. Explorer Patcher was the main reason I format off my Windows 11 (even if I have to lose everything) back to Windows 10. I no longer require Explorer Patcher from there on.
Give me back my Vista Aero Glass theme Microsoft!
Wow, this was excellent sir, thank you.
SUBSCRIBED!
"...it's as if Bob Ross were explaining to us how to use this tool." Thanks so much for the breakdown on this app!
'The Grandson of Bob' - 😜
Many thankjs for this! Explorer Patcher and OpenShell make Windows 11 usable. Of course, 24H2 may break this because Microsoft doesn't want their users to customize Windows 11 to use features of Windows 7-10 on 11. :-P
This is great! More github stuff plz!!!
Will I be able to move the taskbar to the left or right of the screen? I have 3 screens and my preference is with the taskbar on the right side of the left screen. The middle one is 3440x1440 so I like to keep it clean and when I watch a movie, I put the taskbar all the way to the left so it's out of sight altogether. I also use 7+ Taskbar Tweaker to make the bar narrow and unobtrusive. Apparently this is compatible with ExplorerPatcher, but I just need to clarify about the positioning. Thanks!
It's funny how you say 'fix' for things that are 'not broken' just because they're different from before. I agree that there should be a settings page somewhere to easily change it back in Windows itself, but anyway...
I tried the new things with Windows 11 over a year ago and found they're really not bad. I've been using my PC without any hassle since then, without any modifications. Well, that's not entirely true; I did put the Start menu where it belongs using the settings in Windows for that-no need to use third-party software.
If Microsoft never changes anything in Windows, people say Windows is a sh#t OS, and they're moving to Linux or buying a Mac. Then when Microsoft makes a few changes, the same people say Windows is a sh#t OS, and they're moving to Linux or buying a Mac. Go figure. I guess people are hard to please.
But nice video, easy to follow and you show what every change you making is doing in Windows.
Windows 7: no, show me the ACTUAL documments folder not the libraries
Windows 8: no, show me the ACTUAL desktop not the start screen
Windows 10: no, show me the ACTUAL control panel not the settings app
Windows 11: no, show me the ACTUAL context menu not the soyboy menu
Windows 12: no, show me the ACTUAL files on my physical drive not the forced cloud storage
Windows 13: no, show me the ACTUAL OS of the PC I've rented the license to, not the remote vm that streams to the peripherals I have at home
I am now able to get right to my copyto/moveto setting, Plus other Windows 10 features. I never had Windows 10. It's better.
not bad, I'm using Retrobar with Openshell for a retro startmenu, and still messing with Rainmeter for the desktop. I'm surprised Rocketdock still works too (for rainmeter themes)
I definitely think the rounded edges from windows 11 work better. HOWEVER, the sheer amount of change for the sake of change they made for windows 11, taking functionalities away without an (easy to use) alternative, is insane and I still can't wrap my head around how these choices were made by a multi billion dollar company
STOP whining. Install the REAL thing: Total Commander, two pane fila manager and forget about all teh WIN crap. It is designed to keep yout files neatly organized with litte effort.
Takes a while to learn, bu the you will be asking yourself, how could you live with that WIN abomination....
NOT known in the US.
doesnt matter , my pc home built i already own win 10 pro, I have 9th gen intel cpu with msi gaming mobo, but my updates says it is not compatible with win 11 , it is all BS and I hope win 11 goes down. Microsoft has gotten too invasive, and I hope some more intelligent pc whiz can make a new OS that works. I tried linux, couldnt get it to work for me.
...and even cheaper... you can use a script to activate windows! Forget Windows 11 use windows 10 LTSC. Long Term Service Channel. Good 'til 2032.
ExplorerPatcher breaks the settings 'Combine Taskbar buttons' and sets them to 'Never' even if it shows 'Always' or 'When taskbar is full' on Windows 11
I have to find another solution