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This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows

63 mentions on Hacker News by 51 people: 3 stories, 60 comments · first 2021-10-10 · latest 2026-06-15

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  1. Another alternative (to get a usable taskbar back without grouping of icons etc.) is https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher .
    comment by 72deluxe · 2022-07-13 · in A Windows 95-like shell for Windows 3.1x
  2. …but I like how it works. For getting the start bar back to a windows 10ish state (essential): https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher Then there was just a key via regedit to restore the old right click menu:…
    comment by afarviral · 2022-05-31 · in Ask HN: Good things about Windows 11
  3. …something fundamental has changed, to make this a challenge >> i took a look around and found this: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher not sure if it still work or for how long but it claims to patch in a win10 taskbar
    comment by rolph · 2022-04-11 · in Microsoft explains why you can't move Windows 11 Taskbar
  4. Some Windows 11 GUI customization tools: Start All Back https://www.startallback.com Explorer Patcher https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher Open Shell https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu
    comment by insickness · 2022-04-03 · in Windows 11 may not be as popular as Microsoft had hoped
  5. …(not available on Windows 10). But I can get the same result with an X server and some work. [0] https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/wiki/All-features
    comment by khaledh · 2022-03-20 · in Windows needs a change in priorities
  6. Until this boneheaded mistake is fixed, we have ExplorerPatcher: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher
    comment by DiabloD3 · 2022-01-21 · in The Windows 11 taskbar is an annoying step backward
  7. …Patcher [0], but it "solves" the problem by just replace the Win11 bar with the one from Win10 [0]: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher
    comment by AndroidKitKat · 2022-01-21 · in The Windows 11 taskbar is an annoying step backward
  8. It's still Windows, we can tweak everything exactly how we want it. https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher https://ramensoftware.com/7-taskbar-tweaker-on-windows-11-wi... I've been using 7taskbar for years, it's rock solid.…
    comment by medlazik · 2021-12-16 · in Windows 11 Officially Shuts Down Firefox’s Default Browser Workaround
  9. …the picture of the windows pops up. So I installed Explorer patcher to get the old taskbar back https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher Other than that the only feature of 11 that I have used is the snap zones. And I guess if I want…
    comment by jccalhoun · 2021-12-16 · in Windows 11 Officially Shuts Down Firefox’s Default Browser Workaround
  10. …\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoTaskGrouping"=dword:00000001 Source: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/issues/9
    comment by noisem4ker · 2021-12-11 · in AltTab: Windows Alt-Tab on macOS