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Amr Satrio edited this page Feb 13, 2024 · 24 revisions

ExplorerPatcher offers a custom implementation of the Windows 10 taskbar mostly based on the code present in Windows 11 22H2, making the system tray available for use in 25921+ (Windows 11 24H2) along with other perks.

Supported Windows versions

  • Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 Release, Release Preview, and Beta (22621, 22631, 22635)
  • Windows 11 Dev (Pre-reboot 25115-25309 and post-reboot 23403+)
  • Windows 11 24H2/Canary (25314+)

Confirmed compatible tweak software

Incompatible tweak software

⚠️ Warning - Read thoroughly before using

  • Please DO NOT use the reimplemented taskbar on WORK machines.
    • This is only intended for PERSONAL machines. If you are using this on a non-PERSONAL machine, you are doing so at your own risk.
    • We will NOT be responsible for any damages caused.
  • In order for the reimplemented taskbar to work, symbols need to be successfully downloaded.
    • This means on new builds, the reimplemented taskbar will not work until the symbols are available for the said build.
    • This can take up to a few days.
    • A mechanism to automatically find the required stuff without symbols will be added in the future.
  • Being a reimplementation, this does not cover all features of the original taskbar. Some missing features are:
    • Toast notifications for tray icons
    • Right click menu and detailed visuals for the notification center button
    • Non-English languages
    • Assigned Access
  • Due to tight integration with explorer.exe, a Windows update can break the reimplemented taskbar until a fix is released.
  • Some features may not work as expected or behave differently from the original taskbar. This can be due to human errors that might have happened during the process of reimplementing.
  • Crashes can happen at any time, in any moment, and under any condition. Please be prepared for this.
  • Other taskbar tweaking software other than the ones listed above are not guaranteed to work.
  • explorer.exe might run at a higher CPU usage than usual, therefore increasing device temperatures and shortening battery life.
  • If any of the problems become an annoyance, we suggest to immediately switch back to the original taskbar implementation until a fix is released.

If you encounter any issues especially behavioral differences from the original taskbar, Issue reports would be appreciated.

  • When doing so, please let us know your Windows version in winver (e.g. 22621.1992) and reproduction steps.
  • Please make sure that the issue does not happen with the original taskbar.

We thank you for your understanding.

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