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Nurullah1285's avatar
Nurullah1285
Copper Contributor
Apr 23, 2022

Guys, here is the solution you are looking for 🙂 :

 

https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher

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Peter_Svancarek
Brass Contributor
Apr 30, 2022

Nurullah1285 
Sadly, after last update the explorer patcher caused unusable start button. 
I used it... but after the update many problems with the Taskbar started and start button couldn't be used at all. It took me maybe 15 minutes till I found out that it is because of Explorer Patcher!

I don't recommend to use it as of now 😞

  • RyanNE021's avatar
    RyanNE021
    Copper Contributor
    Mar 15, 2023

    Peter_Svancarek 

    Hello. 

    I should've seen this thread before installing the explorer patcher. My screen's blinking nonstop, and the taskbar's unusable.

    The only way I could access things is via task manager. What should I do? Control panel won't open via task manager and I can't seem to uninstall it 😞

    • Sulina_777's avatar
      Sulina_777
      Copper Contributor
      Apr 05, 2023

      RyanNE021  Same happened to me, no fix and had to do a re-installation of windows

    • Peter_Svancarek's avatar
      Peter_Svancarek
      Brass Contributor
      Mar 16, 2023

      RyanNE021 

      I have used total commander for uninstalling the Explorer Patcher. 
      After using 3-4 versions of it and each causing failing of taskbar after a minor windows11 patch I had enough of it, paid a few euros for program "Start all back" and since then I had no problems. I have also added the "T-Clock" add on for a good measure to have configurable clocks

    • omersayli's avatar
      omersayli
      Brass Contributor
      Mar 15, 2023

      RyanNE021 

      Hi, 

      From task manager, on the above you will see "Run new Task", in the opening window, write "cmd" and select the box  "Create this task with administrative privileges". Then go to the ExplorerParcher folder  

      >cd "c:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher"

      Run

      >ep_setup.exe \uninstall

       

  • Elboyler's avatar
    Elboyler
    Brass Contributor
    Apr 30, 2022
    15 minutes is next to nothing when you try to repair windows 10/11 broken BCD or any system file malfunction. The patcher works as intended. It seems it's time to get back to w10 - i see no reason for using w11 anymore.
    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      May 01, 2022

      Hi Elboyler 

      "It seems it's time to get back to w10 - i see no reason for using w11 anymore."

      I'm still working on Windows10 and I'm looking forward to improving Windows11's productivity.

      I can not understand why users first install Windows11 -> then "improve" with some add-ons that restore the functionality of Windows10.

      After all, there is information that the new Windows has been changed and does not support some 

      Function.

       

      • drdoug's avatar
        drdoug
        Iron Contributor
        May 10, 2022
        the update is accepted as a normal w10 update and also down the track w10 will not be supported so we end up with a vulnerable pc.

        The best way long term is to NEVER buy ANYTHING microsoft. Ensure this type of behaviour (making unwanted changes for the sake of change) costs them sales. So no MS keyboards etc, no MS surface pro etc. Also let MS know you will protest buy boycotting their products.

        All these changes should be available only if you accept them and all be reversible. You should be able to have W11 with the W10 features and have even more from W7 available along with what some third party tweekers allow.

        We should not lose a large amount of productivity because the developers like to change what doesn't need changing.
    • Peter_Svancarek's avatar
      Peter_Svancarek
      Brass Contributor
      May 01, 2022
      I'm testing the "StartAllBack" third party patch now. So far, so good. It looks like Explorer Patcher caused also WLAN unexpected crashes. Well.. the Patcher worked before, but after last update something changed making it crashing the WLAN driver.

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