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How to enable 'Never Combine taskbar buttons'. Windows 11 ?
explorer patcher has been covered here before and most users no longer recommend it.
It has many issues for many users. I myself have used it and finally deleted it due to repeated issues. It needs updating with every windows update and even then is not always successful in overcoming its issues. The most notable for most being the repeated loss of the start button menu configuration in one way or another.
In the end sorting through its issues caused the loss of more time than the time it saved. This being one of the biggest issues with every new windows incarnation, we have to learn how to do some things differently and it eats up more productivity. It is though the designers do it on purpose to f... with us.
The end result for me has been to pay for Start 11 which has worked for me along with using file explorer tabs. This as close as I have been able to get to win 10 with 7+ Taskbar Tweaker installed.
So far I have not encountered problems. And as we all know, having ungrouped labelled icons is wonderful. After updates, it reinstalls some icons as I notice. I don't pay too much attention to start menu configuration, I use windows button and search by typing the software name. Start 11 also seems to be good solution.
- I am happy it is working for you and I hope it stays that way.
It is just after repeated issues with it myself after it worked fine for a while and many others at me about similar issues I just do not recommend it anymore. MS does seem to work diligently to make these 3rd party free apps stop working and need endless updates, but wont fix their OS to do what CUSTOMERS want it to.Today, after the latest Windows 11 update ExplorerPatcher caused problems.. I had to run command prompt, and uninstall it from its folder using "C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher setup.exe \uninstall" We really need a Windows solution to this..