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drdoug
Iron Contributor
Feb 26, 2023
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.
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omersayli
Brass Contributor
Mar 01, 2023

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..

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    henrik32259
    Brass Contributor
    Mar 01, 2023
    I've been running Windows 11 preview versions and the ExplorerPatcher problem started back in December (didn't work with the preview versions). I tried to contact developer and got no responses (tried several ways). I suspect lots of non-technical folks are going to have trouble getting past the non-functioning ExplorerPatcher as it prevents Windows Explorer from working until it is uninstalled from a command prompt.

    I found another utility StartAllBack works great. I switched to it after EP stopped working.
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      omersayli
      Brass Contributor
      Mar 01, 2023

      Currently, I try three-finger gestures on the touchpad, which seems to be a temporary solution. Specifically, 

       

      Swipe three fingers up         --> Show thumbnails of your currently running apps in Task View
      Swipe three fingers down -->  Show the desktop
      Swipe three fingers either left or right --> Switch between your open apps
      Swipe four fingers either left or right --> Switch between virtual desktops

       

       

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        Ken_Hadden
        Brass Contributor
        Mar 01, 2023
        How do i do this with a mouse?