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The new toolbar in Windows 11
I notice that in Windows 11 it is no longer possible (yet) to create a sub toolbar in the toolbar for easy access to "This Computer, address, links, desktop, etc. "
I'm going to miss that, because I used that a lot in Windows 10. Hopefully that will come.
kind regards,
Cor Jansen
Netherlands
FOUND IT!
Simply install System Tray Menu App from Microsoft Store for FREE!
https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9N24F8ZBJMT1
Enjoy!!!
Great find! A very workable compromise solution. My only ideal addition would be to be able to add more than one folder to be a complete Desktop menu solution since desktop icons appear in both User and Public locations.
The "new toolbar" is better than nothing, but just barely. It is NOT a replacement for the old toolbar. The links are not hot. You have to right click and select open to launch the target.
- Unfortunately, the link doesn't work. Instead, search on "system tray menu" and click on SystemTrayMenu.
- I totally agree. In our business, we use this feature to bring up all of our price sheets located in our shared Onedrive pricing file folders. Extremely helpful to all of us.
truus22I just uninstalled Windows 11 and went back to 10, precisely because of the little flexibility in the taskbar and the lack of a toolbar
truus22 I've used Winaero Tweaker, which allows setting Taskbar back to "the old days" adding new toolbars. Ita also changes the majority of windows UI back to old also. Start & Search doesn't seam to work.
I'm now working on the grounds that if Winaero can bring this back, there has to be a tweak or a setting for us users to ammend the Tasbar. The ability is still there, but hiding..
Of course, you can do this, but Microsoft has removed it for security reasons.
This requirement has been identified as a top priority (0 - trust)- Allowing a logged in user to have a convenient, user definable quick access button is less secure than pushing users to install third party hacks to regain a very, very useful feature?
- Try this:
Provide the replacement of add new toolbar function that was cancelled in windows 11.
https://github.com/rojarsmith/TrayToolbar truus22 You need to install ExplorerPatcher, available on Github at this link. It completely restores the Windows 10 taskbar, including the Toolbars > Address, Links, Desktop and New Toolbar... function at the top when you right-click the taskbar.
It's not entirely user-friendly, but you can make changes to it by right-clicking the taskbar and selecting "Properties" from the pop-up menu. It also lets you put back certain Win 10 functionality in Windows Explorer, but that's not turned on by default. You can uninstall it from Control Panel > Programs and Features, where it will appear as "ExplorerPatcher."
Given the decline in toolbar configurability in Windows 11, versus Windows 10, I think it's time for the world to start referring to what MS calls Windows 11, by its apparent actual name: Windows 9.75 !
I agree. Why they dropped one of the best features in Windows is beyond me.
TopCat70131 so there is a way that is getting back the old taskbar and there is i think a regedit a file change or swapping explorer.exe which works to get toolbars so you know not the but a solution now i think toolbars are trash and this is coming on my mail a thing I saw in prob 2021 or 22 oh I will unsub
- Hello
That's how I miss it! - Just found an excellant workaround. Tried it and I now have my own folder on the taskbar.
https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/windows-11-pin-custom-shortcuts-taskbar.htmlRichard60 They couldn't find a way to monetize the existing toolbars. Expect to find one with in-app purchases in the store shortly.
- I'm new to Windows 11. This was very helpful
