Solved How To Make Windows 11 Taskbar Uncombined and Unlocked

vannn · Jul 17, 2021

Edwin said:
They are both the same for me, but they switch randomly when restarting Explorer.

its probably overlapping.

blacxarea · Jul 17, 2021

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vannn said:
are there any non-invasive way than UndockingDisabled? it breaks some settings like the search function you mentioned.

I wish someone here knows how to hexedit the explorer.exe and enable win10 functionalities. hahahaha

anyone willing to bother him?

Code:

https://twitter.com/WithinRafael

It's just about the time until someone foundout the way. For now I just happy with my settings, whether Undocking enabled or disabled.

Edwin · Jul 17, 2021

Anybody else seeing jump list shade dynamic depending on what's behind it?

blacxarea · Jul 17, 2021

Edwin said:
Anybody else seeing jump list shade dynamic depending on what's behind it?

View attachment 3307

Not me. I turned off that feature..

Edwin · Jul 17, 2021

blacxarea said:
Not me. I turned off that feature..

But then they're all grey!!!

blacxarea · Jul 17, 2021

Edwin said:
But then they're all grey!!!

Hahaha.. It's Insider (and Outsider) Preview after all. Not a stable build that officially distributed. Expect for the other anomalies.

Edwin · Jul 17, 2021

blacxarea said:
...Not a stable build that officially distributed...

Really!?!?!? Somebody told me this was the finished, polished Release!!! :wink:

Well, that explains a lot of things then!!!

Edwin · Jul 17, 2021

Don't mind me! I'm just bein a reject!
Too much coffee!

Edwin · Jul 17, 2021

blacxarea said:
Not me. I turned off that feature..

Alt+Tab looks better un-blurred though...

Edwin · Jul 17, 2021

Still p*sses me off that half open folders won't show icons, though!

blacxarea · Jul 17, 2021

Edwin said:
Still p*sses me off that half open folders won't show icons, though!

What software are you using for the icons? I haven't try anything from Windows 10 like 7tsp, Icon Packager, or any other.

Edwin · Jul 17, 2021

blacxarea said:
What software are you using for the icons? I haven't try anything from Windows 10 like 7tsp, Icon Packager, or any other.

Icon Packager - Dragon Lord

Edwin · Jul 17, 2021

Well..., that's enough fun for now! Time to go engage myself in some gainful occupation! :wink:

Later kids!

Edwin · Jul 17, 2021

Forgot to mention!!!
I think the explorer.exe hack fu frigs up Office updates!!!

JAM83 · Jul 17, 2021

blacxarea said:
I've tried using the newest Windows 11 explorer and use this reghack. No luck. It's always grouping and shows only icons.
This time I didn't replace the explorer with the one from Windows 10, but simply using your reghack:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell\Update\Packages]
"UndockingDisabled"=dword:00000001

And the result was great. My explorer.exe is the newest version, but the behavior is just like the old Windows 10 explorer.
I don't have another computer to test. Wanna see the result if I do update from build 21996 to 20000 and do the reghack.
I never try VM.

Can't get the taskbar centered after doing this, AND my time/date disappears as well. That reg hack screws up a lot. . Start Menu won't work, can't type at all. Had to manually go into File Explorer and find regedit.exe just to pull it up and delete that value all together.

blacxarea · Jul 17, 2021

JMedlock83 said:
Can't get the taskbar centered after doing this, AND my time/date disappears as well. That reg hack screws up a lot. . Start Menu won't work, can't type at all. Had to manually go into File Explorer and find regedit.exe just to pull it up and delete that value all together.

To fix time/date, simply run (WIN + R) this command:
shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}

Then you can choose what icon to show up at the system tray, including date/time.

This reghack simply blocked some new features from the updates.
Change the value of UndockingDisabled to 0 and restart explorer to fix it.

blacxarea · Jul 17, 2021

Edwin said:
Forgot to mention!!!
I think the explorer.exe hack fu frigs up Office updates!!!

I think this one:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell\Update\Packages]
"UndockingDisabled"=dword:00000001
Simply blocked the updates.

I currently installing Windows 11 on an Intel Core2 Duo PC right now. Will try to replace the explorer.exe without that reghack and see the result.

blacxarea · Jul 17, 2021

blacxarea said:
I think this one:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell\Update\Packages]
"UndockingDisabled"=dword:00000001
Simply blocked the updates.

I currently installing Windows 11 on an Intel Core2 Duo PC right now. Will try to replace the explorer.exe without that reghack and see the result.

Here is the final results:
- If you simply replace the explorer.exe, SEARCH will not work, clock and some icons disappear. RIGHT-CLICK sometimes doesn't work.
- Apply the reghack to fix the SEARCH and RIGHT-CLICK, use RUN and this shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} to fix the clock and icons.
- I installed StartIsBack++ for the last touch. Everything run smoothly now.
Note: Disable the reghack if you need to see the most recent updates.

JAM83 · Jul 17, 2021

blacxarea said:
To fix time/date, simply run (WIN + R) this command:
shell:::{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}

Then you can choose what icon to show up at the system tray, including date/time.

This reghack simply blocked some new features from the updates.
Change the value of UndockingDisabled to 0 and restart explorer to fix it.

The clock fix didn't work for me. I still have to have the "Touch Keyboard" icon enabled for the time/date to show up.