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In new update to view qttabbar run this command :
vivetool /disable /id:57048237

 

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In new update to view qttabbar run this command :
vivetool /disable /id:57048237

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Sh*t!!!
Wish I would have known about this 24 hours ago!!!
I'm not going through all that again!!! Well, maybe......, Naw!!!
I'll think about it!!!

 

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imangraphic said:

In new update to view qttabbar run this command

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Are you talkin Canary 28020.1546?
Can you share some screenshots?

 

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Are you talkin Canary 28020.1546?
Can you share some screenshots?

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This is the last Canary Build that works for me. If I upgrade, Explorer goes berserk and QTTabBar disappears completely!

 

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This is the last Canary Build that works for me. If I upgrade, Explorer goes berserk and QTTabBar disappears completely!

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test this command: vivetool /disable /id:58988972

 

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test this command: vivetool /disable /id:58988972

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Thanks, I'll keep the ID's handy for when I muster up enough energy to do the upgrade again!

 

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Thanks, I'll keep the ID's handy for when I muster up enough energy to do the upgrade again!

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I installed the Windows 26H1 28000.1450 and QTTabbar had no problems.

 

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I installed the Windows 26H1 28000.1450 and QTTabbar had no problems.

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Mine went kaput on Canary 28020.1546

 

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Ran both ID's for 28020.1611..., so far so good...

 

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I was mistaken about having to change folder icon text color, one folder at a time, (unless you want them all different colors!), but, if the same color, simply select all, right click, Set text and background color...





On the Desktop you have to disable Use drop shadows...

 

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Latest Windows 11 update KB5077241 broke Qttabbar again today.

 

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Latest Windows 11 update KB5077241 broke Qttabbar again today.

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Try those Vive ID's and a couple reboots.

 

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Edwin said:

Try those Vive ID's and a couple reboots.

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Hi.

Tried both old update and the new update ID with vivetool and no luck.

**old update december 2025**
vivetool /disable /id:57048216
vivetool /query /id:57048216

**new update feb 2026**
vivetool /disable /id:5077241
vivetool /query /id:5077241

None work. Microsoft has made some changes or maybe we need a new version of vivetool.

 

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Tried both old update and the new update ID with vivetool and no luck.

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I ran 57048237 and 58988972 consecutively and I was back in business.

 

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I ran 57048237 and 58988972 consecutively and I was back in business.

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Amazing!!! They worked.

Thank you very much Edwin.

 

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And the Windows 25H2 26200.7922 update, which rolled out a day or so ago for both my PCs, broke things with QTTabBar.
So I uninstalled QTTabBar cleanly, then I ran each of these commands in ViveTool (for good measure):

vivetool /disable /id:57048216 (which I ran previously)
vivetool /disable /id:5077241
vivetool /disable /id:57048237
vivetool /disable /id:58988972

Then I rebooted, reinstalled QTTabBar, and all is working fine with QTTabBar.

The one that's still confusing me is that one PC updated to the new Start Menu, and the other is still on the older Start Menu, but this is less of a concern, since I don't mind either version of the Start Menus.

 

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Kind of a rumble and a stumble to get 2048 beta 2 working...,
had to try Alt numerous times to get the File Menu so I could initialize the first Toolbar!
(This is on my sh*tty incompatible Laptop)

 

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The next time I do a Windows 11 fresh install, I'm reverting to 24H2 non-insider version.
Cos all the "features fuss" was not worth the time wasted on it.

 

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... all the "features fuss" was not worth the time wasted on it.

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I hear ya!
By the time I get all my tweaks done, QTTabBar working, StartAllBack and Old/New Explorer configured, there's really nuthin to write home about!
I just do it to see if I can!!!

 

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