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Anyone know of a fix for this error as I want to use a 3rd party taskbar clock app which worked fine in win10. I know MS does not want tampering with the taskbar, but a lot of fixes are appearing at the moment and I wonder if anyone has seen anything related to it. Thanks
 

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Anyone know of a fix for this error as I want to use a 3rd party taskbar clock app which worked fine in win10. I know MS does not want tampering with the taskbar, but a lot of fixes are appearing at the moment and I wonder if anyone has seen anything related to it. Thanks
I tried to use a third party taskbar clock and it doesn't work. MS has changed the access to it.
I just tried it again and this is the error I get from Atomic Alarm Clock
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I tried to use a third party taskbar clock and it doesn't work. MS has changed the access to it.
I just tried it again and this is the error I get from Atomic Alarm Clock
View attachment 9130
You're so right Jeff. That is the one I use and get the same error message, I believe most 3rd party apps give the same error. I have used Atomic Alarm Clock for years and years and hope someone finds a fix.
 

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I sure hope they can fix it, that a nice tool
You're so right Jeff. That is the one I use and get the same error message, I believe most 3rd party apps give the same error. I have used Atomic Alarm Clock for years and years and hope someone finds a fix.
 

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I used ExplorerPatcher and changed the tray to Windows 10 style, it works!
 

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I used ExplorerPatcher and changed the tray to Windows 10 style, it works!
I was the original poster back in October. I also use EP and have done for many, many months, in fact pretty much since the start. The point of the post was to run my taskbar clock app on a pc without EP and to find out why trayclockwclass was not found .

BTW welcome to the forum. in my opinion the way W11 is developing it will soon be as good as win10 was when Win11 first came out and many of MS's changes are just things we had in Win 10
 

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    Nvidia HD / Realtek ALC3254
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    18" QHD+
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    25660 X 1600
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    C: KIOXIA (Toshiba) 2TB KXG80ZNV2T04 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
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I also just installed that clock on my recently acquired laptop, used it for years, have that same "TrayClockWclass not found" error. It does seems to do most the other stuff if you click the tray icon, it just won't load and show the time on the task bar.

What is this ExplorerPatcher? And does it fix the issue, or cause something else to change?
 

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    Intel on board 630
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    laptop/Samsung 27" external
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    Bought off eBay, working OK, setting up 11 is a pain.
I also just installed that clock on my recently acquired laptop, used it for years, have that same "TrayClockWclass not found" error. It does seems to do most the other stuff if you click the tray icon, it just won't load and show the time on the task bar.

What is this ExplorerPatcher? And does it fix the issue, or cause something else to change?
ExplorerPatcher makes the taskbar like windows 10 and many other features, like weather on the taskbar, pinning options etc. context menus, it is easy to setup by r click on taskbar once installed and selecting properties. worth a look as it can easily be uninstalled. link is :
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
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    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware M18 R1
    CPU
    13th Gen Core i9 13900HX
    Memory
    32GB DDR5 @4800MHz 2x16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Geforce RTX 4090HX 16GB
    Sound Card
    Nvidia HD / Realtek ALC3254
    Monitor(s) Displays
    18" QHD+
    Screen Resolution
    25660 X 1600
    Hard Drives
    C: KIOXIA (Toshiba) 2TB KXG80ZNV2T04 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
    D: KIOXIA (Toshiba) 2TB KXG80ZNV2T04 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
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    Bluetooth 5.2
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    Windows 11 Pro
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    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware Area 51m R2
    CPU
    10th Gen i-9 10900 K
    Memory
    32Gb Dual Channel DDR4 @ 8843MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia RTX 2080 Super
    Sound Card
    Nvidia
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Hard Drive C: Samsung 2TB SSD PM981a NVMe
    Hard Drive D:Samsung 2TB SSD 970 EVO Plus
    Mouse
    Alienware 610M
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Norton
ExplorerPatcher makes the taskbar like windows 10 and many other features, like weather on the taskbar, pinning options etc. context menus, it is easy to setup by r click on taskbar once installed and selecting properties. worth a look as it can easily be uninstalled. link is :
OK, But do you know if it will let Atomic Clock work on 11 than? I just moved the taskbar icons to the far left on my 11 as it is so it looks like 10 now.
 

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    32g
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    Intel on board 630
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    laptop/Samsung 27" external
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OK, But do you know if it will let Atomic Clock work on 11 than? I just moved the taskbar icons to the far left on my 11 as it is so it looks like 10 now.
Yes it does and it works just fine @Wild Bill
Attached image shows mine, far left button in the start button using OpenShell for the "old" style start menu. If you want the win11 start menu hold down left shift and click the start button, so you can have both and as you can see Atomic clock is on the far right. I hope this was useful to you.
Screenshot 2023-01-23 170619.jpg
 

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    18" QHD+
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    25660 X 1600
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    C: KIOXIA (Toshiba) 2TB KXG80ZNV2T04 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
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Yes it does and it works just fine @Wild Bill
Attached image shows mine, far left button in the start button using OpenShell for the "old" style start menu. If you want the win11 start menu hold down left shift and click the start button, so you can have both and as you can see Atomic clock is on the far right. I hope this was useful to you.
View attachment 50730
OK, thanks, I'll check it out some time and let you know.
 

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    32g
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    Intel on board 630
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    on board
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    laptop/Samsung 27" external
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    1920x1080
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    1.5g (3 ea 512 g SSD)
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    Dell laptop 130 (I believe)
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    Bought off eBay, working OK, setting up 11 is a pain.
OK, thanks, I'll check it out some time and let you know.
OK I installed it, and it does show the clock GUI now, I wonder why it also seems to show the usual windows clock just in front of the atomic clock? It has the date, time, and says, clock1 It's not a big deal, but just doesn't need to be there.

BTW, how would you switch between these settings, or is that possible, I haven't seen a way to do that? Does this Explorer Patch need to be uninstalled altogether?
 

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    W11Pro
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    Dell 7740 Precision
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    I5-9400H
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    32g
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel on board 630
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop/Samsung 27" external
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1.5g (3 ea 512 g SSD)
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    Dell laptop 130 (I believe)
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    Logitech K120 external USB
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    Logitech N-211 external USB
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    Bought off eBay, working OK, setting up 11 is a pain.
I have another little program that I always liked in my tray, it's called DiskLED, it's a little light that shows that showed the drive functioning, like the old disk light that used to be part of the computers. On W10P it does still work, but you have to manually start it, and some programs stop it functioning, and you have to restart it, on 11 it doesn't work at all. I'm thinking it's probably due to the fact it's made for a HHD, not a SSD.
 

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  • OS
    W11Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 7740 Precision
    CPU
    I5-9400H
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    32g
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel on board 630
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop/Samsung 27" external
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1.5g (3 ea 512 g SSD)
    PSU
    Dell laptop 130 (I believe)
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell laptop
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 external USB
    Mouse
    Logitech N-211 external USB
    Internet Speed
    100mps
    Browser
    FF/Chrome/Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Bought off eBay, working OK, setting up 11 is a pain.
I have another little program that I always liked in my tray, it's called DiskLED, it's a little light that shows that showed the drive functioning, like the old disk light that used to be part of the computers. On W10P it does still work, but you have to manually start it, and some programs stop it functioning, and you have to restart it, on 11 it doesn't work at all. I'm thinking it's probably due to the fact it's made for a HHD, not a SSD.
I just found another program like that here :) called SSD-led, and it works :)
 

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  • OS
    W11Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell 7740 Precision
    CPU
    I5-9400H
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    32g
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel on board 630
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop/Samsung 27" external
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1.5g (3 ea 512 g SSD)
    PSU
    Dell laptop 130 (I believe)
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell laptop
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 external USB
    Mouse
    Logitech N-211 external USB
    Internet Speed
    100mps
    Browser
    FF/Chrome/Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Bought off eBay, working OK, setting up 11 is a pain.
Well, I have a problem now, maybe you know how I can fix this. I uninstalled that Explorer Patch today, and now my file manager no longer is able to open any folders, no longer able to read my external drive. when I open it and click on a folder the mouse just has the blue animated circle running, when I try to do anything it says not responding and to close it. I can not open any files.
 

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    W11Pro
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    Laptop
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    Dell 7740 Precision
    CPU
    I5-9400H
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    32g
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel on board 630
    Sound Card
    on board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop/Samsung 27" external
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1.5g (3 ea 512 g SSD)
    PSU
    Dell laptop 130 (I believe)
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell laptop
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 external USB
    Mouse
    Logitech N-211 external USB
    Internet Speed
    100mps
    Browser
    FF/Chrome/Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Bought off eBay, working OK, setting up 11 is a pain.

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