True Launch Bar - Solution for Windows 11

tomcat51 said:

Back on Windows 8, I started using Start 8 for Windows. I progressed to Start 10 and then Start 11 but encountered problems in Start 11. So, I found StartAllBack and it works just fine on Windows 11 and earlier versions. Maybe I can contact StartAllBAck and get a promo fee! Ha!

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But I found a trick to make the pinned apps function almost the same as they do in the old Quick Launch. I did that by using 'nircmd' and adding "nircmd exec hide" in the shortcut before the link to the program. For anyone interested, even though we don't have Quick Launch any more you can...

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antspants said:

Here’s a 98 page thread on this forum for your enjoyment.

StartAllBack

StartAllBack: Windows 11 from better timeline Get the latest version here https://www.startallback.com/ Embrace, enhance, unsweep classic UI from under the rug Restore and improve taskbar Show labels on task icons Adjust icon size and margins Move taskbar to top, left or right edges Drag and...

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Are you sure you two aren’t here to promote StartAllBack?
Regardless, it is used by hundreds if not thousands of members here.

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crackityjo said:

I'm not shilling anything, I've been searching for a way to get the Quicklaunch toolbar back, on and off, for a week or so after the update to 24h2 nuked it. If you search for solutions, it's a whole lot of "nope, not possible," and "gone forever" horse hockey. I found this single recent post about something close to what I was doing and confirmed it worked and thanked the poster. It's what us old guys used to do back before the internet got terrible.

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StartAllBack

StartAllBack: Windows 11 from better timeline Get the latest version here https://www.startallback.com/ Embrace, enhance, unsweep classic UI from under the rug Restore and improve taskbar Show labels on task icons Adjust icon size and margins Move taskbar to top, left or right edges Drag and...

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spook said:

Copilot. One more piece of crap inserted without our knowledge or permission.
One step closer to Linux.

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tomcat51 said:

I am new to this forum but I too really like True Launch Bar and I have used it for years. I was really disappointed when it would not work with Windows 11. Buy, I stumbled upon a solution accidentally and duplicated it from my desktop to my All-In-One PC so I know for sure it works. I use an app called StartAllBack to replicate the old main taskbar/start from Windows 7. It works fine for Windows 11. I have my old TLB toolbar directory under True Launch Bar Menu off my C: drive as per usual with TLB. You can right click on the main taskbar in Windows and expand the toolbars option. If your TLB toolbar is not already listed then you can use the new tool bar option to define it. I simply clicked on the True Launch Bar Menu option and it launched down to the main toolbar and was fully functional. It appeared to the right of the start icon and other icons already on the bar but all you have to do is drag the TLB bar over to the start icon and the other icons will push back to the right past the TLB bar. Easy solution I think.

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crackityjo said:

So I've been hunting for a way to get the Quick Launch Toolbar back and figured I'd give this a shot, as I was already running StartAllBack. Worked perfect! In startAllBack, I went to the Welcome bar, switched to Remastered 7, let it do it's thing and the right click gave me the toolbar option. So I then added it as I normally would have, and it showed back up. Then I switched back to Proper 11 on the Welcome tab and the Quick Launch Toolbar stayed. Attaching a screenshot for proof. Thanks SO much for this, tomcat51!

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