Superbar95: A modern taskbar for a vintage OS
Hi everyone! I've spent the last few months doing something probably ill-advised: building a modern, customisable taskbar for Windows 95 using Visual C++ 6.0.
It's called *Superbar 95*.
Key Features:
- Centered taskbar and Windows 11 style Start Menu, with the ability to switch to a more classic start menu.
- App pinning and grouping.
- Customisable: Apps can be either left-aligned or centered, window titles and app grouping can be toggled, and start menu can be toggled between Windows 11-style and a conventional Windows-95 style
- Native Visual Studio 6 codebase (no .NET, no modern wrappers).
- High performance - runs comfortably on a 486.
I'd love some feedback from fellow legacy hardware users!
Github repo can be found here: https://github.com/NikolaiX/Superbar95
Posted Apr 6, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC
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