I might be late to the party as I only installed 22H2 yesterday. Have Microsoft really gone and blocked the tweak that restored classic ribbon in Explorer?
If so, is there any new tweak? And, why would they do such a thing?
Posted Oct 13, 2022, 6:35 PM UTC
either explorer patcher or startallback (i would recommend the second since it is a customization program that overlaps the system, which i can see on the taskbar ahahha)
Thank you, I'll check them both out.
you go bro, although startallback is paid, the 5 bucks are worth it (also you can find it ''done'' by r2r, at your own risk obviously)
It's not actually removed. Microsoft further disabled the Ribbon File Explorer UI from further appearing from certain workarounds. It's still there. Just like the Windows 10 Taskbar is still present in Windows 11.
Start11, StartAllBack and ExplorerPatcher can still bring it back on Windows 11 Build 22H2.
However if these programs can no longer do this in later builds of Windows 11, it is at that point, probably removed from good.
The taskbar those programs use is not the old Windows 10 taskbar, it is designed by those companies, it is not the same. https://www.stardock.com/blog/510995/bringing-ungrouping-to-the-windows-11-taskbar-is-only-the-beginning
"we rebuilt the taskbar so that we can control precisely how it functions, which is no small task"
joeshades2 said:
The taskbar those programs use is not the old Windows 10 taskbar, it is designed by those companies, it is not the same. https://www.stardock.com/blog/510995/bringing-ungrouping-to-the-windows-11-taskbar-is-only-the-beginning
"we rebuilt the taskbar so that we can control precisely how it functions, which is no small task"
Yes and no. Start11 has their own version of the taskbar and most likely StartAllBack as well.
The original Windows 10 Taskbar is still present on Windows 11 and it can be activated by using Winaero Tweaker, but it is missing functionality as the Start button is trying to launch a disabled "Windows 10 Start Menu" so it never launches when you click the Start button. Time/Notification icons are missing because they are disabled by default. Funny enough, some users ARE still seeing the old taskbar whenever they upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11.
https://appuals.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/windows-11-showing-the-windows-10-taskbar.jpg
Also how to activate the Windows 10 taskbar, but highly not recommended to do so.
https://winaero.com/winaero-tweaker-1-20-1-get-back-windows-10-start-menu-and-taskbar-in-windows-11/
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I swear W11 OOBE should come with a post-it: if you're missing a feature, use explorerpatcher or startallback - they may or may not help. That, or it should be stickied up top on this sub at least.
Because for features "nobody cares about".... there sure has been a lot of frustration caused by MS removing them. Not just here, either. And we keep getting more.
Another issue I have is 22H2 f*cked my audio. I've considered going back to Win 10, but apparently the equivelant update f@d audio in that too.
And, why would they do such a thing?
The ribbon UI has been retired from Windows File Explorer. They are under no obligation to preserve old code that is no longer in use, so it's no surprise if tweaks like this eventually stop working as Microsoft prunes the Windows code base.
I’ll laugh the day they remove this old code
This means I won’t get to laugh in a very long time
If it helps any, you can still open File Explorer with the ribbon from the Control Panel like in option one below.
https://www.elevenforum.com/t/restore-classic-file-explorer-with-ribbon-in-windows-11.620/
Winaero will bring it back.
I was using Winaero, that explorer ribbon option disappeared.
explorerpatcher or startallback
I've heard of startallback but not the other. I'll check them both out, thanks!