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Iron Contributor

Oct 06, 2021

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Windows 11 taskbar labels

I was eager to install the official Windows 11 release today, however upon reading first I noticed that ungrouping taskbar icons / showing labels is not available anymore in Windows 11. Why the h...

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TorbenLarche
Nov 17, 2021
It looks like the perfect way - but it doesn't work here. I set the value to 2 and after restart and then checking it was set to 2 - but still no labels. Do you have any ideas? aBuntobox

Hattitude

Copper Contributor

Feb 28, 2022

The Registry edit suggested by Buntobox didn't work for me, but installing ExplorerPatcher on GitHub restored the Win10 taskbar immediately. Taskbar items are ungrouped and include labels, and you can adjust many settings via right-click -> Properties.

(Note: since Win10 release, I have used OpenShell (formerly ClassicShell), also found on Github, to restore earlier Start Button/Menu functionality.)

https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher

JulieMarie79
Brass Contributor
Apr 10, 2022
Just DLed it and it's such a relief that I could cry. Thank you!
Kulero
Copper Contributor
Mar 10, 2022
Win11 got foisted upon my organization this week. The UI changes weren't mere annoyances; they were a major disruption to my workflow. Immediately went looking for solutions. Found ExplorerPatcher (https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher) and am happy once again.