22000.194.0.20

Tested on build: 22000.194.

• Huge code refactoring, improved memory patching
• Updated README with better description of the software and how to use it
• Drastically reduced the number of symbols required (around 40MB to download, instead of over 400MB previously)
• Improved Start menu and search positioning, now it is not necessary to have the DLL in C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy, please remove it from there.
• Skin "Bluetooth" pop-up menu
• Option to hide the search bar in File Explorer completely
• Option to disable the control center button in the taskbar
• Removed the option to disable the modern search box in File Explorer. Instead, you now run a command which disables it globally on your user account (works in "Open" dialogs as well); read here
• Removed the option to disable the immersive (new) context menu in File Explorer. Instead, you now run a command which disables it globally on your user account; read here
• Ability to disable command bar is described here
• Option to apply Mica effect on File Explorer windows (requires StartIsBack64.dll), read here
• Option to skin system tray icons to match Windows 11 style (requires StartisBack64.dll), read here

Please consult the README for more details, it has recently been updated with more information.

Preconfigured settings (settings.ini) files are available here.

A detailed change log is available here.

22449.1000.0.18

Tested on the following builds: 22449.1000, 22000.176, 22000.1.

New in this version:

• Ability to disable the "modern search box" in File Explorer and uses the classic functional search from early Windows 10 versions or Windows 7/8. To disable this and still use the new search, set General\AllowModernSearchBox = 1 in settings.ini

Fixes:

• Much improved algorithm for enabling the classic taskbar after symbols have downloaded on newer builds
• Restored compatibility with RTM build of Windows 11 (22000.1)
• Fixes the "modern search box" not working correctly when the DLL is used in C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy

Please consult the README for more details, it has recently been updated with more information.

Preconfigured settings (settings.ini) files are available here.

A detailed change log is available here.

22449.1000.0.16

New in this version:

• Compatibility with OS build 22449.1000.0.16.
• Fixed bug that prevented console from showing when the AllocConsole setting was specified in settings.ini

Please consult the README for more details, it has recently been updated with more information.

Preconfigured settings (settings.ini) files are available here.

A detailed change log is available here.

22000.176.0.15

• Win+C now opens the calendar flyout (previously it opened Cortana but since that is gone, it just crashes Explorer, so better we map it to something useful)

Please consult the README for more details, it has recently been updated with more information.

Preconfigured settings (settings.ini) files are available here.

A detailed change log is available here.

22000.168.0.14

• Start menu and search now respect the taskbar alignment setting
• Ability to customize the number of "Most used" apps in the Start menu apps list
• Symbols are automatically downloaded for Start menu and search; to have the application work with those two, place the DLL in the following additional 2 locations:
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy

Please consult the README for more details, it has recently been updated with more information.

Premade config (settings.ini) files are available here.

A detailed change log is available here.

22000.168.0.12

• Support for showing the app list by default in the Windows 11 Start menu; to enable this feature, copy the DLL to C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy and restart Explorer (works only on 22000.168 for the moment, will be generally available after more testing is performed).
• Win+X is now shown correctly on multi monitor setups
• Other bug fixes

A detailed change log is available here.

22000.168.0.11

Fixes #3 and #10

A detailed change log is available here.

22000.168.0.9

Implements #6 (option to revert to classic context menu). To disable this feature, add this to the settings.ini file:

[General]
AllowImmersiveContextMenus=1

A detailed change log is available here.

22000.168.0.8

The popup menu for "Safe to Remove Hardware" is now skinned in the same style as the Win+X menu and the taskbar context menus, in order to improve UI consistency.

A detailed change log is available here.

22000.168.0.7

Enables compatibility with ArchiveMenu.

A detailed change log is available here.