After the merge function of the taskbar was canceled in Win11, it became inconvenient to use file drag and drop for copying. There are many third-party tools online that allow the taskbar to not be merged. I have tried using them one by one, but various problems occur every time Win11 is upgraded. I am recording the method I used to solve this problem for reference only.
StartAllBack Flashing Error#
I used a third-party tool called ExplorerPatcher for a long time to solve the problem of the taskbar not merging in Win11, until the recent update, this tool caused many problems with the taskbar.
I found another tool called StartAllBack, which is free for one hundred days. I found a cracked patch online that only enables the taskbar to not merge, and there is no special need to enable other things like File Explorer and the start menu to restore the Win10 interface.
However, a problem occurred. Today, when I started my computer, I couldn't enter the desktop and the taskbar kept flashing.
I haven't installed any other software recently, so I quickly determined that the problem was caused by StartAllBack.
At this point, I couldn't open the system uninstall program. Some people online said that long-pressing "ESC" can restore the desktop, but I didn't test it.
My first reaction was to bring up the task manager, but I couldn't find the StartAllBack process to end it for a long time. Do I have to reinstall the system? That's ridiculous.
Fortunately, I have installed "Youqi Tong", a PE system.
It is necessary to have something like a boot disk. When the computer cannot enter the desktop, it can enter through the back door.
I entered the PE system and used the Everthing tool to locate the StartAllBack installation directory and delete the entire folder.
After restarting the computer, the desktop loaded normally and the system returned to normal.
Geek: A very geeky Win system uninstall tool#
During this process, the operation of searching for and deleting files with Everthing is not conventional. The correct way is to use the system uninstall program. However, in the PE system, certain permissions are required to enter the uninstall program, so it is not convenient.
If there is a clean and refreshing third-party tool that can replace the system uninstall program, that would be great. God heard my response.
Geek is such a lightweight, simple, and free tool that is sufficient to replace the system uninstall program.
As shown in the picture, no need for more words, it is useful.
Solution to Win11 Taskbar Not Merging#
After experiencing two errors, I am not too confident in using third-party tools to forcefully solve this problem. Every time the system is updated, unexpected problems occur, which is really worrying.
It is reported that the latest update of Win11 has solved the taskbar merging problem. Currently, only the preview version of the system has this feature. So how do you upgrade the existing system to the preview version?
Windows 11 Taskbar Not Merging (Without StartAllBack and other tools) Following the method shared by this netizen, I successfully upgraded to the "Windows Preview Experience Program"
- Join the Windows Preview Experience Program account
- Update Win11, there will be a complete preview version update package, the installation is a bit slow, please be patient
- After the update installation, the taskbar settings will have an option to not merge
It is said that after updating this Win11 preview version, N-card operations will lag. I haven't found this problem yet. If you are not too particular, you can wait for the official release of Win11.
I turned on a switch in the preview version. My understanding is that when the main version of Win11 is released, the preview version will automatically switch to update to the main version. Our goal is to experience, but ultimately we still need to use a stable version of the system. This is my own speculation, I don't know if it's correct.
File Explorer After Upgrading to Win11 Preview Version#
One of the top ten new features of Windows 11 22H2: File Explorer tabbed browsing, with a tab bar at the top of each window.
Just like a browser, you can open multiple windows in File Explorer. Originally, I used QTTabbar to replace this function, but now I can save one software.
A problem occurred. QTTabbar is not easy to uninstall. After some tinkering, I finally removed it:
- Go to the QTTabbar official website and download the latest version, reinstall it. Usually, if you can't uninstall it properly, you won't be able to install it either.
- Download the troubleshooter on the official website, double-click to open it, click next, find QTTabbar, and automatically analyze and solve the error.
- Install the latest version of QTTabbar program again, install it correctly.
- Go back to the system uninstall program, find QTTabbar, and uninstall it correctly.
