Hi:
Thank you for answering my post.
I understand what you're saying, and I fear you're right as that's what the authour of the software I've used for the last 7 or 8 years says (https://ramensoftware.com/7-taskbar-tweaker-on-windows-11-with-windows-10s-taskbar)
Update (September 23, 2024):
The dormant Windows 10 taskbar code was removed in Windows 11 version 24H2, and the methods below no longer work. Third-party tools which were using it, including ExplorerPatcher and StartAllBack, came up with a custom taskbar implementation. As a result, 7+ Taskbar Tweaker isn’t compatible with Windows 11 version 24H2, with or without third-party tools.
So, I guess it's gone, however I never loose faith and hope that someone will develop something to adress this highly irritating issue.
MS has no respect, at all, for its customers.
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