Classic windows 10 taskbar in windows 11 crashes file explorer

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Hi,

This is kind of an emergency. I have windows 11 22h2 On a desktop computer custom Built and I have the Moment 4 update I downloaded a registry script to bring back the windows 10 taskbar. When I did this it crashed file explorer. I can't open it It just blinck when I click on the yellow folder I even tried getting into file explorer from the classic shell start menu which doesn't work either I think I was supossed to unzip the registry script first and I didn't do that. But now I need something a registry script anything that will revert the windows 10 task bar back to windows 11. Either it';s because I didn't unzip the file the right way or Its not compatable with windows 11 22h2 with the moment 4 update. This is the file I used

Restoring Windows 10 Classic Taskbar in Windows 11​

Windows 11 contains the new modern Taskbar resources in a file Taskbar.dll present in C:\Windows\System32 folder. Windows 11 uses this DLL file to display new Taskbar to users.

Fortunately, Windows 11 still contains old or classic Windows 10 Taskbar code and functionality in the shell for legacy purposes. By default, the shell or Explorer has been designed to use the new redesigned Taskbar instead of old Taskbar but by implementing a secret Registry key mentioned below, we can force Windows 11 to always use Windows 10 Taskbar in place of the default built-in Taskbar along with classic Explorer and context menus.

FUN FACT: The secret Registry key is UndockingDisabled which was discovered in MVP groups and feedback hub when Microsoft started releasing testing builds of Windows 11. The same tweak went viral on Internet on September 02, 2021 to fix unresponsive Taskbar and Start Menu issue in Windows 11. Although it was a server-side issue which was quickly fixed by Microsoft team but many people already shared this Registry key as a workaround to restore classic Taskbar in Windows 11. Fortunately, the tweak still works in Windows 11.

Following screenshot shows Windows 10 Taskbar restored and working fine in Windows 11:

I can't getinto the file to choose the undo registry ntweak to restore back to the windows 11 taskbar.

Please help. Maybe you guys know why its crashing file explorer?

Thank you so much
 
I fixed it guys this is a dah monet for me. I just deleted that key and windows is back to the windows 11 taskbar and I'm able to get into file explorer where all my slave drives and of course my ssd are. I don't know why it's crashing file explorer though. I'm going to try manualy putting that key back into the registry and see if that works. If not then I don't know why it's crashing the file explorer. But I want the classic taskbar. And explorer patcher does the same thing except that after you install even the latest version of explorer Patcher and then restart the computer all you have is a black screen becase explorer patcher crashed file explorer. On the black screen I can get to the task manger by of course the three finger salute Control alt delete. But file explorer is no where to be found I can't recreate it nothing. So in that case there what I have to do is I have to hit the sign out button and whilke I'm at the password screen to get back into windows I have to press and hold the shift key and restart the computer into the blue troubleshooting screen and from there go into the section to uninstall the latest update which in my case will be the moment 4 update released on the 26th of this month.. and then I will be back in windows. But a lot of the old windows 10 customizations that Explorer Patcher does you can get from the internet without having to download Explorer Patcher. But the one that I want the most is The windows 10 classic taskbar but. It won't let me revert back to it. without crashing file explorer again. Unless there's a trick or something I'm doing wrong. Any help would be great. Theres registry tweaks for the classic volume control The classic windows photo viewer The classic context menu Etc.
 
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