• merdaverse@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Wow, Microsoft are always so innovative! I never thought that the Win11 taskbar could get any shittier, but somehow they managed it. It’s great to see those thousands of engineers being put to good use.

      • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.deEnglish
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        7 months ago

        Not open source. Use:

        • Open Shell
          • brings a normal Start Menu back as well as an optional taskbar in Explorer
        • Explorer Patcher
          • revives Explorer’s “commented-out code”, bringing back functionality from previous Windows versions: optionally translucent taskbar without blur, seconds display in calendar popup, optionally the weather widget and many many more
        • CTT winutil
          • installs/updates various free programs for you with one click, one-stop-shop for all kinds of recommended debloat/freedom settings
        • MSEdge Redirect
          • self-explanatory: all Bing queries from within the OS apps go to your preferred search engine & default browser instead
        • realitista@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          7 months ago

          There are free OS alternatives out there (which I suspect you already use but just want to poop on other’s parade).

          I assume that if someone’s already using Windows, a paid OS, they are willing to pay $2 to make it usable.