ExplorerPatcher is a versatile and free tool that allows you to tweak and enhance the Windows Explorer. It comes with a range of useful features, including the ability to add new context menu items, change file name colors, and enable hidden features.
Feature summary
- Choose between Windows 11 or Windows 10 taskbar (with labels support, small icons and lots of customization).
- Disable Windows 11 context menu and command bar in File Explorer and more.
- Open Start to All apps by default, choose number of frequent apps to show, display on active monitor and more.
- Choose between the Windows 11, Windows 10 and Windows NT Alt-Tab window switcher with customization.
Lots of quality of life improvements for the shell, like:
- Skin tray menus to match Windows style, make them behave like flyouts and center them relative to the icon.
- Choose action when left and/or right clicking the network icon.
- Revert to the Windows 7 search box in File Explorer, or disable Windows Search altogether.
- Disable immersive menus and use mitigations that help you run the real classic theme without glitches.
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Discover the program"s full range of features by reading this wiki article.
ExplorerPatcher 22621.1992.56.3 changelog:
Tested on OS build 22621.1992. Installer requires Internet connectivity.
- Windows 10 Start menu: Fixed a bug that prevented the menu from working on OS builds 22621.1413 and newer (46c5041). Please read these important notes regarding the fix here.
- Windows 10 Start menu: Fixed a bug that prevented centering on Windows 10 (275a91f).
- Windows 10 taskbar: Correct centering of taskbar items when search box is enabled in Windows 10 (2e43c67).
Please consult the README for more details.
A detailed change log is available here.
Download: ExplorerPatcher 22621.1992.56.3 | 1.8 MB (Open Source)
View: ExplorerPatcher Home Page | Features