ExplorerPatcher

ExplorerPatcher brings back Windows 10 style taskbar, Start menu, and Alt+Tab behavior on Windows. The README is short and practical, mostly install, configure, uninstall, update.

The project's stated aim is improving the Windows working environment. In practice that means restoring familiar Windows 10 elements: the taskbar, the Start menu, and the Alt+Tab window switcher. Written in C under GPL-2.0, it is a utility that sits on top of the shell rather than replacing it.

Download the setup program from the Releases page, picking the regular build for Intel or AMD processors or the ARM64 build for Snapdragon. Run it, let it ask for elevation, and it closes explorer.exe, installs its files, and brings back the desktop with the Windows 10 taskbar when it finishes.

Right click the taskbar, choose Properties, and configure from there. The taskbar style lives under the Taskbar section, the Start menu style under the Start menu section, and the window switcher under its own section. Everything else you might want to tune sits in the same dialog.

Updates are built in through Properties, Updates, so you can check for and install new versions without hunting for installers. Uninstalling works several ways: the Properties dialog, Programs and Features in Control Panel, the Settings app, or running the setup with an uninstall flag. A Discord server is listed for support and general chat.

It is a narrow tool that does a specific job: restore Windows 10 UI conventions on systems where you would rather not fight for them. The README keeps its scope tight and its instructions short.

• Source 1 · Project repository
• Source 2 · README