Is it just me or the on-screen volume slider/indicator (not one in the tray) not shows up when changing volume with the latest EP update?
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They're in the gear cog thingy next to the time.
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I just posted a thread about this. I noticed it was gone, too. Not sure if it's EP's fault or MS's latest update. It's in the Control Center in the tray, but that's annoying/inconvenient.
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That works, but the volume indicator just above the taskbar in the center of the screen does not show up. This thingy:
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As much as I'm happy to see EP updated to work with KB5022913, I think I need to seriously start learning to adapt to the default Win11 taskbar & start menu. The day is sure to come when EP dies for good, and I don't want to be taken by surprise at an inconvenient time.
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- 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz
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- (1) Realtek Audio (2) Intel® Smart Sound Technology for USB Audio (3) Intel® Smart Sound Technology for Bluetooth® Audio (4) Voice Changer Virtual Audio Device (WDM)
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- Generic PnP Monitor (17.1")
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- C:/ 500 GB
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- Dell wireless
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- Logitech M220
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- Down: 35.53Mbps; Up: 26.19 Mbps
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After uninstalling the EP everything works fine, so I'm pretty sure it's EP bug.
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No, it doesn't, but I can live without that. Those giant icons are horrendous.
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I'm pretty happy with the latest EP; certainly better than the stock Win11 thick taskbar. Out of curiosity, does Start11 take up extra CPU cycles to run? Or, is it more like EP? Also are there any benefits to using Start11 over EP (besides the possibility of EP not working in a future Win11 update)?
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I have moved to Start11 permanently after EP started getting buggy thanks to Microsoft's endless updates. I haven't noticed any slowdown on my laptop and it is constantly updated (you get what you pay for as they say) since it's a paid app.
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- 3840 x 2400
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- Dell 130W Laptop Charger USB C Type C AC Adapter
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- Noctua NT-H2 Thermal Paste on CPU + GPU
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- Logitech MX Anywhere 3
- Internet Speed
- 1 GBPS Down / 350 MBPS Up
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- Google Chrome
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- Avast Free Antivirus
I've just noticed another good reason to use EP and that is the line at the top of the standard Windows 11 giant taskbar. Not good for those of us with OLED screens?
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I just upgraded to: Win11 22H2 - KB5022913. I'm trying to access the new Bing AI powered searchbox integrated into the Windows Taskbar. However, I don't see it. I only see a magnifying glass. Is this because I'm using EP? Do I have the right version of windows?
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Right click on Taskbar and click on Taskbar settings. Make sure to the right of Search that Search Box or Search Box and Icon are selected. See attached images. I found that you seem to have to first set EP to show search button, then set the Taskbar settings option.
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Hi,
Yep looks like I went off the wrong poster here
Nice to see an EP update finally for the new version of 11 malware coming up also hope to see some tutorial additions from @Brink to limit or remove the sludgeware up coming
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Would anyone happen to know if there's a way to preserve/backup/export my current EP settings, so I can uninstall it and see if I can work out a satisfactory way to use the default Win11 taskbar? And if I don't like it, I can reinstall EP and bring back the settings.
EDIT: Oh wait.... duh.... it's right there in Properties > About > Export current settings.
That's me leaping before I look again.
EDIT: Oh wait.... duh.... it's right there in Properties > About > Export current settings.
That's me leaping before I look again.
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- 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz
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- Dell Inc. 0VY7G1
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- 16.00 GB SODIMM
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- Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics
- Sound Card
- (1) Realtek Audio (2) Intel® Smart Sound Technology for USB Audio (3) Intel® Smart Sound Technology for Bluetooth® Audio (4) Voice Changer Virtual Audio Device (WDM)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Generic PnP Monitor (17.1")
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- C:/ 500 GB
D:/ Seagate (External) 2TB
F:/ Toshiba (External) 4TB
- Keyboard
- Dell wireless
- Mouse
- Logitech M220
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- Down: 35.53Mbps; Up: 26.19 Mbps
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- Edge, Vivaldi
- Antivirus
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Yeah, mine doesn't look like that. See attached screenshot. What am I missing? I already have the latest Windows 11 Update.
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Do I need to also install the Bing app? My start menu doesn't show any Bing-related searches; certainly not Bing AI.
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Right click the start button,choose any of them,then right click the start button again,it crashed.
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With update KB5022913, changing the File Explorer Control Interface to Windows 10 Ribbon or Windows 7 Command Bar does not work. The Windows 11 Command Bar remains. All features
Also, clicking on the Pen Menu when the Windows 10 Taskbar is active causes a lockup and eventual crash / restart of explorer.
Also, clicking on the Pen Menu when the Windows 10 Taskbar is active causes a lockup and eventual crash / restart of explorer.
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Hello!
I want to report a bug. I just installed all the available Windows Updates in my father's computer, including an optional cumulative update, don't remember which, and after restart File Explorer (aka Windows Explorer) could not load. It showed the desktop wallpaper for 1-2 seconds and then crashed and then again and again. I pressed CTRL+ALT+DEL and selected Task Manager to find 5-6 instances of Explorer.exe in Details tab none of which worked. I ended all these instances and then select Run new task and typed msedge to load Edge. I downloaded the latest version of Explorer Patcher and installed it. This fixed the bug. So I advise others to update Explorer Patcher BEFORE installing all Windows Updates to avoid such incompatibilities. I hope that helps.
PS: I don't think the computer specs are relevant to the bug, but if you want them it is a custom-built unsupported PC based on an Intel Pentium G4560 3.50GHz, 4GB DDR3 RAM, SSD Kingston 240GB SATA 2.5", onboard Intel HD graphics, Windows 11 Pro 22H2 build 22621.134
I want to report a bug. I just installed all the available Windows Updates in my father's computer, including an optional cumulative update, don't remember which, and after restart File Explorer (aka Windows Explorer) could not load. It showed the desktop wallpaper for 1-2 seconds and then crashed and then again and again. I pressed CTRL+ALT+DEL and selected Task Manager to find 5-6 instances of Explorer.exe in Details tab none of which worked. I ended all these instances and then select Run new task and typed msedge to load Edge. I downloaded the latest version of Explorer Patcher and installed it. This fixed the bug. So I advise others to update Explorer Patcher BEFORE installing all Windows Updates to avoid such incompatibilities. I hope that helps.
PS: I don't think the computer specs are relevant to the bug, but if you want them it is a custom-built unsupported PC based on an Intel Pentium G4560 3.50GHz, 4GB DDR3 RAM, SSD Kingston 240GB SATA 2.5", onboard Intel HD graphics, Windows 11 Pro 22H2 build 22621.134
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- Acer Extensa 5630EZ
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- Mobile DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz
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- Acer Extensa 5630
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- 4GB
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- Mobile Intel(R) GMA 4500M (Mobile 4 series)
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- Realtek ALC268 @ Intel 82801IB ICH9 - High Definition Audio Controller
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- 1
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x800
- Hard Drives
- Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB SATA Device (250 GB, SATA-III)
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- VDSL 50 Mbps
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- MICROSOFT EDGE
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- WINDOWS DEFENDER
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- Legacy MBR installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, no WDDM 2.0 graphics drivers, no SSE4.2, cannot get more unsupported ;) This is only my test laptop. I had installed Windows 11 here before upgrading my main PC. For my main PC I use everyday see my 2nd system specs.
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- Windows 11 Pro v24H2 (build 26100.2894)
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- Intel Core-i7 3770 3.40GHz s1155 (3rd generation)
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- Asus P8H61 s1155 ATX
- Memory
- 2x Kingston Hyper-X Blu 8GB DDR3-1600
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- Gainward NE5105T018G1-1070F (nVidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5)
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD audio (ALC887)
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- Sony Bravia KDL-19L4000 19" LCD TV via VGA
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900 32-bit 60Hz
- Hard Drives
- WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB SSD as system disk, Western Digital Caviar Purple 4TB SATA III (WD40PURZ) as second
- PSU
- Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W Full Wired
- Case
- SUPERCASE MIDI-TOWER
- Cooling
- Deepcool Gamma Archer CPU cooler, 1x 8cm fan at the back
- Mouse
- Sunnyline OptiEye PS/2
- Keyboard
- Mitsumi 101-key PS/2
- Internet Speed
- 100Mbps
- Browser
- Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
- Antivirus
- Microsoft Windows Defender
- Other Info
- Legacy BIOS (MBR) installation, no TPM, no Secure Boot, WDDM 3.0 graphics drivers, WEI score 7.4
Well, good morning! Have you slept well for two weeks?
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- Intel i7-10700
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- Gigabyte B460 AORUS PRO AC
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- Kingston DDR4-2933 32 GB
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- ASUS TUF-GTX1650S-4G-GAMING
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- Nvidia
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Philips 2x27''
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- Samsung NvME 970-EVO 1 TB
Samsung NvME 980 PRO 1 TB
Samsung SSD 512 GB
Seagate HDD 4 TB
- PSU
- Corsair TX-650
- Case
- Corsair
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- Trad. Air cooling fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech G series
- Mouse
- Logitech G series
- Internet Speed
- 1000/1000 Mbps
- Browser
- Firefox Developer Edition + Edge
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender
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- Windows 11 Pro
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- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8
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- AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
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- Lenovo LNVNB161216
- Memory
- 32 GB DDR5 5600 MHz
- Graphics card(s)
- Radeon 780M + Nvidia RTX 4070
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1600
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- Samsung MZVL21T0HCLR 1TB
Samsung 980PRO 1 TB
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- Logitech
- Internet Speed
- 1000/1000 Mbps
- Browser
- Firefox Dev Edition + Edge
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender
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