Windows 11 Tweaks, Fixes and Modifications [Overview]

Discussion in 'Windows 11' started by Enthousiast, Jul 1, 2021.

  1. trixster

    trixster MDL Novice

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    Go to Explorer options -> view and under advanced settings, check the "launch folder windows in a separate process" - this gives me the usual right-click context menu.
     
  2. Xtreme21

    Xtreme21 MDL Addicted

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    Only in Explorer, not system wide. See Desktop and Desktop shortcuts (most of them) right-click, context menu menu is still the new style.
     
  3. trixster

    trixster MDL Novice

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    Ah, misread - was paying more attention to the football :)
     
  4. acyuta

    acyuta MDL Expert

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    Can someone post a tweak if possible to this headache inducing feature.
    When I click on say computer or any window, it jumps in my face like an approaching truck. Can we get the transition of windows 10.
    Thanks.
    Anyway, a few days out and so many tweaks already required.
     
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  5. ibocan06

    ibocan06 MDL Novice

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    Any setting for disabling Windows Defender?
     
  6. #46 Deleted member 1385001, Jul 3, 2021
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    removed
     
  7. NICK@NUMBER11

    NICK@NUMBER11 MDL Expert

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    anyone know how to change the taskbar date layout currently the date is showing as 3/7/21 looking for 03/07/2021 formatting but cant see how to change this ?
     

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  8. coleoptere2007

    coleoptere2007 MDL Guru

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    settings>Time and language>Region>Change data formats
     
  9. NICK@NUMBER11

    NICK@NUMBER11 MDL Expert

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    yeah i have checked that and its set correctly as 00/00/0000
     
  10. Xtreme21

    Xtreme21 MDL Addicted

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    #50 Xtreme21, Jul 3, 2021
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    Settings > Time & Language > Language & Region > Regional Format > Change Formats

    It's buggy, seen a few ppl mentioning it. Posted about it myself too.
     
  11. Chronidus

    Chronidus MDL Junior Member

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    Anyone know a way to bypass the new right click menu and go right back to the current one?
     
  12. Snoop05

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    #52 Snoop05, Jul 3, 2021
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    That does change for explorer and task manager for example, but it doesnt change taskbar format.

    So far only for explorer if you enable separate processes in folder options, but not for desktop
     
  13. yari_dog

    yari_dog MDL Novice

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    Anyone figured out multi monitor task bars yet? setting
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    MMTaskbarEnabled
    to 1 shows the taskbar both monitors, but
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    MMTaskbarMode
    seems to not have any effect, and therefore the taskbar just stays empty
     
  14. yari_dog

    yari_dog MDL Novice

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    oh its listed in the bug list lmao, mb
     
  15. parafer

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    If MS is intent upon keeping the new desktop context menu overlay, the least they could do is make the "Show me more options" able to fold out (cascade) and thus get to the original context menu. I kind of want to like their explorer and context revamps and they make a lot of sense in many ways, but some of these things should be optional or tweakable.
     
  16. eemuler

    eemuler MDL Senior Member

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    The context menu is unfamiliar, that's all. Once we get used to it and customise it by adding the buttons we want, it should be fine. We've had the same reaction to almost every GUI change over the years. The new GUI isn't bad - the loss of productivity as we try to figure out where our commonly used items went - that's the problem. All our 'muscle-memory' skills are gone - we're having to pay attention and see where we're clicking.
     
  17. parafer

    parafer MDL Member

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    You've been able to add context entries to the new context menu? And cascading menus? Direct right-click access to much-used items and utils?
     
  18. eemuler

    eemuler MDL Senior Member

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    Not yet, but once we do, we'll be fine with the new context menu.
     
  19. murphy78

    murphy78 MDL DISM Enthusiast

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    I've been out of the loop on this since they added the anti-tamper stuff in recent win10 builds.
    The old method of using the single group policy registry key doesn't do it.

    It's possible that group policy adds custom guids or something to mimic the admin manual disabling of the anti-tamper setting. <--- pure speculation
    Can anyone shed any light?
     
  20. eemuler

    eemuler MDL Senior Member

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    Regarding Windows Defender, how bad is the performance hit if you turn off every protection in the GUI? I'm assuming that's the only reason for wanting to get rid of it.