Valinet, maker of ExplorerPatcher, a popular Windows user interface patcher, has released an update to version 22621.3527.65.1. This version brings one important change: it no longer allows a return to the old Windows 10 taskbar on systems with Windows 11 version 24H2 and its early builds (build 26002 and later).

Below is the change log for the latest version:

• Taskbar 10: The Windows 10 taskbar option is no longer available in 26002+.
• Start10: Fixed starting pin with 50/50 chance of success on 226xx.3420+ (22H2, 23H2) and 25169+ (24H2).
• Start10: Reinstated the menu closing delay fix when EP is injected into StartMenuExperienceHost.exe only for now.

ExplorerPatcher 22621.3527.65.1 has been tested on the following versions of Windows: 22621.3296, 22621.3447, and 22621.3527 (the latest non-security update).

You can download ExplorerPatcher From its official GitHub repository. ExplorerPatcher version notes are available through this link.

In case you missed it, Microsoft recently started blocking systems from upgrading to Windows 11 Preview 24H2 builds if they have StartAllBack or ExplorerPatcher installed. Microsoft will flag these apps as potentially insecure or causing performance issues.

Although you can bypass the block simply by renaming executable files, achieving the desired result in version 24H2 is now much more difficult because the latter no longer allows restoring the old Windows 10 taskbar, thus breaking patches and other applications that rely on legacy code.

With that in mind, those unhappy with the way the Start menu looks in Windows 11 (especially in light of Microsoft’s addition of blatant ads) have a few options: just deal with it, go back to Windows 10, or use apps that don’t rely on legacy code fixes, such as Latest updated Start11 v2 or any other similar app.