Quick Launch Toolbar [AND/OR] System Tray

[hschlossberg]

I've been using ExplorerPatcher ever since Win 10 came out, and I've now been in Win 11 for at least a year with it. My setup has been that I've always had both the Quick Launch toolbar AND the System Tray displayed on my taskbar. Now it seems I only get to have one OR the other.

Two days ago, Windows forced an update in the middle of the night and life has been hell ever since.

Edition Windows 11 Pro
Version 23H2
Installed on ‎4/‎23/‎2024
OS build 22631.3447

I've read elsewhere that MS changed the taskbar in a way that drastically changes the structure behind the system tray, but it seems ExplorerPatcher IS able to partly accommodate that. If I set my taskbar style to Windows 11, I get the system tray but not the QuickLaunch. If I set the taskbar style to Windows 10, I get the opposite. (See screenshots below.) Is there no way to still get both?

(FWIW, I prefer the Win 10 style taskbar, but if I had to make a choice I need the systray more than the QL bar.)

[pyrates999]

I read on another post that Microsoft removed the system tray from the windows 10 taskbar.

[hschlossberg]

I thought it was from Win 11 that they removed the systray. Either way, I guess I was thinking if EP figured out how to display the systray for one "style' then why not for the other style? I had it until earlier this week using Win 11 version 22H2 with EP's Windows 10 menu style. But not now using 23H2. Sorry, I guess I'm confused about what's what on these changes and on how EP implements things.

[pyrates999]

This is it: #2363

Looks like Microsoft released the code to hide the system tray on the windows 10 taskbar in the April 9 2024 update.