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Classic Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista taskbar for modern versions of Windows

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The History of Windows 2.0 | Aug 2023
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https://github.com/dremin/RetroBar gives at least the classic taskbar back. I have been using it on windows 10 for a while now. It is much better experience.
Windows 11 update added 'Search' label to taskbar search button – how to remove? | Dec 2022
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I recommend using RetroBar https://github.com/dremin/RetroBar

Its portable and gives your taskbar look of Windows 98 -> Vista.
Show HN: Rethinking Tabs in Firefox | Nov 2022
For those that liked the Classic windows taskbar that has been removed in W11, I'd like to plug RetroBar - https://github.com/dremin/RetroBar
Show HN: AutoHotkey for Linux | Aug 2022
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When it comes to Windows 10, I basically "pave over" as much of the shell as possible. This includes replacing the Start menu with Classic Shell/Open Shell, potentially replacing the taskbar with RetroBar [0], erasing as many UWP apps (Cortana and Edge included) as possible from the system, basically anything goes.

For things that are relatively useful to keep like Windows Explorer, I try the numerous registry tweaks that remove features I don't like (for example, OneDrive integration). Couple this with Tron and similar scripts.

Installing an LTSC edition would obviously be nice, but it's hard and expensive to get to get (see [1] - the general consensus seems to be that you need to go through a VAR, and then buy an LTSC license alongside some cheap shopping basket fillers to get above the minimum number of licenses limit). When it's available, it makes the above "paving over" process much easier than a retail/pro edition.

[0]: https://github.com/dremin/RetroBar

[1]: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-do...