Alternatives to 7+ Taskbar Tweaker
Change grouping, clicking and other behavior of the classic Windows taskbar. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
7+ Taskbar Tweaker
Change grouping, clicking and other behavior of the classic Windows taskbar.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as 7+ Taskbar Tweaker.
StartAllBack
Customize the Windows 11 Start menu, taskbar and Explorer interface.
StartAllBack is paid, closed-source software that customizes the Windows 11 taskbar, Start menu and Explorer, rather than tweaking only the classic taskbar's grouping and clicking behavior.
ExplorerPatcher
Brings the Windows 10 taskbar, Start menu and Alt+Tab back to Windows 11, along with a lot of other interface options.
ExplorerPatcher stays free and GPL-licensed but restores the Windows 10 taskbar on Windows 11 by patching Explorer, so major Windows updates can break it for a while.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
TranslucentTB
Makes the Windows taskbar transparent, blurred or tinted, and changes it depending on what is on screen.
SmartTaskbar
Hide the Windows taskbar automatically when it overlaps a window.
Open-Shell
The continuation of Classic Shell, bringing a classic Start menu and Explorer toolbar back to Windows 7 through 11.
Start11
Replace the Windows Start menu with customizable layouts and organization.
DisplayFusion
Multi-monitor management for Windows: a taskbar on every screen, wallpaper spanning, title bar buttons and hotkeys for moving windows.
