5 ms·
taskbar is very much related, it is an instance of explorer exe with some parameters, that makes it show as taskbar. Try killing explorer.exe in the task manage
by solnyshok 11mo ago
taskbar is very much related, it is an instance of explorer exe with some parameters, that makes it show as taskbar. Try killing explorer.exe in the task manager, when no other explorer windows is running.
- 1718627440 11mo agoThat's an implementation detail though. While I find that sensible, most users are not technical and still consider that to be unrelated and a bug.
- wkat4242 11mo agoYeah it probably traces back to the time when Microsoft tied internet explorer into every part of the OS just so they wouldn't be forced to remove it. They're really bad at modernising legacy parts of the OS. Even to this day parts of the old control panel exist and it's been like a decade that they've been working on it.
- 1718627440 11mo ago> Even to this day parts of the old control panel exist That is what keeps Windows usable though. I prefer them not the rip the last bits of sanity out.