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Taskbar buttons too small and too high

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Taskbar buttons too small and too high

For some reason Start11 is making my taskbar buttons way too small and adding a gap between them and the bottom of my screen - how can I fix this?

(the original theme preview inside of the WindowBlinds app shows something pretty much identical to windows 7, so you can use that as a comparison.)

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The scaling works, however it makes everything tiny. I have a fairly small laptop so it has to be at 150 minimum. Was that the only possible solution?

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Quoting asdfgnfdsbcbvdf,

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Tutorial was uploaded onto youtube by MrAmayosken.

Explorer patcher, OpenShell, registry hacks and that was in only a few minutes! I won't spend an hour watching some dude hack Windows 11 to pieces to make it look like Windows 7. That is not what this forum is for, and that is the reason for me asking for all the information above to determine if there is issues with Stardock software or something else.

The video starts with this and there is a reason for it and should ring a bell:

The only way I know of that can remove all hacks & patches like that and get Windows back to factory standard, is to install a fresh copy of Windows 11, or you could try these steps as a last resort.

Quoting JanOscar,

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Follow this tutorial to restore missing or corrupted system files (including system icons) : System File Checker
Set the scaling of your screen to 100% and apply the theme.

I'm sorry you have encountered issues with your operating system, but Windowblinds has nothing to do with it.

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Quoting asdfgnfdsbcbvdf,

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The scaling works, however it makes everything tiny. I have a fairly small laptop so it has to be at 150 minimum. Was that the only possible solution?

That is unfortunately one of the things that can happen after modifying/patching settings in all versions of Windows.

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Considering I installed only one of the apps in the video (not even an app, a .ico installer) (*which you asked for me to link, so do not complain about what the forums are "actually" for*) I'm not sure that's really a valid reason.

I was using a visual example of somebody else using the same theme and it working. That is it.

His theme worked flawlessly even with "hacking it to shreds" whilst mine does not work in any way described (or shown) even though I have one single extra theme app (the .ico installer) that does not affect it in any way whatsoever.

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Quoting JanOscar,

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The icon pack you have linked to in your post #23 is not for Windows 11, and most likely anyone installing that under Windows 11 will encounter issues. I have downloaded the pack to be sure, and it was created on April 8, 2020. Windows 11 was released October 5, 2021 (18 months later).

That is the most likely answer - still. That icon patcher is older than Windows 11 and will cause issues used in Windows 11. Your issue is more than likely not caused by Windowblinds.

I/we have given you all the answers and information you need. This thread is now closed.

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