diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3a147ae..610ef7a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Tested on build 22000.318.
 
 #### Fixes
 
-* Lots of bug and issue fixes for shell extension failing to work under certain circumstances; fixed #259
+* Fixes an issue that prevented Explorer from starting up when Windows 10 taskbar was disabled and Windows 10 window switcher was enabled (#313) (.1)
+* Lots of bug and issue fixes for shell extension failing to work under certain circumstances (#259)
 
 ## 22000.318.35
 
diff --git a/ExplorerPatcher/ExplorerPatcher.rc b/ExplorerPatcher/ExplorerPatcher.rc
index a4bb011..c6ffe3a 100644
--- a/ExplorerPatcher/ExplorerPatcher.rc
+++ b/ExplorerPatcher/ExplorerPatcher.rc
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 22000,318,36,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 22000,318,36,0
+ FILEVERSION 22000,318,36,1
+ PRODUCTVERSION 22000,318,36,1
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "VALINET Solutions SRL"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "ExplorerPatcher"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "22000.318.36.0"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "22000.318.36.1"
             VALUE "InternalName", "ExplorerPatcher.dll"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2006-2021 VALINET Solutions SRL. All rights reserved."
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "ExplorerPatcher.dll"
             VALUE "ProductName", "ExplorerPatcher"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "22000.318.36.0"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "22000.318.36.1"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
diff --git a/ExplorerPatcher/dllmain.c b/ExplorerPatcher/dllmain.c
index 0c7621b..68f9f34 100644
--- a/ExplorerPatcher/dllmain.c
+++ b/ExplorerPatcher/dllmain.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ HANDLE hIsWinXShown = NULL;
 HANDLE hWinXThread = NULL;
 HANDLE hSwsSettingsChanged = NULL;
 HANDLE hSwsOpacityMaybeChanged = NULL;
+HANDLE hWin11AltTabInitialized = NULL;
 BYTE* lpShouldDisplayCCButton = NULL;
 HMONITOR hMonitorList[30];
 DWORD dwMonitorCount = 0;
@@ -863,6 +864,11 @@ void UpdateStartMenuPositioning(LPARAM loIsShouldInitializeArray_hiIsShouldRoIni
     BOOL bShouldInitialize = LOWORD(loIsShouldInitializeArray_hiIsShouldRoInitialize);
     BOOL bShouldRoInitialize = HIWORD(loIsShouldInitializeArray_hiIsShouldRoInitialize);
 
+    if (!bOldTaskbar)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
     DWORD dwPosCurrent = GetStartMenuPosition(SHRegGetValueFromHKCUHKLMFunc);
     if (bShouldInitialize || InterlockedAdd(&dwTaskbarAl, 0) != dwPosCurrent)
     {
@@ -2475,6 +2481,9 @@ void sws_ReadSettings(sws_WindowSwitcher* sws)
 
 DWORD WindowSwitcher(DWORD unused)
 {
+    WaitForSingleObject(hWin11AltTabInitialized, INFINITE);
+    Sleep(500);
+
     while (TRUE)
     {
         sws_ReadSettings(NULL);
@@ -3122,7 +3131,7 @@ HWND CreateWindowExWHook(
     {
         SetWindowSubclass(hWnd, ShowDesktopSubclassProc, ShowDesktopSubclassProc, 0);
     }
-    else if (bIsExplorerProcess && (*((WORD*)&(lpClassName)+1)) && !wcscmp(lpClassName, L"Shell_TrayWnd"))
+    else if (bOldTaskbar && bIsExplorerProcess && (*((WORD*)&(lpClassName)+1)) && !wcscmp(lpClassName, L"Shell_TrayWnd"))
     {
         SetWindowSubclass(hWnd, Shell_TrayWndSubclassProc, Shell_TrayWndSubclassProc, 0);
     }
@@ -3769,6 +3778,38 @@ LSTATUS explorer_RegGetValueW(
     return lRes;
 }
 
+LSTATUS twinuipcshell_RegGetValueW(
+    HKEY    hkey,
+    LPCWSTR lpSubKey,
+    LPCWSTR lpValue,
+    DWORD   dwFlags,
+    LPDWORD pdwType,
+    PVOID   pvData,
+    LPDWORD pcbData
+)
+{
+    LSTATUS lRes = RegGetValueW(hkey, lpSubKey, lpValue, dwFlags, pdwType, pvData, pcbData);
+
+    if (!lstrcmpW(lpValue, L"AltTabSettings"))
+    {
+        if (*(DWORD*)pvData)
+        {
+            *(DWORD*)pvData = 1;
+        }
+
+        if (hWin11AltTabInitialized)
+        {
+            SetEvent(hWin11AltTabInitialized);
+            CloseHandle(hWin11AltTabInitialized);
+            hWin11AltTabInitialized = NULL;
+        }
+
+        lRes = ERROR_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    return lRes;
+}
+
 BOOL CALLBACK GetMonitorByIndex(HMONITOR hMonitor, HDC hdcMonitor, LPRECT lprcMonitor, RECT* rc)
 {
     //printf(">> %d %d %d %d\n", lprcMonitor->left, lprcMonitor->top, lprcMonitor->right, lprcMonitor->bottom);
@@ -4115,6 +4156,7 @@ __declspec(dllexport) DWORD WINAPI main(
 #ifdef _WIN64
     if (bIsExplorer)
     {
+        hWin11AltTabInitialized = CreateEventW(NULL, FALSE, FALSE, NULL);
         CreateThread(
             0,
             0,
@@ -4165,10 +4207,10 @@ __declspec(dllexport) DWORD WINAPI main(
 
     HANDLE hExplorer = GetModuleHandleW(NULL);
     SetChildWindowNoActivateFunc = GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandleW(L"user32.dll"), (LPCSTR)2005);
-    VnPatchIAT(hExplorer, "user32.dll", (LPCSTR)2005, explorer_SetChildWindowNoActivateHook);
-    VnPatchDelayIAT(hExplorer, "ext-ms-win-rtcore-ntuser-window-ext-l1-1-0.dll", "SendMessageW", explorer_SendMessageW);
     if (bOldTaskbar)
     {
+        VnPatchIAT(hExplorer, "user32.dll", (LPCSTR)2005, explorer_SetChildWindowNoActivateHook);
+        VnPatchDelayIAT(hExplorer, "ext-ms-win-rtcore-ntuser-window-ext-l1-1-0.dll", "SendMessageW", explorer_SendMessageW);
         VnPatchIAT(hExplorer, "api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-2-0.dll", "GetProcAddress", explorer_GetProcAddressHook);
         VnPatchIAT(hExplorer, "shell32.dll", "ShellExecuteW", explorer_ShellExecuteW);
         VnPatchIAT(hExplorer, "API-MS-WIN-CORE-REGISTRY-L1-1-0.DLL", "RegGetValueW", explorer_RegGetValueW);
@@ -4197,7 +4239,7 @@ __declspec(dllexport) DWORD WINAPI main(
         VnPatchIAT(hExplorer, "user32.dll", "SetWindowCompositionAttribute", explorer_SetWindowCompositionAttribute);
     }
     //VnPatchDelayIAT(hExplorer, "ext-ms-win-rtcore-ntuser-window-ext-l1-1-0.dll", "CreateWindowExW", explorer_CreateWindowExW);
-    if (dwIMEStyle)
+    if (bOldTaskbar && dwIMEStyle)
     {
         VnPatchIAT(hExplorer, "api-ms-win-core-com-l1-1-0.dll", "CoCreateInstance", explorer_CoCreateInstanceHook);
     }
@@ -4309,6 +4351,7 @@ __declspec(dllexport) DWORD WINAPI main(
             }
         }
     }
+    VnPatchIAT(hTwinuiPcshell, "API-MS-WIN-CORE-REGISTRY-L1-1-0.DLL", "RegGetValueW", twinuipcshell_RegGetValueW);
     printf("Setup twinui.pcshell functions done\n");
 
 
@@ -4386,27 +4429,32 @@ __declspec(dllexport) DWORD WINAPI main(
         ResetEvent(hEvent);
     }*/
 
-
-    CreateThread(
-        0,
-        0,
-        PlayStartupSound,
-        0,
-        0,
-        0
-    );
-    printf("Play startup sound thread...\n");
+    if (bOldTaskbar)
+    {
+        CreateThread(
+            0,
+            0,
+            PlayStartupSound,
+            0,
+            0,
+            0
+        );
+        printf("Play startup sound thread...\n");
+    }
 
 
-    CreateThread(
-        0,
-        0,
-        SignalShellReady,
-        dwExplorerReadyDelay,
-        0,
-        0
-    );
-    printf("Signal shell ready...\n");
+    if (bOldTaskbar)
+    {
+        CreateThread(
+            0,
+            0,
+            SignalShellReady,
+            dwExplorerReadyDelay,
+            0,
+            0
+        );
+        printf("Signal shell ready...\n");
+    }
 
 
     CreateThread(