valinet/ExplorerPatcher 22621.2361.58.4_8fc53a1

22621.2361.58.4

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Tested on OS builds 22000.2416, 22621.1, 22621.2134, 22621.2361, 22631.2338, and 23545.1000.

Details

1

• Taskbar10: Fixed Windows 10 taskbar not showing up on Windows 11 builds with "Never combine" on the new taskbar. (bc3bbc7)
• Taskbar10: Fixed pen menu crashing explorer.exe on 22621.2134+. (1977d78)
• Taskbar11: Fixed a bug that crashed explorer.exe when right clicking the new taskbar on Windows 11 builds with "Never combine" on the new taskbar. (6023718)
• File Explorer: EP now tries to avoid crashes related to the new Windows App SDK views. (b426d2c)
• On OS builds 22621+, fixed a bug that crashed explorer.exe when required functions in twinui.pcshell.dll (for Win+X and Windows 10 Alt+Tab) could not be found using the fallback method. (6023718)

2

• Taskbar11: Fixed a bug that reset the "never combine" setting on OS builds 22621.2361+ (#2207) (085b3dd)
• Taskbar10: Fixed Wi-Fi flyout buttons on OS build 22621 (0706393)
• Start10: Fixed start menu folders, show recently added, and show frequently used apps settings not being applied on OS builds 22621.2134+ (e28940d)

3

• Start10: Pin to Start/Unpin from Start has been properly fixed on Start Menu and Explorer (but not Search yet) of all Windows 11 builds. (15c07a0)
• Start10: Fixed non-UWP apps not appearing on Dev channel builds 23545+. (a4f5bd0)
• File Explorer: Fixed command bar settings not being applied on non-primary Explorer instances on Windows 11. (001e8d8)

4

• Taskbar11: Restored the fix for the bug that reset the "never combine" setting on OS builds 22621.2361+, which was removed in 22621.2361.58.3 by accident. (9f04110)
• Start: "Start menu style" now requires restart so that Pin to Start/Unpin from Start on Explorer works properly. (bdd71ef)
• Taskbar10: Disabled the patch for proper acrylic background on Canary builds (25000+) for now. (4ee742f)

Many thanks to @Amrsatrio for sustained efforts in maintaining and improving ExplorerPatcher.

Thanks to @ARestrepo228 for hints on fixing Pin to Start/Unpin from Start.

Please consult the README for more details.
A detailed change log is available here.
An archive containing all the files generated during the build process (including dxgi.dll and symbol files) is available here.

This release has been published automatically from commits up to and including 8fc53a1 in branch master.