New Version of ExplorerPatcher

valinet said:

It's been expalined a couple of posts ago that the backend for the Start menu tiles has changed, being different for the Windows 11 and Windows 10 Start menu. To have a program work with an old version of the tiles library, easiest is to have the respective program load an older version of that library. Unfortunately, this has some side effects, borking some new features, so I decided to keep this off for usual File Explorer windows. Instead, log on, make sure not to open any Control Panel windows (aka not have an `explorer.exe` instance with command line containing `/factory...` in Task Manager, then go to ExplorerPatcher Properties - Start menu - Pin tiles to the Windows 10 Start menu from File Explorer. A File Explorer window will open. Use that window to locate whatever you would like to pin. When you identify said object, right click, Pin to Start as usual; if it doesn't work from the first try, give it a few retries, keep opening Start in between and eventually it will work. I used this just fine to pin Control Panel items just fine, among programs not found in Start etc.

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Thanks for the help. I just tried this exactly as you described, but when I locate 'Control.exe' (in c:\windows\system32) in the explorer session just launched, and right-click it, there's no option for pinning. This is my 'right click' menu:



The only thing of possible relevance I can think of is, I have my explorer sessions set to reopen on restart, so when I restarted, there were two existing explorer sessions (but they were just pointing to random 'data' folders, nothing to do with control panel objects). Did I miss something here? I guess I also took steps (before finding EP) to disable the 'show more options' sub-menu for explorer, so now right click goes straight to the detailed menu as seen above. Thanks again!

EDIT TO ADD - I just randomly right-clicked a few other 'exe' files in the same directory, and they DO offer the 'pin to start' option on the right-click menu, so there's something specific about 'control.exe' that's not offering me the pin to start option!

EDIT TO ADD #2: I just created a shortcut to 'control.exe', on my desktop, and I can right-click that, and get 'pin to start', and it showed up on the start menu! So I got it to work, though I don't understand why (why would the right-click of 'control.exe' itself not reveal 'pin to start'). But I'm happy it's working!

@Dch48 I am using lots of it, the taskbar, grouping, weather app so much and yes everything works 100% with the 22000.613 update

Any plans to submit the latest build to MS so they stop flagging it via SmartScreen?


I have submitted a number of my own projects that flagged as false positive and they are normally fixed within a few days.

Can also submit a report as a dev when its flagged.

ChrisKader said:

Any plans to submit the latest build to MS so they stop flagging it via SmartScreen?

Submit a file for malware analysis - Microsoft Security Intelligence

Submit suspected malware or incorrectly detected files for analysis. Submitted files will be added to or removed from antimalware definitions based on the analysis results.

www.microsoft.com

I have submitted a number of my own projects that flagged as false positive and they are normally fixed within a few days.

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Somehow I don't think MS would like EP because of what it is designed to do

The-Hive said:

Somehow I don't think MS would like EP because of what it is designed to do

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Yeah, well..., maybe it's high time they woke up and smelled the coffee!!!

Edwin said:

Yeah, well..., maybe it's high time they woke up and smelled the coffee!!!

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I would like to see it, but the big selling point of 11 was the taskbar, context menu and start menu which EP can change back to be like 10

Hi, I have a issue with ExplorerPatcher where the system tray is gone, and the apps from the system tray are on my taskbar.
Any ways to fix this?
Thanks.

The-Hive said:

I would like to see it, but the big selling point of 11 was the taskbar, context menu and start menu which EP can change back to be like 10

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Microsofts opinion about what ExplorerPatcher does or how it does it has nothing to do with their decision to add the program hash to their white list for SmartScreen and Windows Defender. ExplorerPatcher does not violate any laws or TOS/EULAs.

ExplorerPatchers GitHub page clearly dictates exactly what ExplorerPatcher does along with source code showing exactly how it functions. The GitHub page also contains build instructions that can then be used to verify that the resulting object is the same as what is being requested to whitelist.

There are plenty of projects that Microsoft may not “agree” with but they have whitelisted as the project itself is not malicious.

The-Hive said:

I would like to see it, but the big selling point of 11 was the taskbar, context menu and start menu which EP can change back to be like 10

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They lost me on that selling point! Wynona no likey taskbar, context menu, and start menu!

The-Hive said:

... the big selling point of 11 was the taskbar...

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Selling point!?!?!?
More like a sacrificial abomination!!!

kashtechtips said:

Hi, I have a issue with ExplorerPatcher where the system tray is gone, and the apps from the system tray are on my taskbar.
Any ways to fix this?
Thanks.

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I have witnessed this bug myself a few times also. Restarting the explorer process (i.e. by clicking on the Restart File Explorer link at the bottom of ExplorerPatcher's settings window) fixes it until the next time when it happens again, but it happens only very rarely for me.

Edwin said:

Selling point!?!?!?
More like a sacrificial abomination!!!

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Edwin said:

Selling point!?!?!?
More like a sacrificial abomination!!!

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I was being polite :)

Wynona said:

They lost me on that selling point! Wynona no likey taskbar, context menu, and start menu!

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I am with you on that one, but they had to do something to make it look different to Win 10, god bless ExplorerPatcher

@jerrypc1 Some people like it !!, but to be honest I don't mind it and use it on my Dev build machine but for every day use andthe way I work it is just not suitable for me

The-Hive said:

I was being polite :)

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Me 2

Currently EP is working great, love everything about it, except the Virtual Desktop Keys (Win+Tab) is broken. So the only reason I install StartAllBack is to restore that feature. It's impossible to multitask without the virtual desktops.

NoDoze said:

Currently EP is working great, love everything about it, except the Virtual Desktop Keys (Win+Tab) is broken. So the only reason I install StartAllBack is to restore that feature. It's impossible to multitask without the virtual desktops.

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No, it’s not.

Hallo,
the only problem with me is the occasional crash of ShellExperienceHost.exe.

"Name of the faulty application: ShellExperienceHost.exe, Version: 10.0.22000.593, Timestamp: 0xacd7cefe
Name of the faulty module: dxgi.dll, Version: 22000.613.44.1, Timestamp: 0x6257d319
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Error offset: 0x000000000001df51
Id of the failed process: 0x278c
Start time of the faulty application: 0x01d8524bea25d943
Path of the failed application: C:\Windows\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\ShellExperienceHost.exe
Path of the faulty module: C:\Windows\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\dxgi.dll
Report ID: 883e9660-47f4-4552-b92d-09e3bf56b4cf
Bad package full name: Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_10.0.22000.71_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
Application ID relative to the faulty package: App ",
but only when I click on the win10 network icon in the tray, so half as wild.
When I choose the Win7 icon no problems.