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Caution
This GitHub repository (valinet/ExplorerPatcher) is the only official distribution channel of ExplorerPatcher. Do not download "ExplorerPatcher" from any other places than this releases page, as they may contain malware that can compromise your data.
Caution
- Please verify that Smart App Control is turned off before installing this software. Otherwise there is a risk where explorer.exe would not start up on new EP versions.
- Do not install this software on machines with SentinelOne installed. We have received reports that SentinelOne can hold EP's files hostage, preventing uninstallation.
Tip
Windows Defender no longer flags ExplorerPatcher. It is no longer needed to configure Defender exclusions. However, if you use 3rd party security software, you might need to add these folders into its exclusions:
Please include the following files and folders in your antivirus' exclusion list to prevent issues due to antivirus detections:
- C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher
- %APPDATA%\ExplorerPatcher
- C:\Windows\dxgi.dll
⚠️ IMPORTANT: explorer.exe will not start if this file exists but is blocked from being loaded.
- C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy
- C:\Windows\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy
Tested on OS builds 22621.4317, 22631.7079, 26100.6899, 26100.8037, 26200.8246, 26200.8457, 26300.8493, and 28000.2113.
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- 🚨 Important: Fixed 10 taskbar and 10 Start menu crashing on 26220.8474 (Beta) and 26300.8493 (Experimental).
- Please update EP as soon as possible to ensure future updates run smoothly, otherwise explorer.exe will not run with EP's 10 taskbar and StartMenuExperienceHost.exe will not run when 10 Start menu is selected.
- Those builds have removed remnants of the 10 Start menu in StartTileData.dll. Consequently, the 10 Start menu option has been removed on those builds and future builds without the required stuff in the DLL. (bf36cde, 8a5b8ba)
- If you want it back, the temporary solution would be to manually swap C:\Windows\System32\StartTileData.dll with a version from 26xxx.8457 (x64; ARM64). But do not expect this to work for long.
- We are confident that this is not the end of the road yet for 10 Start menu. Stay tuned for updates.
- Highlight: Fixed Windows 10 battery flyout crashing on 25951+. (659c2d0)
- As a side effect, the network flyout buttons had to be reverted to pre-24H2. Fixes #4691.
- Changes to "Primary taskbar location on screen" in EP properties now reflect immediately. (6c9b41d)
- Windows 11 taskbar autohide is no longer modified on Explorer boot. (e6becc9)
- "Open Start in All apps by default" is now hidden when the new 11 Start menu is enabled. (#4648) (d8f1d1c)
- Windows 10 Start menu on 21996-22000.51 now no longer crashes. (39ac219)
- Fixed regedit.exe crashing when switching to thumbnail view in the import/export registry file dialog. (#3940) (80be85d)
- Updated pattern matching code to support recent builds especially with 26H1 ARM64. (677fd9f, e641e0a, e77123a, 3c8e79f, 854770b, 04dd52b, ce22476, baf0fdb, b532116, c0adee2, eefa0bf, 420e112, 3be4f3f, 1bf0d81, 47d7481, 31d2c23, bdf95c3, fe8cc2b, 1be3c79)
- Improved efficiency on ARM64.
- Added Greek translations. Thanks @KonVetsos!
ep_taskbar:
- Now supports all 43 Windows 11 languages.
- Fixed reimplementation mistakes in system tray and some other places.
- [For mod developers] Changed ep_taskbar's DLL names from numbers to the codename of the first major release a single variant supports. (cc36e34)
- [For mod developers] TrayUI no longer inherits Microsoft::WRL::RuntimeClass; vtables are now stable on builds with multiple ITrayUI revisions like ep_taskbar.ge.dll (formerly ep_taskbar.5.dll).
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- Introduced a reimplemented 10 Start menu tile layout engine that was removed in 26xxx.8474. (688514f)
- Note that the restoration is partial. Tiles can overlap when pinned not by dragging from apps list; this can be worked around by restarting StartMenuExperienceHost.exe or explorer.exe as

Warning
ExplorerPatcher has a history of being falsely detected as malware by antiviruses (including Defender). This is likely due to its behavior, such as placing binaries in C:\Windows and performing in-memory patches on system components (notably explorer.exe and twinui.pcshell.dll) which is similar to how some game cheats operate.
- Currently, Defender does not flag this release, but it is likely that future updates may being flagged by Defender's machine learning-based detection systems within a few days of release.
- If Defender or another antivirus detects any part of EP as malware, it may prevent proper installation/uninstallation or cause explorer.exe to fail to start, leaving your computer with a non-working shell..
- Issues related to antivirus detections will be closed immediately. Discuss this in #3670 or #3228.
We strongly recommend excluding EP's binaries from antivirus scans. Expand the section below for which paths to exclude and more information:
Please include the following files and folders in your antivirus' exclusion list to prevent issues due to antivirus detections:
- C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher
- %APPDATA%\ExplorerPatcher
- C:\Windows\dxgi.dll
⚠️ IMPORTANT: explorer.exe will not start if this file exists but is blocked from being loaded.
- C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy
- C:\Windows\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy
For Defender, you can run the following script in PowerShell as an administrator:
Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher"
Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "$env:APPDATA\ExplorerPatcher"
Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Windows\dxgi.dll"
Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy"
Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath "C:\Windows\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy"
- If your antivirus deletes the downloaded setup file, you may need to temporarily disable real-time protection or save the file in an excluded folder.
- If you are uncomfortable with this process, or if your antivirus is managed by your company, we advise against using ExplorerPatcher. Please consider alternative solutions instead.
Caution
We DO NOT recommend using the Windows 10 (ExplorerPatcher) taskbar on work and mission-critical machines. Microsoft's monthly cumulative and "security" updates (which also bring new features and under the hood changes) can cause Explorer to be unstable or fail to start at all if EP has not been updated accordingly. More info here.
We typically release a new version with the fix within a day after such a breaking change, but we cannot control whether users install the update promptly.
Tested on OS builds 22621.3296, 22631.5189, 22631.5335, 26100.3476, 26100.4061, and 26100.4188.
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- Start10: Fixed Pin to Start on 226x1.4541+ and 261xx.2454+. (#3984) (4ef3667, 123ea8b)
- sws: Added support for 24H2. (#3765)
- ep_dwm: Added support for 24H2. (#3555)
- ep_dwm.exe has been renamed to ep_dwm_svc.exe to get around 24H2 upgrade blocks. (115b462)
- ep_dwm: Now always unregistered on uninstallation, regardless of whether it was running during the uninstallation or not. (858b634)
- Setup: The failure message now displays the associated code line number that failed, to assist in troubleshooting. (c64a17e)
- Taskbar10: Fixed disabling immersive menus on ARM64. (8b4d8db)
- Taskbar10: Fixed Win+X menu still having Windows Terminal entries when Windows Terminal is not installed, that crashes Explorer when selected. (1b20cbd, 207f669)
- For now, if you want to have PowerShell entries, Windows Terminal must be uninstalled.
- Taskbar10: Fixed Win+X entry clicks doing nothing on 26xxx.5551+ ARM64.
- GUI: Added dropdown indicators to dropdown entries. (9f71a5c)
- GUI: The language names now include the country name. (3f11766)
- Localization: Added Czech translations. (Thanks @9hb, @andrewz1986, and @Panzimy!)
- Localization: Added Spanish (Spain) transla

1 Taskbar10_ The Windows 10 taskbar option is now no longer available on 26002+. (#3053, e57a6b0) This is to comply with Microsoft's removal of the stock Windows 10 taskbar in explorer.exe of said builds. Start10_ Fixed Pin to Start on 226xx.3420+ (22H2, 23H2) and 25169+ (24H2). (232fe6b) Start10_ Reverted the menu closing delay fix when EP is injected only into StartMenuExperienceHost.exe for now. (e59c34c) 2 Start10_ Fixed a bug where the recently introduced "account suggestions" prevents the user tile menu from opening on later 22H2/23H2 builds and 24H2. (d11445a) 3 All_ Updated some patterns to work with 22635.3430+ (Beta) and recent 24H2 builds. (b51ef38) This should fix the Windows 10 start menu crashing and Win+X not working on both aforementioned builds when symbols are not yet downloaded. 4 Updates_ Support for ep_make, a new script which builds ExplorerPatcher locally on your computer. Read more here. (80592f6) GUI_ Reorganized "About" and "Uninstall" sections. (4794713) ep_weather_ Fixed alignment. 5 Weather_ Layout fixes. (57b44d2, 2112a18) 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 6f6666b in branch master.

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- Taskbar10: Various important fixes: (ec68783)
- Revised the method for enabling the old taskbar due to a very rare issue where the old taskbar couldn't be enabled with the previous method. (#2499)
- Fixed crash on 25921+ due to the removal of pnidui.dll. (#2558)
- Fixed potential stability issues when using the new taskbar on 22621.2787+.
- Taskbar10: Fixed white boxes on submenus when context menu skinning is disabled. (72f1458)
- File Explorer: Fixed crashes when using Windows 7/10 control interface on OS builds 22635.2915+. (3a1b8b8)
- Localization: Added translations for French, German, Hungarian, Korean, Romanian, and Ukrainian.
- The properties window has been made slightly wider to accomodate the newly added languages. (#2574)
- Localization: Added a language switcher to the About section of Properties window. (7c3be29, a7a3d27)
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- Symbols: Fixed languages with longer strings such as French crashing Explorer when attempting to download symbols. (ce9f973)

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- Taskbar10: Various important fixes: (ec68783)
- Revised the method for enabling the old taskbar due to a very rare issue where the old taskbar couldn't be enabled with the previous method. (#2499)
- Fixed crash on 25921+ due to the removal of pnidui.dll. (#2558)
- Fixed potential stability issues when using the new taskbar on 22621.2787+.
- Taskbar10: Fixed white boxes on submenus when context menu skinning is disabled. (72f1458)
- File Explorer: Fixed crashes when using Windows 7/10 control interface on OS builds 22635.2915+. (3a1b8b8)
- Localization: Added translations for French, German, Hungarian, Korean, Romanian, and Ukrainian.
- The properties window has been made slightly wider to accomodate the newly added languages. (#2574)
- Localization: Added a language switcher to the About section of Properties window. (7c3be29, a7a3d27)

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- Taskbar10: Fixed Windows 11 Start menu and Search positioning on builds 22621.2787+ and 23545+ (Dev). (ac268b1, 7d0cdde)
- File Explorer: Added option to disable the modern navigation bar of Moment 4. (2dc1340)
- File Explorer: Restored "Apply Mica" functionality on OS builds 22621+. (f62c532)
- Localization: Officially added translations for the following languages: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, Indonesian, Japanese
- Thanks to everyone involved!
- GUI: Decoupled the Properties window into ep_gui.dll from the main DLL in order to reduce the main DLL size and to allow scalable localization. (f6f6d89, 639d7aa)
- rundll32 C:\Windows\dxgi.dll,ZZGUI will continue to work as before.
- The English texts have been put together into here and here.
- Non-English texts have been designed to be put into this separate repository.
Feel free to make a PR there if you want to contribute to translations.
- Some texts have been updated to be more concise and accurate, so for existing translation fork maintainers, please double check the translations before making a PR to the said repository.
- Also for translation fork maintainers, a large number of conflicts will happen if you decide to continue merging changes from the main repository.
- Please let us know through Issues if there are still user-facing parts of ExplorerPatcher that are not localizable.

- Taskbar10: Fixed Control Center and Toast Center positioning on build 25951 (Canary). (dca0b3a)
- Taskbar10: Fixed start menu position when the taskbar is at the left or right side on Moment 4 builds. (a57471f)
- Taskbar10: Fixed the Windows 10 taskbar background patch to not crash anymore on build 25951 (Canary). (b52bd79)
- Taskbar10: Made classic theme taskbar fonts more accurate.
Thanks @aubymori! (8fc53a1)
- Start10: Fixed a bug where certain texts in the Windows 10 Start menu stayed in English. (655e62c, 5321766)
- Start10: Properly fixed start menu showing/hiding along with its original animations on builds 22000.65+. (7e2f768)
- GUI: Fixed a bug where "Remember last used section" doesn't remember the current page after being enabled. (11160c8)
- Symbols: Reworked how symbols are managed so that symbols don't need to be successfully downloaded in succession. (8412bd6)
- Setup: Fixed uninstallation of EP installations that have went through upgrades before the proper Pin to Start fix. (845d2b5, a7c87ce)

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- 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)
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- 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)

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- 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)
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- 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)
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- 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)

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- 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)

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- Taskbar10: Fixed Action Center, Control Center, and notification toasts placements on OS builds 22621.2134+ (thanks @Amrsatrio).
- Taskbar10: Fixed a bug that prevented Task View and/or the window switcher (Alt+Tab) from working on OS builds 22621.2134+ (thanks @Amrsatrio).
- Taskbar10: Fixed a bug that prevented the volume and brightness flyouts from displaying (thanks @Amrsatrio).
- Taskbar10: Fixed a bug that prevented the Win+A (Action Center), Win+N (Control Center), and Win+B (Focus on tray overflow button) shortcuts from working on OS builds 22621.2134+ (thanks @Amrsatrio).
- Taskbar10: Fixed the context menu of the new IME button OS builds 22621.2134+ (thanks @Amrsatrio).
- Taskbar11: Fixed a bug that crashed explorer.exe when right clicking the taskbar on OS builds 22621.2134+.
- Quality of life improvements regarding symbol data (thanks @Amrsatrio).
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- Fixed a bug that crashed explorer.exe on OS builds lower than 22621 (Windows 11 22H2). (dfee1ae)

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- Taskbar10: Fixed Action Center, Control Center, and notification toasts placements on OS builds 22621.2134+ (thanks @Amrsatrio).
- Taskbar10: Fixed a bug that prevented Task View and/or the window switcher (Alt+Tab) from working on OS builds 22621.2134+ (thanks @Amrsatrio).
- Taskbar10: Fixed a bug that prevented the volume and brightness flyouts from displaying (thanks @Amrsatrio).
- Taskbar10: Fixed a bug that prevented the Win+A (Action Center), Win+N (Control Center), and Win+B (Focus on tray overflow button) shortcuts from working on OS builds 22621.2134+ (thanks @Amrsatrio).
- Taskbar10: Fixed the context menu of the new IME button OS builds 22621.2134+ (thanks @Amrsatrio).
- Taskbar11: Fixed a bug that crashed explorer.exe when right clicking the taskbar on OS builds 22621.2134+.
- Quality of life improvements regarding symbol data (thanks @Amrsatrio).

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- Windows 10 Start menu: Fixed a bug that prevented the menu from working on OS builds 22621.1413 and newer (46c5041).
Please read these important notes regarding the fix here.
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- Windows 10 Start menu: Fixed a bug that prevented centering on Windows 10 (275a91f).
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- Windows 10 taskbar: Correct centering of taskbar items when search box is enabled in Windows 10 (2e43c67).

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- Windows 10 Start menu: Fixed a bug that prevented the menu from working on OS builds 22621.1413 and newer (46c5041).
Please read these important notes regarding the fix here.
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- Windows 10 Start menu: Fixed a bug that prevented centering on Windows 10 (275a91f).

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- Windows 10 Start menu: Fixed a bug that prevented the menu from working on OS builds 22621.1413 and newer (46c5041).
Please read these important notes regarding the fix here.

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- Weather: Fixed a bug that prevented the widget from loading when using the Microsoft icon pack. (968d969)

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- Windows 10 taskbar: Fixed a bug that made the following functionalities have issues or stop working: Task View button, Win-Tab, Alt-Tab after pressing Win-Tab, flyouts alignment, notification center alignment, Win key shortcuts on OS build 22621.1413+ (thanks @CthRio for the heads up). (0ad140c)
- Setup: Fixed a bug that prevented File Explorer from starting automatically after servicing the application if the installer run using different credentials than the logged on user (thanks @Abestanis). (1738b45)
- Weather: Fixed widget icons when using Microsoft icon pack. (2a1aad2)
- Implemented a mechanism to stop repeated crashes. (d7e5b7d)
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- Weather: Fixed a bug that prevented the widget from displaying correctly. (a5e5287)
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- Windows 11 Start menu: Better enforcement for disabling the "Recommended" section. (27a8fd9)
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- Windows 11 Start menu: Fixed a bug that prevented the menu from working when the setting "Disable Recommended section" is used and the display scaling is 125%. (5649a83)
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- Fixed a bug that could crash File Explorer on older OS builds, like 17763 (LTSC 2019). (6bc2ea5)