New Update ExplorerPatcher

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Microsoft Defender is now detecting it again. However it is detected as a hacking tool, HackTool:Win64/ExplorerPatcher!MTB, rather than malware. Kaspersky, Bitdefender and Avast/AVG/Norton don't detect it.
 
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ExplorerPatcher, a popular UI-tweaking app for Windows 11 among enthusiasts, has been updated to a new version with several important changes. 22621.4317.67.1 is now available on GitHub with fixes for the non-working Win X menu on certain Windows 11 builds, Start menu crashes when opening context menus, and other improvements.

Here is the official changelog:
  • Taskbar10: Win+X now works again on 226xx.4317+.
  • Start10: Fixed an issue where the resource loader failed when the drive letter of the boot drive is other than C:.
  • Start10: Fixed an issue where the Start menu crashes when summoning the context menu of an item that has jump list entries on builds 226xx.4391+ and 261xx.2130+.
  • ep_taskbar: Fixed an issue where "Not responding" windows are not handled properly.
  • ep_taskbar: Flashing taskbar items are now animated.
  • ep_taskbar: Narrator now describes the "Show desktop" button.
  • ep_taskbar: TrayUI class is now exported.
  • Localization: Added translations for Portuguese (Brazil).
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New ExplorerPatcher update fixes Win + X, Start menu crashes, and more on Windows 11

ExplorerPatcher, a popular UI tweaking app for Windows 11, received a new update with some important improvements.
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ExplorerPatcher 22631.5335.68.2​

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) translations. (Thanks @AlejandroMartiGisbert!)
  • ep_taskbar: Added support for "Show desktop button: Hidden" setting. (#4020) (1be6658)
  • ep_taskbar: Fixed a bug that prevented shortcut global hotkeys from working on 24H2. (#3777, #4016)
  • ep_taskbar: Fixed a bug that prevented the taskbar from resizing properly after DPI changes. (#3796)
  • ep_taskbar: Added the following languages: German, French, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Lithuanian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Spanish (Spain), Turkish, Ukrainian, Chinese (Simplified).
  • ep_taskbar: Fixed a number of memory leaks and code/behavior inaccuracies.

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  • ❗ ep_taskbar: Fixed incompatibility with 26200.5603 (Dev), 26120.4151 (Beta), and 26100.4188 (Release Preview). (#4321)
  • ep_taskbar: Now supports all Windows 10 versions supported by EP (17763/1809+). (aec8c70, 1edb989)
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Release 22631.5335.68.2 · valinet/ExplorerPatcher

WarningNewly released binaries tend to get falsely flagged by Defender. False flags like these usually go away after some time. Please include the following files and folders in your antivirus' exc...
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A few days ago, I started utilising EP. I didn't know I had previously installed SAB (it came pre-installed through a customised Windows 11 OS), and I was experiencing slight lag, and the calendar in the tray wasn't supported with it. After the recent OS build 26100.7171, SAB stopped supporting the top taskbar, and whilst I was seeking a solution, I discovered this software, which works like a charm with Open-Shell.
BTW, contrary to a few folks' reports, MD never flagged this.
 
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