winget install --id valinet.ExplorerPatcherAbout ExplorerPatcher
This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows
What's new in 22631.5335.68.2
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 -Exclusi...
Version history
| Version | Updated | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 22631.5335.68.2 | Unknown | 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... |
| 22621.4317.67.1 | Unknown | Release notes |
| 22621.3527.65.5 | Unknown | 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... |
| 22621.3296.64.1 | Unknown | Release notes |
| 22621.2861.62.2 | Unknown | 1 - 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 25... |
| 22621.2861.62.1 | Unknown | 1 - 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 25... |
| 22621.2506.60.1 | Unknown | 1 - 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) - Fil... |
| 22621.2428.59.1 | Unknown | - 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) - Taskb... |
| 22621.2361.58.4 | Unknown | 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: Fixe... |
| 22621.2361.58.3 | Unknown | 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: Fixe... |
| 22621.2361.58.1 | Unknown | 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: Fixe... |
| 22621.2283.57.2 | Unknown | 1 - 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)... |
| 22621.2283.57.1 | Unknown | 1 - 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)... |
| 22621.1992.56.3 | Unknown | 1 - 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. 2 - Windows 10 Start menu: Fixed a bug th... |
| 22621.1992.56.2 | Unknown | 1 - 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. 2 - Windows 10 Start menu: Fixed a bug th... |
| 22621.1992.56.1 | Unknown | 1 - 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. |
| 22621.1555.55.1 | Unknown | 1 - Weather: Fixed a bug that prevented the widget from loading when using the Microsoft icon pack. (968d969) |
| 22621.1413.54.5 | Unknown | 1 - 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 ke... |
| 22621.1413.54.3 | Unknown | Release notes |
| 22621.1413.54.2 | Unknown | Release notes |