From 9552328ee201f5b6a50a8816860cc9e6e58e3d1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Amr Satrio Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2024 10:36:55 +0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated ExplorerPatcher's taskbar implementation (markdown) --- ExplorerPatcher's-taskbar-implementation.md | 32 +++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/ExplorerPatcher's-taskbar-implementation.md b/ExplorerPatcher's-taskbar-implementation.md index 8709b60..daded02 100644 --- a/ExplorerPatcher's-taskbar-implementation.md +++ b/ExplorerPatcher's-taskbar-implementation.md @@ -34,8 +34,36 @@ English (United States), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Russian, Spanish (Mexi * In rare cases, `explorer.exe` might run at a higher CPU usage than usual, therefore increasing device temperatures and shortening battery life. * If any of the problems become an annoyance, we suggest to immediately switch back to the default taskbar implementation until a fix is released. -If you encounter any issues especially behavioral differences from the original taskbar, Issue reports would be appreciated. +If you encounter any issues especially behavioral differences from the original taskbar, [Issue reports in here](https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/issues) would be appreciated. * When doing so, please let us know your Windows version in `winver` (e.g. 22621.1992) and reproduction steps. * Please make sure that the issue does not happen with the original taskbar. -We thank you for your understanding. \ No newline at end of file +We thank you for your understanding. + +## FAQ + +### Help! My screen is black! + +We are sorry that our taskbar or ExplorerPatcher is malfunctioning on your Windows installation. To recover your system back to a working state, please follow these steps: +* Open Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc +* Select "Run new task" at the top bar (on the new Task Manager) or "File" > "Run new task" (on the old Task Manager) +* Enter `explorer.exe` +* While holding Ctrl+Alt+Shift, press Enter + +This will start explorer.exe without ExplorerPatcher doing its job, allowing you to take necessary actions such as reverting the Taskbar style to the default one or uninstalling ExplorerPatcher. + +If possible, please report your issue with complete details (OS version, tweak software installed, etc.) in the [Issues section](https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/issues) and we will get back to you when we have the chance. + +### Why is 7+ Taskbar Tweaker not compatible with this? + +7+ Taskbar Tweaker taps directly into the memory and code of the Windows 10 taskbar that resides in explorer.exe, not in any other place. To get 7+ Taskbar Tweaker features to work on ExplorerPatcher's taskbar, the only way is for us to incorporate its code directly in ExplorerPatcher's taskbar code. + +We have plans to do this, but for now we cannot give an ETA. + +### Where can I find the source code for this? + +Due to legal reasons, unfortunately we cannot put the source code for ExplorerPatcher's taskbar implementation available for everyone to use. + +### Any .pdb files for ExplorerPatcher's taskbar DLLs? + +Not at the moment, but we plan to release .pdb files without types for the taskbar DLLs in [here](https://github.com/ExplorerPatcher/ep_taskbar_releases/releases). \ No newline at end of file