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Updated ExplorerPatcher's taskbar implementation (markdown)

Amr Satrio 2024-07-09 10:36:55 +07:00
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ExplorerPatcher's-taskbar-implementation.md

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* 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.
## 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).