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22000.1.0.5

29 Aug 18:13
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Offsets are now determined at runtime

The application was tested on builds 22000.1 and 22000.168.

  • Library downloads and parses symbols in order to determine function hooking offsets at runtime and saves the data in a "settings.ini" file located in the application folder for future use; the file is invalidated when a new OS build is detected
  • The main executable attempts to determine the location where a jump has to be patched out so that Explorer remains on the 'show old taskbar' code path; it will systematically patch each jz/jnz instruction and will check whether Explorer still runs fine, and, if it does so and does not crash, whether the old taskbar got actually shown; once the offset is determined, it is saved in the "settings.ini" file for future use
  • Please have an unmetered active working Internet connection when running for the first time *Messages from the patcher (i.e. install/uninstall successful message, symbol downloading message) will now display in a toast (Windows 10 notification) if possible; when Explorer is not running, it falls back to using standard MessageBox'es
  • Disabled the pre/post build command that restarted sihost.exe in Debug builds

22000.1.0.4

13 Aug 03:57
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New in this release

  • Win+X combination is now handled and opens the power user menu

Of note from previous releases:

22000.1.0.3

13 Aug 00:44
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Start menu is now displayed on monitor containing the cursor when invoked with the Windows key if the appropriate configuration is made into the registry (enables a functionality which was previously available in Windows 8.1).

To activate this, follow this tutorial: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5943-start-menu-open-main-last-display-windows-10-a.html

22000.1.0.2

12 Aug 20:50
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Fixes #1 (the menu is now skinned using the system theme, as it was in Windows 10).

22000.1.0.1

11 Aug 23:32
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Added functionality to bring back the power user menu (Win+X).

22000.1.0.0

09 Aug 14:31
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Initial version of the application. Only x64 builds.