valinet / valinet/ExplorerPatcher
Weather on taskbar doesn't auto update
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Description
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Repro ExplorerPatcher versions
ExplorerPatcher 26100.4946.69.6
Repro Windows Versions
Windows 11 25H2 26200.8246
3rd party tweak software installed
OpenShell
Describe the bug
The weather widget in the Windows 10 taskbar doesn't auto update on its own, I have to update it manually in properties and even then, clicking "update weather now" does nothing. You have to click "reset weather data" and leave the window open for it to update. When it updates it also scrolls the popup window which it is not supposed to do
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ecc16300-8d58-4189-a41f-71166f23070a
Expected outcome
The weather icon should auto update on its own, or update when you click update now
Actual outcome
The weather icon doesnt update on its own
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Research direction
Reproduce the weather update failure on Windows 11 25H2 with ExplorerPatcher 26100.4946.69.6, focusing on the Windows 10 taskbar weather controls in Properties: “update weather now” and “reset weather data.” Trace the taskbar weather update entry point and observe whether automatic and manual updates complete without scrolling the popup; done means both update paths work without requiring the properties window to remain open.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100