valinet / valinet/ExplorerPatcher
Explorer restarting nonstop and cancels installation
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Description
Before reporting your issue
- I have confirmed that this issue does not happen when ExplorerPatcher is not installed
- I do not have "register as shell extension" enabled
- I have tried my best to check existing issues
Repro ExplorerPatcher versions
26100.8457.70.3
Repro Windows Versions
Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview (29639.1000)
Third-party tweak software installed
None
Describe the bug
- Installed Explorer Patcher
- Launched Explorer Patcher
- Wait for installation to finish
- Explorer keeps closing and reopening
Expected outcome
The installation to work properly
Actual outcome
An error message saying that explorer is opening itself over and over
Additional info
No response
Crash Dumps
No response
Media
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fb84f0d9-20f3-4fb1-b2c2-c171e956375b
Contributor guide
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source file, test, crash dump, or entry point is identified. Start by reproducing the installation on Windows 11 Insider Preview 29639.1000 with ExplorerPatcher 26100.8457.70.3, then trace the installation behavior and Explorer restart loop; done means installation completes without Explorer repeatedly closing and reopening.
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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
- 42/100