# ExplorerPatcher 26100.4946.69.3_f4e9faf — 26100.4946.69.3

- Product: ExplorerPatcher (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/explorerpatcher)
- Vendor: Valentin-Gabriel Radu
- Date: 2025-09-18
- Version: 26100.4946.69.3_f4e9faf
- Original notes: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/releases/tag/26100.4946.69.3_f4e9faf
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/explorerpatcher/releases/26100.4946.69.3-f4e9faf
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: Windows

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- **fixed** — ep_weather: Fixed "Unable to load weather information" due to changes in Google's side
- **fixed** — Start11: Fixed hiding of Recommended Section on recent builds of 24H2
- **added** — GUI: File Explorer > Title bar is now available again on >= 22H2
- **fixed** — Reduced the occurrences of the Windows 11 bug in Explorer windows where WM_SETTINGCHANGE would scroll the folder items list to the top
- **changed** — Changed hooking library to SlimDetours
- **fixed** — On ARM64, fixes incompatibilities with certain Windhawk mods that hook CreateWindowExW
- **fixed** — On ARM64, fixes a very slim chance bug where hooked functions would cause a crash when called until a reboot
- **changed** — ep_taskbar: Now statically links to private functions it uses
- **fixed** — Taskbar10: Fixed folder toolbar menus and Toolbars > New toolbar not working on builds with TrayThreadBSTA feature flag turned on, such as 26100.5074+
- **removed** — GUI: Windows 8 Network flyout is now no longer an option on builds >= 25346 as van.dll was removed
- **changed** — On Windows 11 22H2+, Windows 10 (ExplorerPatcher) taskbar a.k.a. ep_taskbar is now used by default
- **fixed** — Fixed weather button not having an icon
- **fixed** — File Explorer: Fixed "Shrink address bar height" resulting in broken graphics on recent 24H2 builds
- **fixed** — Start10: Fixed open/close animation patching on x64 27938+ and ARM64 27881+
- **fixed** — Start10: Fixed Windows 10 Start menu refusing to open when the new Windows 11 Start menu feature flag(s) are enabled
- **fixed** — Fixed Windows 10 Alt+Tab and Windows 10 taskbar Win+X functionality on ARM64 226x1 and 27686+

Tested on OS builds 26100.4946, 26100.5074, 26200.5751, and 26220.6682.

###### 1

* ep_weather: Fixed "Unable to load weather information" due to changes in Google's side. Thanks @davids5 for the fix! (#1334, #4351) (c3c83ff)
* Start11: Fixed hiding of Recommended Section on recent builds of 24H2. Thanks @m-wigley for the fix! (#4476) (9106226)
* GUI: File Explorer > Title bar is now available again on >= 22H2. Thanks @SandTechStuff! (583fa53)
* Reduced the occurrences of the Windows 11 bug in Explorer windows where `WM_SETTINGCHANGE` would scroll the folder items list to the top. (fa19402b)
* Changed hooking library to SlimDetours. (ff30457)
  * On ARM64, fixes incompatibilities with certain Windhawk mods that hook `CreateWindowExW` such as [Taskbar Volume Control](https://windhawk.net/mods/taskbar-volume-control).
  * On ARM64, fixes a very slim chance bug where hooked functions would cause a crash when called until a reboot.
* ep_taskbar: Now statically links to private functions it uses. (ab99f26)
* Taskbar10: Fixed folder toolbar menus and Toolbars > New toolbar not working on builds with `TrayThreadBSTA` (54481602) feature flag turned on, such as 26100.5074+. (#4542) (1bbe207)
* GUI: Windows 8 Network flyout is now no longer an option on builds >= 25346 as van.dll was removed. Thanks @m-wigley for the fix! (#4478) (72c6983)
* On Windows 11 22H2+, Windows 10 (ExplorerPatcher) taskbar a.k.a. ep_taskbar is now used by default. (ad2fa72)

###### 2

* Fixed weather button not having an icon. (#4545) (6959c69)
  * You may need to perform "Clear weather widget local data" in EP properties > Weather.

###### 3

* File Explorer: Fixed "Shrink address bar height" resulting in broken graphics on recent 24H2 builds. (#4552) (6d946bd)
* Start10: Fixed open/close animation patching on x64 27938+ and ARM64 27881+. (201a7e5, 79f8dd3, f873888, 465117e, 4434d10)
* Start10: Fixed Windows 10 Start menu refusing to open when the new Windows 11 Start menu feature flag(s) are enabled. (#4523) (afd109f)
* Fixed Windows 10 Alt+Tab and Windows 10 taskbar Win+X functionality on ARM64 226x1 and 27686+. (18dfcd0)

Known issues we will address in the short term:
* Changing weather icon pack to "Microsoft" has no effect.
* On Nickel (Windows 11 22H2/23H2), when the new Windows 11 Start menu is enabled, using Windows 10 or Windows 10 (ExplorerPatcher) taskbar will crashloop explorer.exe.

Please consult the [README](https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/blob/master/README.md) for more details.
A detailed change log is available [here](https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md).
An archive containing all the files generated during the build process (including `dxgi.dll` and symbol files) is available [here](https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/actions/runs/17822025426).

*This release has been published automatically from commits up to and including f4e9faf in branch [master](https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/tree/master/).*