rounk-ctrl
reapply on explorer reload
Great utility, work on Windows 11 23h2. But there is a small problem - after restarting explorer.exe need restart start.exe Is it possible to fix it somehow and keep the program constantly?
that is something that could be added in down the road, but for now there are a few good workarounds. I'd suggest to create a task in Task Scheduler, have it trigger when explorer.exe starts, and point it to start.exe, this should have the effect of automatically restarting TranslucentSM along with explorer cheers
it happens because after restarting explorer, StartMenuExperienceHost.exe also gets restarted
it happens because after restarting explorer, StartMenuExperienceHost.exe also gets restarted
this is understandable, but there is 100% a way for it to work even after restarting explorer, as the author of the program wrote
._. i am the author. Sure there is a way, but that would require the app constantly running in the background
._. i am the author. Sure there is a way, but that would require the app constantly running in the background
Oh, sorry. I didn't notice that you are the author. Is it possible to make a .dll library that can be registered using the regsvr32? Well, or at least a version that will work constantly in the background? With respect.
yea i plan to make it a regsvr32 dll
Great news. Waiting for update. Thank you
haha yes I am just a guy who likes to help ;) All credit to Rounk-ctrl!
If Rounk is making this into a registered dll, that will be a better solution than my above work-around, and I would probably suggest to just wait instead.
That said, I have it auto-restarting now with v0.4 using a scheduled task that launches start.exe every time startmenuexperiencehost.exe is started, and the cmd window is hidden using advancedRun (also useful for other mods like TranslucentFlyouts v2 for example)
Yes, I didn't look at who the author was at first :) it would be ideal if the author also added the function of deleting (hiding) the 'recommend' section I know about the scheduled task in the scheduler, but it's still better to wait until the author does it in the .dll regsvr32
how will explorer hook help with start menu, which is hosted in a diff process
that is something that could be added in down the road, but for now there are a few good workarounds. I'd suggest to create a task in Task Scheduler, have it trigger when explorer.exe starts, and point it to start.exe, this should have the effect of automatically restarting TranslucentSM along with explorer cheers
How do i set it so that the event trigger is when startmenuhost.exe starts up?
haha yes I am just a guy who likes to help ;) All credit to Rounk-ctrl!
If Rounk is making this into a registered dll, that will be a better solution than my above work-around, and I would probably suggest to just wait instead.
That said, I have it auto-restarting now with v0.4 using a scheduled task that launches start.exe every time startmenuexperiencehost.exe is started, and the cmd window is hidden using advancedRun (also useful for other mods like TranslucentFlyouts v2 for example)
@bbmaster123 I tried making a task but it won't execute (on logon) but runs fine manually. Could you export and share your task?
@Arin-426 Sorry for the delay, I sometimes don't see my messages on this account Set the trigger to custom event filter, begin task on an event, and set the action to load a .bat file with the patch to start.exe I have my .bat pointing to advancedrun.exe with arguments telling it to load a second .bat which contains the path to start.exe, which allows me to set the command prompt to hidden, so that it doesn't pop up on load.
EDIT: Forgot the step where you need to turn on detailed tracking in group policy editor under Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Advanced Audit Configuration > Detailed Tracking
let me know if you need more clarification or anything! :D
run-sm.bat
cd %USERPROFILE%\documents\translucentSM\
start advancedrun /run /advancedrunSM.cfg
advancedrun.cfg
[General]
WinPos=2C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 25 01 00 00 1B 01 00 00 5A 04 00 00 A3 03 00 00
EXEFilename=C:\Users\[name]\Documents\TranslucentSM\start.exe
CommandLine=
StartDirectory=C:\Users\[name]\Documents\TranslucentSM\
WaitProcess=0
PriorityClass=32
WindowState=0
UseWindowPosition=0
WindowPosition=20,20
UseWindowSize=0
WindowSize=640,400
RunAs=6
RunAsProcessName=
EnvironmentVariablesMode=1
OSCompatMode=0
UseSearchPath=0
ParseVarCommandLine=0
UseAffinityMask=0
AffinityMask=0 1
Compat640480=0
CompatDisableVisualThemes=0
CompatDisableDesktopComp=0
CompatDisableFullScreenOpt=0
CompatHighDPI=0
CompatColors=0
RunAsUserName=
RunAsDomain=
RunFromService=0
ComputerName=
RunMode=1
ShellExecuteAction=open
CommandWindowMode=1
[EnvironmentVariables]
Lines=0
Custom Event Filter
<QueryList>
<Query Id="0" Path="Security">
<Select Path="Security">
*[System[Provider[@Name='Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing'] and Task = 13312 and (band(Keywords,9007199254740992)) and (EventID=4688)]]
and
*[EventData[Data[@Name='NewProcessName'] and (Data='C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\startmenuexperiencehost.exe')]]
</Select>
</Query>
</QueryList>
Why is this issue still open, another guy have already provided a workaround https://github.com/rounk-ctrl/TranslucentSM/issues/13#issuecomment-2023989762. Make a logon scheduled task of that and you are fine to go.
