ExplorerPatcher Desktop Slideshow Disabled at each Start\Restart

Explorer Patcher 22621.2506.60.1_a7a3d27

Windows: Windows 11 Home 23H2 22631.2861 Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22681.1000.0 (Italian)

With Explorer Patcher installed the Windows Desktop Slideshow is disabled and every time the PC is started\restarted, the desktop wallpaper is stuck to the last used image.

To restart the slideshow i need to go to the slideshow option panel, set another interval and then change it back to the one i want. I also can't change the interval to a personalized time trought regedit, the problem is solved only by switching the calues in the proper option menu.

I removed Open-Shell and RetroBar but the problem persistend, removing ExplorerPatcher will solve it.

Dec 15 '23 05:12 Nuriell

Please include what settings you changed in explorer patcher properties application.

Please include any other software you have installed that modifies the UI of windows.

Dec 15 '23 16:12 pyrates999

I uninstalled the other programs that can affect it, Open-Shell and RetroBar, to try if they where the culprit (the answer is no) so this is tested with only ExplorerPatcher installed.

The setting are those:

(EDITED Registry Entry)

Dec 15 '23 20:12 Nuriell

Please show screen shots of the EP properties application settings.

Dec 16 '23 01:12 pyrates999

I updated to the last version, the slideshow was stopped at the start of the PC but one ExplorerPatcher restarted himself du to the update it started working again on his own. Once i restarted the PC the slideshow was stopped again.

Here the settings 01 ExplorerPatcher Taskbar Settings 02 ExplorerPatcher System Tay Settings 03 ExplorerPatcher File Explorer Settings 04 ExplorerPatcher Start Menu Settings 05 ExplorerPatcher Window Switcher Settings 06 ExplorerPatcher Weather Settings 07 ExplorerPatcher Otherr Settings 08 ExplorerPatcher Updates Settings 09 ExplorerPatcher Advanced Settings 10 ExplorerPatcher About Settings :

Dec 16 '23 06:12 Nuriell

The slide show is a screen saver?

Dec 17 '23 04:12 pyrates999

Nope, it's the Desktop Background Image, the Slideshow setting let you chose a folder with multimple images and an interval of time, after the interval pass the next image is automatically shown on the desktop in an endless cycle.

It seem for some reason ExplorerPatcher will prevent the image change when the ssytem start\restart, but if i st a new interval form the proper menu it will start cycliong again, the i need to select my preferred interval again.

The setting is here: Settings > Personalization > Background Slideshow Settings This is just an image i found, my ssystem Language is Italian, i think this is more easy to understand. I usually set it to 1 Minute.

Dec 17 '23 09:12 Nuriell

Please enable symbols download in Advanced. You should never disable that.

Set the background image to change every 1 minute.

Then go to advanced, and click on enable console. Check if symbols were able to be downloaded. When you expect the background image on the desktop to change, copy and paste the results of the EP console here.

Dec 17 '23 10:12 pyrates999

Ok, i enabled symbols download, downloaded them and restarted (the slideshow is still stopped).

This is what happen by making the slideshow work:

Running on Windows 11, OS Build 10.0.22631.2861. Loaded symbols Setup user32 functions done CAppResolverCacheBuilder::_AddUserPinnedShortcutToStart() = 47780 Patched taskbar transparency in newer OS builds ITrayUIHost = 3AD318 explorer.exe!TrayUI_CreateInstance() = 1974AC Setup explorer functions done Setup uxtheme functions done [AC] rcMonitorAssignment = 247F1 [AC] rcWorkAssignment = 248A1 [AC] blockBegin = 24806 [AC] blockEnd = 248B7 [AC] Patched! [CC] rcMonitorAssignment = 66EFB [CC] rcWorkAssignment = 66FC8 [CC] blockBegin = 66F13 [CC] blockEnd = 66FE1 [CC] Patched! [TC] rcMonitorAssignment = 5B6A0 [TC] rcWorkAssignment = 5B756 [TC] blockBegin = 5B6BA [TC] blockEnd = 5B76F [TC] Patched! [TV] firstCallPrep = 2F665 [TV] firstCallCall = 2F66F [TV] Patched! [HC] match1 = 1D56D [HC] match2 = 1D634 [HC] writeAt = 1D22E [HC] cleanup = 1D645-1D65A [HC] Patched! PenMenuSystemTrayManager::GetDynamicSystemTrayHeightForMonitor() = 45C760 Setup twinui.pcshell functions done Setup combase functions done Setup twinui functions done Setup stobject functions done Setup bthprops functions done Setup pnidui functions done Setup shell32 functions done Setup windows.storage functions done [IME] Context menu patch status: 1 Setup inputswitch functions done wil::details::FeatureImpl<__WilFeatureTraits_Feature_Servicing_TaskbarMultiMon_38545217>::__private_IsEnabled() = 10BEB8 Setup windowsudk.shellcommon functions done Setup peopleband functions done Installed hooks. Play startup sound thread... Signal shell ready... Started "Signal shell ready" thread. Open Start on monitor thread Started "Open Start on current monitor" thread. EP Service Window thread Initialized taskbar centering module. [Positioning] Added settings for monitor 0000000000010001 : 0 Registered Win+A, Win+B, and Win+N Progman: 131284 Progman hook: 262755 0 0

Signal shell ready. Setup sndvolsso functions done Ended "Signal shell ready" thread. [sws] Wallpaper RECT 0 0 1280 1024 [sws] Refreshing theme: 0 [sws] Refreshing theme: 0 [sws] Refreshing theme: 0 Started "Play startup sound" thread. Ended "Play startup sound" thread. [Updates] Starting daemon. [Updates] Configured update policy on this system: "Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them". [Updates] Path to module: C:\WINDOWS\dxgi.dll [Updates] Checking against hash "22622.2861.62.1.48ed2a7f698f9519" [Updates] Update URL: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/releases/latest/download/ep_setup.exe [Updates] Hash of remote file is "22622.2861.62.1.48ed2a7f698f9519" (valid). [Updates] Local version obtained from hash is 22622.2861.62.1. [Updates] No updates are available.

Dec 17 '23 17:12 Nuriell

Ok, always make sure that you have enabled symbols to download. They are a technical requirement to making EP work.

Now please wait for a developer to respond.

Dec 18 '23 04:12 pyrates999

Thank you.

Dec 18 '23 11:12 Nuriell

This seem to be solved by last version, i'll keep looking at the situation for some time to be sure.

Dec 24 '23 06:12 Nuriell

Ok, this is NOT solved, yesterday all was working properly, today not.

But i don't think it just stop the slideshow, i think it is automaticaly setted to something high like the max value of 24 hours? I'm not completely sure, i will look if there are other chances.

Dec 25 '23 06:12 Nuriell

Keep the EP console open then to capture when the wallpaper does change.

Dec 25 '23 08:12 pyrates999

I enabled the console, nothing at all is added t it when the wallpaper change, only if i manually change the time setting it add

SystemParametersInfoW

I waited different cycles, restarted the PC and tried again, nothng.

But one time i misclicked and clicked "Dump Memory Leaks" in the advenced setting, the slideshow that it was working stopped again.

Dec 27 '23 06:12 Nuriell

Ok, so to test this, you set the wallpaper to change every 1 minute?

Dec 27 '23 08:12 pyrates999

Yes, every one minute.

Dec 28 '23 06:12 Nuriell

Today i started the PC, slideshow blocked. I resterted a first time, slideshow blocked. I restarted a second time, slideshow worked.

I changed no settings anywhere and still i cannot get any info for the console, i don't know waht to think about this.

Dec 31 '23 19:12 Nuriell

Please wait for a developer to respond then.

Dec 31 '23 22:12 pyrates999