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Weather not working after lastest Windows and ExplorerPatcher update.
I just updated both Windows 11 and ExplorerPatcher.
Windows 11 - OS build 22631.4169 ExplorerPatcher - Version 22621.3880.66.5
The Weather Widget when clicked immediately closes and complains that I'm not connected to the internet.
Any ideas as to how to fix this?
This was happening today for me too, but my computer had not updated Windows. I went into Explorer Patcher’s settings under “Weather”, and clicked the “Clear weather widget local data” link. That worked for me. I’m still on EP version 22621.3527.65.5 though.
Thanks!!! That worked! I’ll mention it on the website.
Best regards,
Carl
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This was happening today for me too, but my computer had not updated Windows. I went into Explorer Patcher’s settings under “Weather”, and clicked the “Clear weather widget local data” link. That worked for me. I’m still on EP version 22621.3527.65.5 though.
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I had to reboot before clicking on the “Clear weather widget local data” link was able to fix it. This happened to me on 2 completely different laptops both of which are on Windows 11 build 22631.4169 with EP 22621.3880.66.5 and using the Windows 10 taskbar option. I am not using any 3rd party AV, and the following paths are on my list of exclusions in Windows Security (Defender) :
- %ProgramFiles%\ExplorerPatcher
- %LocalAppData%\Temp\ep_setup.exe
- %AppData%\ExplorerPatcher
- %UserProfile%\Downloads\ep_setup.exe
- %WinDir%\dxgi.dll
- %WinDir%\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy
- %WinDir%\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy
Same problem here. In the taskbar there is an icon of a newspaper instead of the brief weather info. When I click on it, the pop up window opens but shows "Unable to read weather information, make sure that the location you have entered is correct. Verify that you are connected to the internet. Reload" When I click on reload, the weather info appear for a brief moment with the current weather information but in less than a second it disappears and the same error message appears again. I tried the "Clear weather widget local data" and "Restart file explorer" but no way. After clearing the data, the info that appears for a brief moment when I click on reload is the weather info covered by a popup asking for cookies (this is normal since I cleared the local data) and then disappears and appears the error message again. It seems the widget doesn't even have time to autoclick on the allow cookies button since it keeps appearing every time I click on Reload.
Version data same as OP: ExplorerPatcher version 22621.3880.66.5 Running on Windows 11, OS Build 22631.4169.
This was happening today for me too, but my computer had not updated Windows. I went into Explorer Patcher’s settings under “Weather”, and clicked the “Clear weather widget local data” link. That worked for me. I’m still on EP version 22621.3527.65.5 though.
Same here. FIxed for me.
The problem happens because of the antivirus app that catches the essential libraries of the weather, such as file: C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher\ep_weather_host_stub.dll or ExplorerPatcher in general.
in my case this happened yesterday to me by Windows Security on Windows 1123H2 Build 22631.4169
even though I set the "Action" to "Allow on device" or "Restore", but it didn't work, downloading ExplorerPatcher again would do the same cycle, so I'm waiting for a solution in the next ExplorerPatcher update.
The problem happens because of the antivirus app that catches the essential libraries of the weather, such as file:
C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher\ep_weather_host_stub.dllor ExplorerPatcher in general. in my case this happened yesterday to me by Windows Security on Windows 1123H2 Build 22631.4169
even though I set the "Action" to "Allow on device" or "Restore", but it didn't work, downloading ExplorerPatcher again would do the same cycle, so I'm waiting for a solution in the next ExplorerPatcher update.
read the release notes here so you know what files and directories to exclude with windows defender or whatever AV you use: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/releases
The problem happens because of the antivirus app that catches the essential libraries of the weather, such as file:
C:\Program Files\ExplorerPatcher\ep_weather_host_stub.dllor ExplorerPatcher in general. in my case this happened yesterday to me by Windows Security on Windows 1123H2 Build 22631.4169
even though I set the "Action" to "Allow on device" or "Restore", but it didn't work, downloading ExplorerPatcher again would do the same cycle, so I'm waiting for a solution in the next ExplorerPatcher update.
read the release notes here so you know what files and directories to exclude with windows defender or whatever AV you use: valinet/ExplorerPatcher/releases
I didn't need to do this, just clearing and restarting via the settings menu worked for me.
Wonder if there's multiple reasons it is happening.
I'm on:
Update to 66.6 of EP to fix an issue where it can't update if the url set to update is blank in the registry.
Guys, for me after i updated ExplorerPatcher to 22612.4317.67.1 and clear the widget data "Clear weather widget local data" everything is working.
Using Windows 11 - 24h2 (26100.2161)
Still not working under windows 10 19045.5011 x86-64.
did you try this: "Clear weather widget local data"
this is all I have:
dude you have it disabled.. click in the x button to enable your weather in taskbar...
this is all I have:
dude you have it disabled.. click in the x button to enable your weather in taskbar...
Lol! 🤣🤣
this is all I have:
dude you have it disabled.. click in the x button to enable your weather in taskbar...
clicking here doesn't do anything:
this is all I have:
dude you have it disabled.. click in the x button to enable your weather in taskbar...
clicking here doesn't do anything:
It should look like this
It never changes when I try clicking on the X, nor does it change if I try clicking anywhere in Show Weather on the taskbar.
I have installed the WebView2 Runtime as when I try to install it, it says it is already installed.
I have deleted and recreated the directory: %APPDATA%\ExplorerPatcher\ep_weather_host. Restarted file explorer.
I opened up the registry and went to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\People. PeopleBand of type DWORD was already set to 0. Restarted file explorer.
In the registry, I also went to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ExplorerPatcher, And added WeatherDevMode of type DWORD, and set it to 1. Restarted file explorer.
I've closed the EP Properties application and reopened it.
Here is the EP console output:
Running on Windows 10, OS Build 10.0.19045.5011.
Loaded symbols
Setup user32 functions done
ITrayUIHost = 3F9828
explorer.exe!TrayUI_CreateInstance() = 84D6C
Setup explorer functions done
Setup uxtheme functions done
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 sndvolsso functions done
Setup shell32 functions done
Setup windows.storage functions done
Setup peopleband functions done
Installed hooks.
Open Start on monitor thread
EP Service Window thread
Started "Open Start on current monitor" thread.
Initialized taskbar centering module.
Progman: 3936540
Progman hook: -1248720245
0 0
[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] Using hardcoded hash.
[Updates] Checking against hash "22622.4317.67.1.8bfca71add96d3de"
[Updates] Update URL: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/releases/latest/download/ep_setup.exe
[Updates] Hash of remote file is "22622.4317.67.1.8bfca71add96d3de" (valid).
[Updates] Local version obtained from hash is 22622.4317.67.1.
[Updates] No updates are available.
Nothing is output when I try to click on the X, nor is there any output when I try clicking anywhere in Show Weather on the taskbar.
I even tried Restore default settings in Settings and uninstall. And weather still doesn't work when I try to click on it, which caused me to lose the Properties selection when I right clicked on the taskbar. I'll file that as a new issue here.
On my working Windows 11 installation, I show a PeopleBand value of 1 (0x00000001) at \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\People
And at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ExplorerPatcher I don't see a WeatherDevMode key, but rather all this:
I'm having the same issue. I click the Reload link, the weather app screen shows briefly and returns to a blank window with the information below. I've tried a lot of things prior to realizing that the issue might be Explorer Patcher then found this thread. I'm running version 22621.4317.67.7 on Win 11.
Unable to load weather information Make sure that the location you have entered is correct. Verify that you are connected to the Internet.
[Reload]
This was happening to me. Uninstalled and reinstalled EP, cleared the weather data, nothing working, just the newspaper icon. Saw a comment here to reboot then clear the widget data- this worked. No idea what changes on restart. We're using 3rd party AV SentinelOne (which is not blocking/alerting on anything).
This was happening to me. Uninstalled and reinstalled EP, cleared the weather data, nothing working, just the newspaper icon. Saw a comment here to reboot then clear the widget data- this worked. No idea what changes on restart. We're using 3rd party AV SentinelOne (which is not blocking/alerting on anything).
@packetdog Thank you. Your suggestion worked for me. Export Settings>Uninstall>Restart>Install>Import Settings>Update weather now. However, after 1 restart following the reinstall, I did have to click on the weather widget and click Reload to get it to show the weather. FYI, I am using the paid version of ESET NOD32 AV which does not appear to be blocking anything with Explorer Patcher.
Edit: I just started up my laptop again and the weather widget loaded properly without me having to do anything. All is good.
This was happening to me. Uninstalled and reinstalled EP, cleared the weather data, nothing working, just the newspaper icon. Saw a comment here to reboot then clear the widget data- this worked. No idea what changes on restart. We're using 3rd party AV SentinelOne (which is not blocking/alerting on anything).
- Clear weather widget local data
- Reboot
- Clear weather widget local data again
- If it still shows the newspaper icon, then click on it, and click on Reload.
Uninstalling/reinstalling EP should not be needed.
Also, as long as all the necessary file/folder exclusions (see below) have been added properly in the AV, disabling the AV should not be needed. Substitute %UserProfile%\Downloads\ep_setup.exe with the filepath of where you plan to download the file ep_setup.exe
- %ProgramFiles%\ExplorerPatcher
- %LocalAppData%\Temp\ep_setup.exe
- %AppData%\ExplorerPatcher
- %UserProfile%\Downloads\ep_setup.exe
- %WinDir%\dxgi.dll
- %WinDir%\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy
- %WinDir%\SystemApps\ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy
Having the same issue for about a week...started out of nowhere...
This issue is similar to what was described in https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/issues/3674 however even after trying every suggestion in there I couldn't fix it. I don't think it's an EP issue since as I mentioned below everything is working fine in 2 out of 3 computers with exactly same Windows and EP versions.
I have 3 computers using Windows 11 version 26100.4061 (all three using exactly the same version of ExplorerPatcher (22631.5335.68.2) and all with the same settings)
On two computers Weather shows normally as it should but on mine (main) only shows the icon which the click has the reload option. Clicking it shows the Google Weather page asking for a login, however clicking on anything brings me back to the Reload option.
Tried:
- Clear weather widget local data
- Reboot
- Clear weather widget local data again
- It still shows the newspaper icon, click on Reload doesn't work
- Fully uninstalled (using the ExplorerPatcher option to do so in Properties)
- Reinstalled and didn't work
- Fully uninstalled (using REVO to be able to remove leftovers including registry)
- Reinstalled and didn't work
- When I uninstalled both times, Windows Weather was working normally, so I'm assuming Webview2 is working properly. I went ahead and repair it regardless. Same issue. I also tried to use previous EP versions (22621.4317.67.1 and 22621.3880.66.6) with the same results.
- Using Kaspersky in all three computers and all have the above listed files added as an exclusion, but like I said before only this one has the issue. Tried to disable Kaspersky and didn't work as well.
- I have the Devmode enabled in registry and can access hitting F12, however I don't know what should I be looking. I only noticed that it says no issues.
Lastly, I don't think it's an EP issue, but any help or ideas will be super appreciated.
Thanks all
Having the same issue for about a week...started out of nowhere...
This issue is similar to what was described in https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/issues/3674 however even after trying every suggestion in there I couldn't fix it. I don't think it's an EP issue since as I mentioned below everything is working fine in 2 out of 3 computers with exactly same Windows and EP versions.
I have 3 computers using Windows 11 version 26100.4061 (all three using exactly the same version of ExplorerPatcher (22631.5335.68.2) and all with the same settings)
On two computers Weather shows normally as it should but on mine (main) only shows the icon which the click has the reload option. Clicking it shows the Google Weather page asking for a login, however clicking on anything brings me back to the Reload option.
Tried:
- Clear weather widget local data
- Reboot
- Clear weather widget local data again
- It still shows the newspaper icon, click on Reload doesn't work
- Fully uninstalled (using the ExplorerPatcher option to do so in Properties)
- Reinstalled and didn't work
- Fully uninstalled (using REVO to be able to remove leftovers including registry)
- Reinstalled and didn't work
- When I uninstalled both times, Windows Weather was working normally, so I'm assuming Webview2 is working properly. I went ahead and repair it regardless. Same issue. I also tried to use previous EP versions (22621.4317.67.1 and 22621.3880.66.6) with the same results.
- Using Kaspersky in all three computers and all have the above listed files added as an exclusion, but like I said before only this one has the issue. Tried to disable Kaspersky and didn't work as well.
- I have the Devmode enabled in registry and can access hitting F12, however I don't know what should I be looking. I only noticed that it says no issues.
Lastly, I don't think it's an EP issue, but any help or ideas will be super appreciated.
Thanks all
Are you saying every time you click it it shows a Google login page? That's weird. And Google works fine on that computer I'm assuming? You're not being spam blocked or anything?
Having the same issue for about a week...started out of nowhere... This issue is similar to what was described in #3674 however even after trying every suggestion in there I couldn't fix it. I don't think it's an EP issue since as I mentioned below everything is working fine in 2 out of 3 computers with exactly same Windows and EP versions. I have 3 computers using Windows 11 version 26100.4061 (all three using exactly the same version of ExplorerPatcher (22631.5335.68.2) and all with the same settings) On two computers Weather shows normally as it should but on mine (main) only shows the icon which the click has the reload option. Clicking it shows the Google Weather page asking for a login, however clicking on anything brings me back to the Reload option. Tried:
Clear weather widget local data
Reboot
Clear weather widget local data again
It still shows the newspaper icon, click on Reload doesn't work
Fully uninstalled (using the ExplorerPatcher option to do so in Properties)
Reinstalled and didn't work
Fully uninstalled (using REVO to be able to remove leftovers including registry)
Reinstalled and didn't work
When I uninstalled both times, Windows Weather was working normally, so I'm assuming Webview2 is working properly. I went ahead and repair it regardless. Same issue. I also tried to use previous EP versions (22621.4317.67.1 and 22621.3880.66.6) with the same results.
Using Kaspersky in all three computers and all have the above listed files added as an exclusion, but like I said before only this one has the issue. Tried to disable Kaspersky and didn't work as well.
I have the Devmode enabled in registry and can access hitting F12, however I don't know what should I be looking. I only noticed that it says no issues.
Lastly, I don't think it's an EP issue, but any help or ideas will be super appreciated.
Thanks all
Are you saying every time you click it it shows a Google login page? That's weird. And Google works fine on that computer I'm assuming? You're not being spam blocked or anything?
Google works perfectly...everything works perfectly with EP. Only Weather is not working.
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After you hit F12 to enable dev mode, now try refreshing the weather. The web dev tools don't show anything at first because nothing new has been done at that time.
After you hit F12 to enable dev mode, now try refreshing the weather. The web dev tools don't show anything at first because nothing new has been done at that time.
Try using a different zip code as your location and see if it makes a difference.