User menu inaccessible from win10 start menu

[PlusLaplace]

While I was using the windows 10 start menu, I noticed that when I click on my own user icon, the user menu (lock, sign out, change acc. settings) does not show up.

I am using version 22621.2861.62.2 of EP, running windows 11 23H2 Build no 22631.3296.

[pyrates999]

open up task manager and kill explorer.exe and then run task manager again and run explorer.exe

Please include what settings you changed in explorer patcher properties application. These should be screen shots.

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

[PlusLaplace]

I have done killed and rerun exporer.exe, issue still persists.

I've only changed a few settings in ep, namely the start menu style. Here are the screenshots

There is no other software I am currently using that modifies the UI of Windows.

Additionally, a new version of ep came out between my original post and this one (version 22621.3296.64.1) I have updated to this version, but the issue has not been resolved.

[pyrates999]

In EP properties application, click on file explorer, untick register as shell extension and click restart file explorer in the bottom left corner.

[PlusLaplace]

Done, however, this has not solved the issue.

[pyrates999]

Thank you.

Check what happens when using the console in explorer patcher. Open up the properties application for explorer patcher, go to advanced, and click on enable console. Copy and paste the results here.

[PlusLaplace]

Running on Windows 11, OS Build 10.0.22631.3296. Loaded symbols Setup user32 functions done CAppResolverCacheBuilder::_AddUserPinnedShortcutToStart() = 47430 ITrayUIHost = 3BD318 explorer.exe!TrayUI_CreateInstance() = 1A5DFC Setup explorer functions done Setup uxtheme functions done [SMA] match1 = E2A4D [SMA] match2 = E2A8C [SMA] match3 = 3300C [SMA] CStartExperienceManager::GetMonitorInformation() = 1066B8 [SMA] CExperienceManagerAnimationHelper::Begin() = 72B46C [SMA] CExperienceManagerAnimationHelper::End() = 2669FE [SMA] match7a in CStartExperienceManager::Hide() = 3F81B [SMA] match7b in CStartExperienceManager::Hide() = 2AD46F [SMA] CStartExperienceManager::OnViewCloaking() = 71030 [SMA] match9 in CStartExperienceManager::OnViewHidden() = 3300C [SMA] CStartExperienceManager::OnViewUncloaked() = 72750 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 Setup inputswitch functions done Setup peopleband functions done Installed hooks. Open Start on monitor thread Started "Open Start on current monitor" thread. EP Service Window thread Initialized taskbar centering module. Progman: 786622 Progman hook: 461441 0 0 [EnsureXAML] 94 ms. [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 "22622.3296.64.1.15361a1b13c6f570" [Updates] Update URL: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/releases/latest/download/ep_setup.exe [Updates] Hash of remote file is "22622.3296.64.1.15361a1b13c6f570" (valid). [Updates] Local version obtained from hash is 22622.3296.64.1. [Updates] No updates are available.

[pyrates999]

Did you try to access the user menu from the start menu while the EP console was running?

[PlusLaplace]

Yes

[pyrates999]

Try switching to the windows 11 start menu and see if that shows the user menu.

[PlusLaplace]

It does

[pyrates999]

did you run vivetool to disable or enable anything?

[PlusLaplace]

My apologies, I'm not familiar with vivetool. Was I supposed to?

[pyrates999]

Ok, just checking if you enabled or disabled any windows features using the vivetool.

[PlusLaplace]

I definitely didn't. I made sure to check if I actually did and just forgot about it, but that doesn't seem to be the case either. Could there be another reason for the console to not be showing anything?

[Amrsatrio]

Try switching to the 11 start menu and check your user icon. Is there a yellow dot on it? If yes, try dismissing the alert, don't know if it would make a difference though.

[PlusLaplace]

There is no yellow dot

[pyrates999]

In the EP properties application, go to About and click on Restore default settings. Then reboot.

[Amrsatrio]

Identified the issue that causes this in StartUI.dll. Will make a new prerelease version which will include the fix.

[Amrsatrio]

Fixed in https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/commit/d11445afdad5d2b05826dfa6d6c987a740ee5b05