Start10: Remove the need to CoInitialize() in PatchStartTileData()

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ Tested on OS builds 22621.3296, 22621.3447, and 22621.3527. (Note: 22621 and 226
 ##### 1
 
 * Taskbar10: The Windows 10 taskbar option is now no longer available on 26002+. (#3053, e57a6b0)
-  * This is to comply with Microsoft's removal of the stock Windows 10 taskbar in explorer.exe of said builds.
-* Start10: Fixed Pin to Start with a 50/50 chance of success on 226xx.3420+ (22H2, 23H2) and 25169+ (24H2). (232fe6b)
+  * This is to comply with Microsoft's removal of the stock Windows 10 taskbar in `explorer.exe` of said builds.
+* Start10: Fixed Pin to Start on 226xx.3420+ (22H2, 23H2) and 25169+ (24H2). (232fe6b)
 * Start10: Reverted the menu closing delay fix when EP is injected only into `StartMenuExperienceHost.exe` for now. (e59c34c)
 
 ## 22621.3296.64

ExplorerPatcher/StartMenuSettings.cpp

@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ namespace ABI::WindowsInternal::Shell::UnifiedTile::CuratedTileCollections
     };
 }
 
+#if 0
 HRESULT StartTileData_Windows__Internal__ApplicationModel__StartPinnableSurface__GetUnifiedIdentifierForAumid(
     void* _this,
     const WCHAR* pszAumid,
@@ -898,6 +899,7 @@ HRESULT PatchStartPinnableSurface(HMODULE hModule, ABI::Windows::Internal::Appli
 
     return S_OK;
 }
+#endif
 
 namespace VerbGlyphs::SegoeMDL2Assets
 {
@@ -1208,7 +1210,7 @@ extern "C" {
 void PatchStartTileDataFurther(HMODULE hModule, BOOL bSMEH)
 {
     // ComPtr<ABI::Windows::Internal::ApplicationModel::IPinnableSurfaceFactory> pPinnableSurfaceFactory;
-    PatchStartPinnableSurface(hModule, nullptr /*&pPinnableSurfaceFactory*/); // We might not need to patch this but just in case
+    // PatchStartPinnableSurface(hModule, nullptr /*&pPinnableSurfaceFactory*/);
 
     // if (bSMEH)
         // pPinnableSurfaceFactory->AddRef(); // Pin in memory so that StartTileData.dll doesn't get unloaded

ExplorerPatcher/dllmain.c

@@ -11048,10 +11048,14 @@ static void PatchStartTileData(BOOL bSMEH)
 
     VnPatchIAT(hStartTileData, "api-ms-win-core-winrt-l1-1-0.dll", "RoGetActivationFactory", AppResolver_StartTileData_RoGetActivationFactory);
 
+    if (!bSMEH)
+        return;
+
     if ((global_rovi.dwBuildNumber >= 22621 && global_rovi.dwBuildNumber <= 22635) && global_ubr >= 3420
         || global_rovi.dwBuildNumber >= 25169)
     {
-        HRESULT hr = CoInitialize(NULL);
+        PatchStartTileDataFurther(hStartTileData, bSMEH);
+        /*HRESULT hr = CoInitialize(NULL);
         if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
         {
             PatchStartTileDataFurther(hStartTileData, bSMEH);
@@ -11059,7 +11063,7 @@ static void PatchStartTileData(BOOL bSMEH)
         if (hr == S_OK)
         {
             CoUninitialize();
-        }
+        }*/
     }
 }
 #endif