ExplorerPatcher

This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows

Tag: 22000.1.0.5

Valentin Radu aca00768a2 Offsets are now determined at runtime * Library downloads and parses symbols in order to determine function hooking offsets at runtime and saves the data in a "settings.ini" file located in the application folder for future use; the file is invalidated when a new OS build is detected * The main executable attempts to determine the location where a jump has to be patched out so that Explorer remains on the 'show old taskbar' code path; it will systematically patch each jz/jnz instruction and will check whether Explorer still runs fine, and, if it does so and does not crash, whether the old taskbar got actually shown; once the offset is determined, it is saved in the "settings.ini" file for future use * Please have an unmetered active working Internet connection when running for the first time * Messages from the patcher (i.e. install/uninstall successful message, symbol downloading message) will now display in a toast (Windows 10 notification) if possible; when Explorer is not running, it falls back to using standard MessageBox'es * Disabled the pre/post build command that restarted sihost.exe in Debug builds	4 years ago
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PostBuildCommand.vcxproj	Offsets are now determined at runtime	4 years ago
PostBuildCommand.vcxproj.filters	Build process improvement	4 years ago

Valentin Radu aca00768a2 Offsets are now determined at runtime

* Library downloads and parses symbols in order to determine
  function hooking offsets at runtime and saves the data in a
  "settings.ini" file located in the application folder for future
  use; the file is invalidated when a new OS build is detected
* The main executable attempts to determine the location where a
  jump has to be patched out so that Explorer remains on the 'show
  old taskbar' code path; it will systematically patch each jz/jnz
  instruction and will check whether Explorer still runs fine, and,
  if it does so and does not crash, whether the old taskbar got
  actually shown; once the offset is determined, it is saved in the
  "settings.ini" file for future use
* Please have an unmetered active working Internet connection when
  running for the first time
* Messages from the patcher (i.e. install/uninstall successful
  message, symbol downloading message) will now display in a toast
  (Windows 10 notification) if possible; when Explorer is not
  running, it falls back to using standard MessageBox'es
* Disabled the pre/post build command that restarted sihost.exe in
  Debug builds

4 years ago

PostBuildCommand.vcxproj

Offsets are now determined at runtime

4 years ago

PostBuildCommand.vcxproj.filters

Build process improvement

4 years ago