Make ExplorerPatcher Shut Up about crashs because it's still working

[jabcreations]

Before reporting your issue

• I have confirmed that this issue does not happen when ExplorerPatcher is not installed
• I do not have "register as shell extension" enabled
• I have tried my best to check existing issues

Repro ExplorerPatcher versions

Some clients have their computers infected with Windows 11 and so part of restoring a usable GUI is using ExplorerPatcher. The thing is: it keeps complaining that it crashes, all the time. If it crashed the Open-Shell start menu fix would be at the center of the screen however it's still at the bottom-left where it belongs.

Having a crash notice appear all of the time (except literally never when I'm viewing their computer) is really starting to annoy my clients many of whom have no idea the nightmare normal users like them have to deal with when they don't have a competent technical professional like me helping them. That being said we've got things to do. Please give us a simple option to make ExplorerPatcher shut up about crashes. They are either not actually happening or not having any actual effect but the error messages are the only actual problem.

Repro Windows Versions

Client PC not accessible at this time.

Third-party tweak software installed

OpenShell, Waterfox, AnyDesk

Describe the bug

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Expected outcome

To not be obnoxious while working.

Actual outcome

Working but being obnoxious.

Additional info

No response

Crash Dumps

No response

Media

No response

[pyrates999]

When it shows the crash message, it loads up the windows 11 taskbar.

Please also read this in that you're warned not to use EP in a work environment: https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/wiki/ExplorerPatcher's-taskbar-implementation

[pyrates999]

duplicate of: #5078

please close this.

[Amrsatrio]

Done. I've made it so that you can make the crash counter system shut up. And probably fixed the underlying issue of why this happens in the first place.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ExplorerPatcher]
"CrashCounterShowMessage"=dword:00000000

Coming to EP 70.5 which I'm still undecided when to release. Hopefully this week. Still gathering more issues that are viable to fix.

But if you want the test build now, go here in my fork https://github.com/Amrsatrio/ExplorerPatcher/actions/runs/28809876155, then download the only artifact, extract the ep_setup.exe in the x64 folder, and run it. Ignore the update messages if you're not running a build from this repo (valinet).

[Harveyhase68]

It doesn't actually crash, but it repeatedly fails to load completely, only on PC restart, and the taskbar only loads after a mouse click. This is strange behavior. I re-installed ExlorerPatcher and of course unselected "register as shell extension"?

But your fork seems to solve the problem!!! No issues whatsoever atm!!

[Amrsatrio]

Glad to hear that it works 🔥
Finally finished that one homework by Valinet :)