WIndowsblinds prevents file explorer to open

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Hello

I have an small issue, or not so small, but anyway.

OS Windows 11 23H2, 

WindowBlinds 11.02 (017 x64 - Windows 11 Edition) - 64 bit OSFaulting application name: explorer.exe, version: 10.0.22621.3958, time stamp: 0x4456ebc8

Faulting module name: WBLIND64.dll, version: 11.0.2.1, time stamp: 0x641a2a61

Exception code: 0xc000041d

Fault offset: 0x00000000000d8583

Faulting process id: 0x0x2540

Faulting application start time: 0x0x1DAE10B54B87038

Faulting application path: C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe

Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\WindowBlinds\WBLIND64.dll

Report Id: eb8a3f3e-5e93-4122-9006-0ac475a91846

 

As soon as i start to activate an theme in WindowBlinds 11.02 (017 x64 - Windows 11 Edition), File Explorer wont open,  

This is from event viewer 

Faulting application name: explorer.exe, version: 10.0.22621.3958, time stamp: 0x4456ebc8

Faulting module name: WBLIND64.dll, version: 11.0.2.1, time stamp: 0x641a2a61

Exception code: 0xc000041d

Fault offset: 0x00000000000d8583

Faulting process id: 0x0x2540

Faulting application start time: 0x0x1DAE10B54B87038

Faulting application path: C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe

Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\WindowBlinds\WBLIND64.dll

Report Id: eb8a3f3e-5e93-4122-9006-0ac475a91846

And also Event ID: 1000

 

And File Explorer start working as soon as i stop or disable Windowblinds Service, and sign out or restart Windows.

So WB does something to explorer that is not suppose to happen.

But what is happening and why?

 

Kind regards

 

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Windowblinds do work with Window Explorer to change its GUI. If that is block than Windowblinds will not work properly. Please try looking into your Security software and see if it is blocking Windowblinds. For example, if you're using ESET, you will need to do some setting as mention in this guide: https://forums.stardock.com/486023/windowblinds-support-faq#notinstalled. If you have different software, you could also look into some setting that is similar to it.

Thank you.
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello.

I don't know what actually caused the issue.

I first tried to make an exception in Windowblinds to explorer.exe but it didn't work. And the tried again, and the exception worked. So now it works for what i know.

And to answer about the security option.

I doesn't even use Windows built in antivirus or anything else related to it neither, no realtime, no haptic, everything virus related is disabled in gpedit. And windows firewall is actually turned off, not disabled, that is because if it also is disabled Windows Store and settings app will malfunction and start to havoc the system.

 

 

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Not really sure what you mean by exception in Windowblind to explorer.exe. Did you mean for Windowblinds to ignore explorer.exe and do not skin it?

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Yes, sorry, that was what i meant, to not skin it, i didn't remember what is was called, i am at work.

Thanks.

 

 

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

So with that setting, does Windowblinds now work now for you?

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant