Start menu won't cancel tiles and right-click to fix tiles

[zerosnowe]

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

67.1

Repro Windows Versions

windows11 23h2

3rd party tweak software installed

no

Describe the bug

My explorer patcher has a very fatal bug. I can't unpin the tile, nor can I pin the tile through the right-click menu. I still can't solve it after trying to uninstall the software.

Expected outcome

Restart your computer to see if that solves the problem

Actual outcome

still Unable to cancel tile

Additional info

No response

Crash Dumps

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Media

[pyrates999]

see here for the work arounds with pinning and unpinning: #1679

• Pin to Start from Start menu does not work
• Pinned tiles cannot be unpinned

[zerosnowe]

Do these work for UWP apps? 从 Windows 版邮件<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986>发送

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[pyrates999]

Try it and find out.

[Nefersen]

I have the same problem. The programs listed in the Start Menu cannot be pinned as tiles, and for those that are already there, the context menu doesn’t give you the option to unpin them, only 'Pin to Start.' The only way to pin them is by doing it from the .exe file, wherever it is. Of course, this doesn't work for UWP applications. This happens since the 242H version of 11. ('Anclar a inicio' is spanish for 'Pin to Start')

[Yuto-INOUE]

I’m experiencing the same issue on Windows 11 24H2 (Build 26100.3194). When I right-click on a pinned app in the Start Menu, I only see the "Pin to Start" (ja: "スタートにピン留めする") option, with no way to unpin the app.

[pyrates999]

Did you try the work arounds listed here? #1679

[Nefersen]

Did you try the work arounds listed here? #1679

Yes. The problem happens precisely in Star Menu. It is posible to pin a program form the "Open File location", but only when there is a exe file. But that is imposible to do with UWP aplication, such as Whatsapp for windows or windows apps.

It is impossible to unpin an app in the Tile menu. When you open the menu, the only option that appears is "Pin to Start", even though it is already pinned.

[pyrates999]

Please wait for a developer to respond.