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TLDR: StartAllBack, ExplorerPatcher and some other projects are being blocked on 24H2.

One more reason to switch to Linux

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[–] BombOmOm 66 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

They’re not exactly “being blocked”

Simply renaming the executable works to re-enable Start All Back. They are being intentionally blocked by Microsoft.

Like in the case of StartAllBack, you can bypass the block by simply renaming the executable to something else. If you want to upgrade to a newer build, delete the app, update your system, and then launch it using a renamed executable.

[–] kadu 26 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Not if you're using the preview build, where the entire functionality is removed. The warning is just a preemptive preparation for beta users. The bottom of the article indirectly mentions this.

But sure, downvote me.

[–] A_Random_Idiot 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

sounds like a 21st century version of quack3.exe.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

They are, to the best of Microsoft security professionals' abilities

Just kidding, the devs are probably using ExplorerPatcher themselves and are sabotaging this asshole move