[EP 70.4] Dragging Tiles Pinned by Dragging in Win10 Start Menu Freezes it

Author: TenGazelle94672Created Jul 15, 2026Updated Sep 1, 2026
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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

EP 26100.8457.70.4 Latest prerelease available from GitHub

Repro Windows Versions

Windows 11 25H2 26200.8655

Third-party tweak software installed

Windhawk Nilesoft Shell MicaforEveryone

Describe the bug

  1. Install EP, enable Win10SM
  2. Drag a tile to pin it
  3. Drag any existing tile (including the new one)
  4. Observe start menu not responding and crashes when dismissed

Expected outcome

The tile works normally without a crash

Actual outcome

Start Menu not responding

Additional info

This seems to be a problem of EP's new tile data implementation

Crash Dumps

Not available

Media

Not avalible