Windows 10 toolbar takes up to 10 seconds to open on first launch

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• 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

When using ExplorerPatcher to display the Windows 10 style taskbar, the toolbar experiences a severe delay of up to 10 seconds before opening.

Repro Windows Versions

Windows 11, 25H2, 26200.9168

Third-party tweak software installed

No

Describe the bug

When using ExplorerPatcher to display the Windows 10 style taskbar, the toolbar experiences a severe delay of up to 10 seconds before opening.

Expected outcome

When using ExplorerPatcher to display the Windows 10 style taskbar, initially opening the the toolbar shows no delay.

Actual outcome

When using ExplorerPatcher to display the Windows 10 style taskbar, the toolbar experiences a severe delay of up to 10 seconds before opening.

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