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The only way to keep it from showing is to increase the delay after which it's shown during the long operation. The delay can be set to be very long, but I wouldn't recommend it. The window popping up should be rare unless something is wrong, in which case I'd rather fix the problem. When are you seeing it, and what operation does it notify about? Do you have a screenshot? |
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Sure, I'll send a screenshot once I have time. |
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Yes, it might be the case that the computer is so slow that even small operations take a long time, longer than the default 3 seconds delay after which the dialog appears. For how long does the dialog usually appear? Is it a second or two? Dozens of seconds? More? |
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It depends, but usually it takes a while. |
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I have the same issue. I like many of the mods but the window popping up is too annoying for me. I am going to uninstall Windhawk. |
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The same thing happens to me, and the window pops up a lot. It's really annoying. It's not because of computer speed issues. I've also considered uninstalling Windhawk because of this. |
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If that's not about the computer speed, then it means that there's a problem. What does the popup message show? Is it always about the same mod? Please post a screenshot. |
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I disabled a mod and the problem seems to have been resolved. The window hasn't appeared again in the last 12 hours. Previously, it would appear 20 times in a single hour. The mod I disabled is Restore |
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Maybe there's a problem with the mod. Can you please collect logs to help me understand the reason for the delay and for the popup being shown? Please try this:
Attach the log file and the process name/screenshot here. Thanks. |
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Looking at the mod implementation, I think what happens is this: The mod targets all processes. For each new process, it tries to load symbols for @aubymori FYI, we need to come up with a solution to this. I assume that's also what's happening in other similar reports, e.g. for Aerexplorer in the other issue. For Windhawk, perhaps I can at least throttle it, so that it will be attempted at most once an hour, for example. |
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I could not deal with it and removed it from my machines.
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Danny
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The same thing happens to me, and the window pops up a lot. It's really
annoying. It's not because of computer speed issues. I've also considered
uninstalling Windhawk because of this.
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Just above your comment, it was discovered that a specific mod caused this problem. If you prefer to uninstall Windhawk, that's OK, but if you're interested in trying to understand which mod causes the problem for you, that can solve your problem, and also help other users if that's a problem we can understand and fix. |
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I just checked, and if it's the same issue, then it's likely to be caused by one of the following mods. Were you using one of them?
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Oh yeah, I was using a lot of those. |
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Can you please collect and post logs according to the instructions here? #421 (reply in thread) Regarding hiding the dialog, you can make it appear less by increasing the delay. See the comments here: #427 (comment) |
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I have the same issue with the mod "Open With - Remove Microsoft Store Menu Item". I would say the "Mod tasks in progress" window opens every ~20min. Afaik in the window I see the name of the mod and the ID was changing. 3sec later the window closes again. Overall, I mean it does not hurt and it is doing what is supposed to do, but a bit annoying. |
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The good news: the problem can be clearly seen in the log: See how the "Entering LoadedMod::Initialize" step happens at 10:52:53.591, and the next step happens at 10:52:55.243, after almost 2 seconds, which is a lot! The bad news: I don't know why the delay happens, and I can't reproduce it on my computer. Asking again: Are you using an antivirus? Also, let's try this version of the mod with additional logs: Mod version with additional logs
// ==WindhawkMod==
// @id remove-ms-store-open-with-logs
// @name Open With - Remove Microsoft Store Menu Item (Logs)
// @description Removes the "Search with Microsoft Store" menu item from the "Open with" submenu
// @version 1.0.0
// @author aubymori
// @github https://github.com/aubymori
// @include *
// @compilerOptions -lshell32
// ==/WindhawkMod==
// ==WindhawkModReadme==
/*
# Open With - Remove Microsoft Store Menu Item
This mod removes the "Search with Microsoft Store" item from the "Open with"
submenu in File Explorer. The item is unremovable by normal means (MUI/registry
editing).
**Before**:
**After**:
*/
// ==/WindhawkModReadme==
#include <processthreadsapi.h>
#include <psapi.h>
HMODULE g_hShell32 = nullptr;
ULONGLONG g_shell32Size = 0;
// Same buffer size as in shell32
WCHAR g_szMsStore[80] = { 0 };
using InsertMenuItemW_t = decltype(&InsertMenuItemW);
InsertMenuItemW_t InsertMenuItemW_orig = nullptr;
BOOL WINAPI InsertMenuItemW_hook(
HMENU hmenu,
UINT item,
BOOL fByPosition,
LPCMENUITEMINFOW lpmi
)
{
Wh_Log(L"%d", __LINE__);
// Ensure that we're only modifying menu items added from shell32
void *retaddr = __builtin_return_address(0);
if (((ULONGLONG)retaddr >= (ULONGLONG)g_hShell32) && ((ULONGLONG)retaddr < ((ULONGLONG)g_hShell32 + g_shell32Size)))
{
if (lpmi->fMask & MIIM_STRING && lpmi->dwTypeData && 0 == wcscmp(lpmi->dwTypeData, g_szMsStore))
{
return TRUE;
}
}
return InsertMenuItemW_orig(
hmenu,
item,
fByPosition,
lpmi
);
}
BOOL Wh_ModInit(void)
{
Wh_Log(L"%d", __LINE__);
g_hShell32 = LoadLibraryW(L"shell32.dll");
if (!g_hShell32)
{
Wh_Log(L"Failed to load shell32.dll");
return FALSE;
}
Wh_Log(L"%d", __LINE__);
MODULEINFO miShell32 = { 0 };
if (!GetModuleInformation(
GetCurrentProcess(),
g_hShell32,
&miShell32,
sizeof(MODULEINFO)
))
{
Wh_Log(L"Failed to get size of shell32.dll");
return FALSE;
}
g_shell32Size = miShell32.SizeOfImage;
Wh_Log(L"%d", __LINE__);
LoadStringW(g_hShell32, 0x1506, g_szMsStore, 80);
if (!*g_szMsStore)
{
Wh_Log(L"Failed to load Microsoft Store string");
return FALSE;
}
Wh_Log(L"%d", __LINE__);
if (!Wh_SetFunctionHook(
(void *)InsertMenuItemW,
(void *)InsertMenuItemW_hook,
(void **)&InsertMenuItemW_orig
))
{
Wh_Log(L"Failed to hook InsertMenuItemW");
return FALSE;
}
return TRUE;
}To try it, disable the existing mod, then click the bottom right button in Windhawk to create a new mod, replace the code with the test mod code, click "Compile Mod", then "Exit Editing Mode". After having it enabled, please run the steps from the previous message again and post the logs. |
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Hi @m417z Sorry for the delayed answer, was on a business trip. Here is the new log: And yes, I am using Bitdefender Antivirus Free (guess live protection is partly enabled) and Malewarebytes Free (guess no live protection). Btw. I took another screenshot while I was using Handbrake (heavy CPU load): |
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The delay is caused by this line which simply loads the shell32.dll library: g_hShell32 = LoadLibraryW(L"shell32.dll");It takes a negligible amount of time in most cases, but in msedgewebview2.exe it takes a second or two, which is a lot. That might be related to one of your antivirus products, I can't think of any other explanation for this delay. Can you disable each of them to test this theory? You can post the logs, or you can check it yourself. The delay can be seen here: Note the timestamps I'm not sure Windhawk can do anything in this case. As a workaround, you can go to the mod's advanced tab and limit it to explorer.exe. It means it won't affect other programs (open/save dialogs, etc.), but it's better than having the negative impact on the system's performance. You can also add additional programs to the list which you often use. |
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@m417z Thanks for your answers and efforts again. I think I found the bad boy. In short: It is Bitdefender (as you have bet already). However, it is not the AntiVirus part, it is this one: If I turn this off, it looks like this: If I turn it on, like that: I think I’ll shut it down for now. I may even drop Bitdefender completely as I’m not sure it’s really necessary these days. Tomorrow I’ll test without the “Advanced Threat Defense” feature in Bitdefender. If the issue returns, I’ll report back, otherwise let me wish you a great time :-) |
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Good catch! I wonder what they do that causes such a trivial operation take so long. In any case, hopefully the issue is resolved now :) |
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How can I hide the "Mod tasks in progress" window?
It can't be minimized, it displays over everything else and there's no option to disable it.
It gets in my way a lot. Is there any way to fix this?
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