TranslucntSM cannot be started after upgrading to 26100.1297

[huashan233]

I can't start TranslucntSM after upgrading to 26100.1297, the process ends immediately after opening the start.exe and the start menu gets stuck for a while before it regains response

[HarlingtonTigers]

I concur with this issue.
Started after I upgraded to 22631.3958 yesterday.

From the Event Viewer -

Faulting application name: StartMenuExperienceHost.exe, version: 10.0.22621.3958, time stamp: 0x77b900e4
Faulting module name: StartTAP.dll, version: 0.6.9.0, time stamp: 0x66215a1a
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000000091a4
Faulting process ID: 0x0x17C4
Faulting application start time: 0x0x1DAE003216E8642
Faulting application path: C:\WINDOWS\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
Faulting module path: D:\Program Files\TranslucentSM\StartTAP.dll
Report ID: 494b10db-e631-43f9-9ae4-9184e46ae72c
Faulting package full name: Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_10.0.22621.3958_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
Faulting package-relative application ID: App

[tapochek666]

The same problem as HarlingtonTigers. Updated yesterday to 22631.3958 and the program stopped running!

[katerspike]

Same here after installing KB5040527 and KB5041169

[rounk-ctrl]

huh, ill check

[cj8tejas]

Same here, hope you can figure something out!

[bxsti-dev]

Same. Nothing works.

[tuongdai252]

Same. It happens with version 0.6.5 and 0.6.9 only.
Downgrade to version 0.6 works for me (except Hide Recommended causes crash).

[HarlingtonTigers]

That is a good find.
I can concur that 0.6 works for me. Although it is not the latest version it will do until a solution is found to the problem.

[03302024]

Somehow for me, the Start menu crash happens even after unistalling this app. Installing the old version of the app, doesn't help either.

[HarlingtonTigers]

Just a thought here.
If you actually use the options added in 6.5 and 6.5.9 then it will crash. I found that.
Have a look at your reg entries. You might need to switch HideSearch and/or HideRecommended to 0.

[03302024]

Just a follow up for this feature request.

[Alienmoon]

Downgrade to 0.5, it still works on Windows 11.
Thanks to #35 Meqr1 for this insight :)