SettingsMonitor: There is a bug in Explorer windows where WM_SETTINGCHANGE would scroll the ItemsView to the top, we minimize the damage due to this by pinpointing the WM_SETTINGCHANGE message to taskbar window.

Amrsatrio · Amrsatrio · commit fa19402bff5e · 2025-08-08T13:56:11.000+07:00
diff --git a/ExplorerPatcher/dllmain.c b/ExplorerPatcher/dllmain.c
@@ -6714,7 +6714,11 @@ void WINAPI LoadSettings(LPARAM lParam)
         }
         if ((dwRefreshUIMask & REFRESHUI_ORB) || (dwRefreshUIMask & REFRESHUI_PEOPLE))
         {
-            SendNotifyMessageW(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_WININICHANGE, 0, (LPARAM)L"TraySettings");
+            HWND hwndTray = FindWindowW(L"Shell_TrayWnd", NULL);
+            if (hwndTray)
+            {
+                SendMessageW(hwndTray, WM_WININICHANGE, 0, (LPARAM)L"TraySettings");
+            }
             if (dwRefreshUIMask & REFRESHUI_ORB)
             {
                 InvalidateRect(FindWindowW(L"ExplorerPatcher_GUI_" _T(EP_CLSID), NULL), NULL, FALSE);
@@ -6954,7 +6958,11 @@ void WINAPI Explorer_RefreshUI(int src)
         }
     }
     if (src == 99) return;
-    SendNotifyMessageW(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_WININICHANGE, 0, (LPARAM)L"TraySettings");
+    HWND hwndTray = FindWindowW(L"Shell_TrayWnd", NULL);
+    if (hwndTray)
+    {
+        SendMessageW(hwndTray, WM_WININICHANGE, 0, (LPARAM)L"TraySettings");
+    }
     Explorer_RefreshClock(0);
     if (dwRefreshMask & REFRESHUI_CENTER)
     {

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -6714,7 +6714,11 @@ void WINAPI LoadSettings(LPARAM lParam)`
`6714`	`6714`	`}`
`6715`	`6715`	`if ((dwRefreshUIMask & REFRESHUI_ORB) \|\| (dwRefreshUIMask & REFRESHUI_PEOPLE))`
`6716`	`6716`	`{`
`6717`		`- SendNotifyMessageW(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_WININICHANGE, 0, (LPARAM)L"TraySettings");`
	`6717`	`+ HWND hwndTray = FindWindowW(L"Shell_TrayWnd", NULL);`
	`6718`	`+ if (hwndTray)`
	`6719`	`+ {`
	`6720`	`+ SendMessageW(hwndTray, WM_WININICHANGE, 0, (LPARAM)L"TraySettings");`
	`6721`	`+ }`
`6718`	`6722`	`if (dwRefreshUIMask & REFRESHUI_ORB)`
`6719`	`6723`	`{`
`6720`	`6724`	`InvalidateRect(FindWindowW(L"ExplorerPatcher_GUI_" _T(EP_CLSID), NULL), NULL, FALSE);`
`@@ -6954,7 +6958,11 @@ void WINAPI Explorer_RefreshUI(int src)`
`6954`	`6958`	`}`
`6955`	`6959`	`}`
`6956`	`6960`	`if (src == 99) return;`
`6957`		`- SendNotifyMessageW(HWND_BROADCAST, WM_WININICHANGE, 0, (LPARAM)L"TraySettings");`
	`6961`	`+ HWND hwndTray = FindWindowW(L"Shell_TrayWnd", NULL);`
	`6962`	`+ if (hwndTray)`
	`6963`	`+ {`
	`6964`	`+ SendMessageW(hwndTray, WM_WININICHANGE, 0, (LPARAM)L"TraySettings");`
	`6965`	`+ }`
`6958`	`6966`	`Explorer_RefreshClock(0);`
`6959`	`6967`	`if (dwRefreshMask & REFRESHUI_CENTER)`
`6960`	`6968`	`{`