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Steps to reproduce the issue

Expected results

I updated under Windows 2023.1 to 2023.2 with "TranslucentTB-portable-x64.zip"
and get this error message when windows starts:
Failed to copy ExplorerHooks.dll
0x80070003: The system cannot find the specified path.

Actual results

Where is the entry ExplorerHooks.dll made?
As soon as Windows starts, the error message appears. How can the problem be fixed? The previous version ran fine.

Windows version

Windows 11 SV2 (builds 22621-22622)

Other details

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Relevant log output

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The file gets copied to the temporary folder. Does yours exist?

No, the file is not copied to the temporary folder when Windows starts.
Folder TranslucentTB is created but the files
"ExplorerHooks.dll" and "ExplorerTAP.dll" are only created when you start the program manually.
[critical] [loadabledll.cpp:51] Failed to copy ExplorerHooks.dll (0x80070003: Das System kann den angegebenen Pfad nicht finden.)

When you create a batch under
... \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
with copy the files to tmp folder that doesn't work
because the error window error message comes first.

You extracted the entire ZIP file that TTB comes in, right?

Yes.

I'm having the same issue

It's a 2023.2 problem. Downgrade to 2023.1 and you have not the problem more..

It's a 2023.2 problem. Downgrade to 2023.1 and you have not the problem more..

@Venus642 Yes, I've rolled back to 2023.1

@sylveon I know the problem is

TranslucentTB/TranslucentTB/loadabledll.cpp

Line 41 in 0f9ba88

    
           std::filesystem::copy_file(dllPath, tempDllPath, std::filesystem::copy_options::update_existing, err);

The folder %temp%/TranslucentTB does not necessarily exist on the computer, so the API should be called first to create it.
But I don't know how to fix it because I'm not a C++ programmer.

Good catch. Creating that directory should work as a workaround. The fix is relatively easy.

No. Creating the directory in the tmp directory and inserting the two .dll doesn't help. Especially not if the tmp directory is on a RAM drive. It only works properly with 2023.1

When you create a batch under
... \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
with copy the files to tmp folder that doesn't work
because the error window error message comes first.

Are you copying files using this method? Creating a startup item in the Startup folder does not guarantee that it will run before TranslucentTB starts (Windows Task Scheduler may be possible). This is different from directly creating a folder in the program.

I'm having the same exact problem and would love to know what the problem might be and how to fix it

how to roll back to 2023.1

Fixed in 2024.1

using version 2024.1, is it a same problem?

[Bug]: TranslucentTB Fatal Error - 0x80070003