For a few hours, Microsoft has released a new Moment update for Windows 11, Moment 2. It brings several new features and improvements. Unfortunately, not all is well. Known big mistake. You must be careful.
The failure affects some UI customization applications. It no longer works as expected after installing Moment 2. In some cases, the computer may find itself in an infinite loop and no longer start. So the problem is critical.
Microsoft is aware of the situation. If you are a victim of this error, you should contact the developers of these applications for assistance. There seem to be two apps that are affected by this issue. These are StartAllBack and ExplorerPatcher. Microsoft explains on their support page
After installing KB5022913 or later updates, Windows devices that have some third-party user interface customization applications installed may become unbootable. These third party applications can cause explorer.exe errors that can reoccur many times in a loop. Well-known third-party UI customization applications are ExplorerPatcher and StartAllBack. These types of applications often use unsupported methods to achieve their customization and thus may have unexpected results on your Windows device..
The company adds that its investigations are ongoing. In the meantime, it is highly recommended to remove this program before installing Moment 2. Note that in the case of StartAllBack, installing the latest version may provide a solution. defines giant
We recommend that you uninstall any third-party user interface customization application before installing KB5022913 to avoid this issue. If your Windows device is already experiencing this problem, you may need to contact the technical support of the developer of the app you are using. If you are using StartAllBack, you may be able to avoid this issue by updating to the latest version (v3.5.6 or later).
Note that this StartAllBack update must be performed before installing Moment 2.
