TCC Error

[Dick Johnson]

I have a batch file that runs when my computer starts and today I got this error:

This happened to me once before s few weeks ago. After I click on OK to dismiss the error, everything seems to work normally.

Currently using TCC 36.51.78 (it says 77 on the download page but you actually get 78)

 

[rconn]

TCC doesn't use that API or that dll, and that message box is not coming from TCC. (It's coming from the Windows loader.)

I suspect the error is due either to a plugin or some code that's being injected by a third-party app.

 

[vefatica]

Google AI mentions ExplorerPatcher as a possible culprit. Do you use it?

 

[Dick Johnson]

TCC doesn't use that API or that dll, and that message box is not coming from TCC. (It's coming from the Windows loader.)

I suspect the error is due either to a plugin or some code that's being injected by a third-party app.

I found the answer on the Google Hallucination Machine:

"Microsoft removed the Windows 10 start menu tile layout engine and backend functionality from StartTileData.dll starting in Windows builds 26xxx.8474. This change broke legacy Windows 10 Start menu implementations and customization mods like like ExplorerPatcher."​

I use Explorer Patcher on Windows 11 so I guess that's the problem, but I find it really strange that the problem only occurs when using TCC to run a batch file. Oh well, it is a minor annoyance (thanks Microsoft) and there's a Powershell script on GitHub that swaps out StartTileData.dll with an older version to fix the problem, which I might try some time when I'm feeling adventurous.