From ff7d58861475499bdc0726590ea75174717e7b9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: yatharth182002 <53784295+yatharth182002@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:11:30 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Change the restart logic
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Replace each instance of subprocess.Popen('explorer.exe') with a start call through cmd.exe. For example:
import subprocess

# Kill existing explorer
subprocess.run(['taskkill', '/F', '/IM', 'explorer.exe'], check=True)
# Use cmd’s ‘start’ to relaunch the Explorer shell
subprocess.run(['cmd', '/c', 'start', '', 'explorer.exe'], check=True)
---
 FadCrypt.py | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/FadCrypt.py b/FadCrypt.py
index f383cbd..c745f51 100644
--- a/FadCrypt.py
+++ b/FadCrypt.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def safe_flush(stream=None):
             with open(log_file, 'a') as f:
                 f.write("[REGISTER-CONTEXT] Restarting Explorer...\n")
             try:
-                subprocess.run(['taskkill', '/f', '/im', 'explorer.exe'], 
+                subprocess.run(['cmd', '/c', 'start', '', 'explorer.exe'], 
                              stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, timeout=5)
                 subprocess.Popen('explorer.exe')
                 print("[CONTEXT MENU] Explorer restarted successfully", flush=True)
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def safe_flush(stream=None):
             with open(log_file, 'a') as f:
                 f.write("[UNREGISTER-CONTEXT] Restarting Explorer...\n")
             try:
-                subprocess.run(['taskkill', '/f', '/im', 'explorer.exe'], 
+                subprocess.run(['cmd', '/c', 'start', '', 'explorer.exe'], 
                              stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, timeout=5)
                 subprocess.Popen('explorer.exe')
                 print("[CONTEXT MENU] Explorer restarted successfully", flush=True)
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ def safe_flush(stream=None):
             with open(log_file, 'a') as f:
                 f.write("[REGISTER-CONTEXT] Restarting Explorer...\n")
             try:
-                subprocess.run(['taskkill', '/f', '/im', 'explorer.exe'], 
+                subprocess.run(['cmd', '/c', 'start', '', 'explorer.exe'], 
                              stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, timeout=5)
                 subprocess.Popen('explorer.exe')
                 print("[CONTEXT MENU] Explorer restarted successfully", flush=True)
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ def safe_flush(stream=None):
                     print("[CLEANUP] Restarting File Explorer to clear context menu cache...", flush=True)
                     try:
                         # Kill explorer and restart it properly
-                        subprocess.run(['taskkill.exe', '/f', '/im', 'explorer.exe'], 
+                        subprocess.run(['cmd', '/c', 'start', '', 'explorer.exe'], 
                                      capture_output=True, timeout=5)
                         # Give it a moment to fully terminate
                         import time