Try downloading the ExplorerPatcher installer using command line to uninstall:
- Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open Task Manager
- Run new task, run
powershell
- In the command line window, switch to a safe directory like D:\ :
cd D:\
- Download the installer from GitHub:
wgetcurl.exe -L -o ep_setup.exe https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher/releases/download/22621.1555.55.2_6fb998e/ep_setup.exe
- Run the installer to uninstall:
.\ep_setup.exe /uninstall
- After uninstalling,
explorer.exe
to restore the desktop.