This project aims to enhance the working environment on Windows
This report summarizes scanner evidence for valinet/ExplorerPatcher, a C project with 34,184 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 51,566 lines of code across 100 source files, recording 113 pattern matches distributed across 3 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 2.3 (Low pattern signal); it is not an authorship estimate.
Use the findings to ask whether maintainers can explain intent, verify dependencies, simplify unnecessary scaffolding, and focus review effort. Risk Payload v1 adds ownership, supply-chain, over-engineering, and review-effort vectors when available. These are prompts for human verification, not probabilities, security findings, or measured maintenance costs.
Use each vector to guide manual verification of the underlying findings.
Payload schema: 1.0.0 · Engine: 2.0.0 · Scoring: heuristic-density-v1 · Scan date: 2026-10-31.
Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 113 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 0 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 0 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 113 finding(s).
This chart tracks the legacy adjusted pattern score across scan runs. Changes can reflect source changes, scan coverage, or detector/scoring versions; they do not measure AI adoption or prove that a team refactored code. Compare runs only when their scoring versions are compatible. The dashed line tracks the raw pattern-hit count.
Groups findings by configured severity weight. Severity is not a confidence estimate, security rating, or proof that a package is missing. Verify imports against the project's manifests and inspect each finding in its local design context.
This horizontal bar chart shows where configured pattern scores accumulate across directories. Treat the bars as locations to inspect, not as evidence of authorship or code quality. Use the file-level findings to decide whether a directory needs a focused ownership, dependency, complexity, or review check.
The scanner identified 113 distinct pattern matches across 3 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a detector match to inspect in context. Expand any category row to inspect the individual file paths, line numbers, code snippets, and the lexical context (CODE, COMMENT, or STRING) in which each match was detected.
Reading the findings table: The Severity column indicates the configured finding weight (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — legacy comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 score weight. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier under the legacy scoring model.
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | debug.h | 1 | #define _CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC | COMMENT |
| LOW | version.h | 1 | #define VER_MAJOR 26100 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_weather_host/ep_weather_host.h | 1 | #ifndef _H_AS_SERVICE_P_H_ | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_weather_host/ep_weather.h | 1 | #ifndef _H_AS_H_ | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_weather_host/ep_weather.h | 21 | #define DWMWCP_ROUND 2 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_weather_host/ep_weather.h | 41 | DEFINE_GUID(IID_IEPWeather, | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_weather_host/ep_weather.h | 61 | #define EP_WEATHER_VIEW_TEXTONLY 5 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_weather_host/resource.h | 1 | //{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}} | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_extra/resource.h | 1 | //{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}} | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h | 1 | #ifndef _H_EP_SM_FORWARDS | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h | 21 | #pragma comment(linker, "/export:??0Exception@Platform@@QE$AAA@HPE$AAVString@1@@Z=wincorlib_orig.dll.??0Exception@Platfo | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h | 41 | #pragma comment(linker, "/export:??0OperationCanceledException@Platform@@QE$AAA@XZ=wincorlib_orig.dll.??0OperationCancel | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h | 61 | #pragma comment(linker, "/export:??0int16@default@@QEAA@F@Z=wincorlib_orig.dll.??0int16@default@@QEAA@F@Z,@59") | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h | 81 | #pragma comment(linker, "/export:?AlignedAllocate@Heap@Details@Platform@@SAPEAX_K00@Z=wincorlib_orig.dll.?AlignedAllocat | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h | 101 | #pragma comment(linker, "/export:?Equals@Enum@Platform@@QE$AAA_NPE$AAVObject@2@@Z=wincorlib_orig.dll.?Equals@Enum@Platfo | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h | 121 | #pragma comment(linker, "/export:?EventSourceGetTargetArray@Details@Platform@@YAPEAXPEAXPEAUEventLock@12@@Z=wincorlib_or | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h | 141 | #pragma comment(linker, "/export:?GetHashCode@OnePhaseConstructedAttribute@CompilerServices@Runtime@Platform@@QE$AAAHXZ= | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h | 161 | #pragma comment(linker, "/export:?GetType@Boolean@Platform@@QEAAPE$AAVType@2@XZ=wincorlib_orig.dll.?GetType@Boolean@Plat | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h | 181 | #pragma comment(linker, "/export:?Invert@Matrix3D@Media3D@Media@Xaml@UI@Windows@@QEAAXXZ=wincorlib_orig.dll.?Invert@Matr | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h | 201 | #pragma comment(linker, "/export:?ToString@OnePhaseConstructedAttribute@CompilerServices@Runtime@Platform@@QE$AAAPE$AAVS | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h | 221 | #pragma comment(linker, "/export:?WriteLine@Console@Details@Platform@@SAXXZ=wincorlib_orig.dll.?WriteLine@Console@Detail | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_startmenu/ep_sm_forwards.h | 241 | #pragma comment(linker, "/export:?__abi_cast_String_to_Object@__abi_details@@YAPE$AAVObject@Platform@@PE$AAVString@3@@Z= | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_generate_release_name/resource.h | 1 | //{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}} | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/GUI.h | 1 | #ifndef _H_GUI_H_ | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/GUI.h | 21 | #include <dwmapi.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/GUI.h | 41 | #define GUI_SECTION_HEIGHT 32 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSharedResources.h | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSharedResources.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 21 | #define IDS_TB_EXTRABTN_1 1017 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 41 | #define IDS_TB_PRIMARYTBGLOM 1037 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 61 | #define IDS_TRAY_SHOWDESKTOPBTN_1 1109 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 81 | #define IDS_TRAY_CLOCK_2 1129 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 101 | #define IDS_EXP_SHEXT_LEARN 1204 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 121 | #define IDS_EXP_TITLEBAR_1 1224 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 141 | #define IDS_START_MONITOROVERRIDE_0 1316 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 161 | #define IDS_START_APPLIST 1336 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 181 | #define IDS_AT_SWS_THEME_0 1414 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 201 | #define IDS_AT_SWS_MAXHEIGHT_100 1434 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 221 | #define IDS_AT_SWS_SCROLLWHEEL_2 1454 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 241 | #define IDS_WEATHER_POSITION_1 1518 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 261 | #define IDS_WEATHER_CORNERPREF_2 1541 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 281 | #define IDS_SP 1601 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 301 | #define IDS_SP_UPDATEFREQ_21600 1621 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 321 | #define IDS_OTHER_PWRBTNACTION_256 1716 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 341 | #define IDS_UPDATES_UPDATESERVERS 1808 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/EPSettingsResources.h | 361 | #define IDS_ADV_NOPROPERTIES 1910 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/resource.h | 1 | //{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}} | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_gui/resources/resource.h | 21 | #define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE 1001 | COMMENT |
| LOW | ep_extra_valinet.win7alttab/resource.h | 1 | //{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}} | COMMENT |
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/symbols.h | 1 | #ifndef _H_SYMBOLS_H_ | COMMENT |
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/symbols.h | 21 | #define EXPLORER_SB_4 "SetColorPreferenceForLogonUI" | COMMENT |
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/symbols.h | 41 | #define STARTDOCKED_SB_3 "StartDocked::SystemListPolicyProvider::GetMaximumFrequentApps" | COMMENT |
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 1 | #include <Windows.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 561 | // and CLauncherTipContextMenu::CLauncherTipContextMenu | COMMENT |
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 1181 | BOOL Moment2PatchControlCenter(HMODULE hTwinuiPcshell, PBYTE pSearchBegin, size_t cbSearch) | COMMENT |
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 1241 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 1261 | // Will have a match if CToastCenterExperienceManager::ShouldShowWithinWorkArea() is inlined. | COMMENT |
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 1461 | } | COMMENT |
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 1481 | // if ( *(_BYTE *)(*(_QWORD *)(this + 237) + 236i64) ) // 22621.2283 | COMMENT |
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| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW⚡ | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 1187 | // Step 1: | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 1196 | // Step 2: | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 1206 | // Step 3: | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 1216 | // Step 4: | COMMENT |
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 1109 | // Step 1: | COMMENT |
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 1139 | // Step 2: | COMMENT |
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 1149 | // Step 3: | COMMENT |
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 1251 | // Step 1: | COMMENT |
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 1292 | // Step 2: | COMMENT |
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 1303 | // Step 3: | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/TwinUIPatches.cpp | 3413 | // Don't forget to sync with HookImmersiveMenuFunctions in dllmain.c! | COMMENT |
| LOW | ExplorerPatcher/dllmain.c | 2515 | // Don't forget to sync with TryToFindTwinuiPCShellOffsets in TwinUIPatches.cpp! | COMMENT |