Cannot execute process after reinstalling windows

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After reinstalling Windows and then installing PAD (see picture for version), the earlier process cannot be executed at [focus window] (see picture) because it does not seem to recognize the old UI elements. So I tried to re-record the UI elements but it did not work. Is the recording method of PAD changed?

There are a lot of project processes that use the %sel_TS% parameter in the [focus window] to switch between multiple different independent opened Excel operations. Is it complicated to change it?

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eetuRobo 4,204 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Things to double check:
-Is that Excel window open that you are trying to focus to

-Is the name still the same "Trading System ver3.3.3xlsb" or has it changed

If you press "Test" in the UI selector with the "Trading System ver3.3.3xlsb" value in the name does it find the excel? Or does it give error? What if you recapture the element with "+ New" -button? Does that give different selector than what you have (with the name obviously not being a sel_TS -variable but "Trading System ver3.3.3xlsb")? Have you tried the repair functionality?

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alee001 331 on at

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I found that when recording UI elements in the same steps and the same files, PAD seems to change the rules? (See picture)

Before reinstallation: 'Window ^Trading System ver3.3.3.xlsb - Excel"
After reinstallation: 'Window ^EVWorkWindow'

This makes all old rules unable to execute normally, which is terrible!

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alee001 331 on at

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I tried opening a new process and using [focus window], and even reinstalling PAD, but still can't capture archive with UI elements, any result is ('Window ^EVWorkWindow').

It seems that the Windows 24H2 version affects the operation of some functions of PAD? I'm about to give up...

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alee001 331 on at

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I updated PAD today and thought the problem would be fixed, but I found that the problem is still not solved. The yellow circle in the same method picture is the old version, and the green circle is the new version. [Focus Window] The process is completely unusable!

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