Start11 1.30 is a culmination of many prior betas.
1.30 Release Changelog
Versioned to 1.3
Fixed an issue with the WinKey fix for insider releases not working right if you wanted it to open the OS menu not S11 always
Fixed the issue with not pinning to the start menu when using Pin to Start on desktop shortcuts
Prior Beta Changelogs (post 1.25 release)
Start11 1.28 (Beta only)
Winkey to open the start menu is restored on Insider builds
Toggling hide caption on an icon no longer jumps back to the first page
Right-clicking to the left of the start button when using the enhanced taskbar in center mode will now show the right-click menu correctly on the primary monitor
Config UI detects insider build with new taskbar and indicates which features do not work with that
Config UI detects Win11 22H2+ and indicates top align taskbars do not work with autohide enabled
Small timing tweak for center taskbar on Win11 with enhanced taskbar turned on for Insider builds
Fix for the right-click start button menu not painting right
Fix for the background of the taskbar having a color when the WB skin didn't define one
Fix for the position of the mini search popup and virtual desktops screen
Fix for the position of the native Win11 start menu all when having center taskbar with the enhanced taskbar enabled.
Start11 1.27 (Beta only)
Version 1.26 was updated to fix a pinning issue, version was updated as a result.
Start11 1.26 (Beta only)
NEW (experimental): Users can now center the Start11 button when using the Start11 Enhanced Taskbar. This supports custom start buttons too.
New - You can now rename shortcuts on the Win10/11 style start menus via the right-click menu
Fixed issue with restart computer when other users are logged in not working correctly after the warning message.
Fixed alignment of the new centered start button option to take into account the extra width of the bar
Fixed issue with taskbar being sluggish when file copies were taking place when enhanced taskbar was enabled.
Added new localization strings for 1.26 for new UI changes
Resolved flicker issue when opening the start menu on Win11 insider builds when animations are disabled
A code change to potentially resolve an issue with universal app icons loading as solid black in edge cases
Change to initialization of taskbar code to possibly help with wrong icons loading from the icon cache for pinned items
Fixed issue with only 1 sysicon causing a scrolling arrow to show sometimes
Changed Start11 to open the menu on the primary monitor when opened via the Winkey rather than the monitor the mouse is on. If anyone wishes to use the old behavior you can do so by defining "OldWinKeyLogic" as a string value here HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8 and giving it a value of "1"
Fixed issue with keyboard not opening groups on the menu correctly when enter is pressed. Pressing space now also toggles them.
Fixed issue with rapid clicking on taskbar button with no other open windows not always minimizing the window consistently.
Resolved problem with some custom scaling factors causing the start menu to not show or show on the wrong screen.
Resolved issue where all programs button overlaps shutdown button when in compact mode Win7/modern style with quick launch hidden and search disabled.
Resolved issue with right-click on date when taskbar is at the top on Windows 11 providing a menu that did not work correctly when clicked.
Internal redesign of some taskbar logic to prevent the possibility of a hang
Now supports MS edge website shortcuts on the Win10/11 style start menus (Requires Windows 11)
Resolved issue with erroneous rapid clicking on the start button resulting in the menu not being visible but then animating out next time you click.
Fixed an issue on Windows 11 native start icon where it would not consistently register clicks, they would appear pent up and flash a bunch in a row.
Resolved flicker issue when opening the start menu on Win11 insider builds when animations are disabled
A code change to potentially resolve an issue with universal app icons loading as solid black in edge cases
Change to init of taskbar code to possibly help with wrong icons loading from the icon cache for pinned items
Updated user submitted Japanese translation (credit to user htakado)
Netflix when fullscreen (and other universal apps) no longer vanishes from the enhanced taskbar
Issues with multi-line system tray icons painting under the clock or leaving too much space etc resolved
Search for Windows settings items enhanced slightly
Search results for apps now show two lines of text vs one as some apps have quite long names which make it less usable
Taskbar shifting down 12 or so pixels (at 100% scaling) hopefully resolved
Taskbar shifting along the screen for some users on occasion hopefully resolved
Fixed issue with not showing Search/Task view / Widgets / Chat sometimes when toggled on from an off state
Fixed issue with Win7 mode where clicking to open the jumplist via keyboard (space key) didn't set the focus correctly to an expanded list
Worked around an issue with universal app icons when running caused by using Actual Window Guard
Worked around an issue with the menu closing incorrectly sometimes when you want to open it when using Actual Window Guard
Resolved issue with an explorer crash in rare circumstances with enhanced taskbar enabled
Search results for settings now wrap the text when required in Start11 search mode
Fixed issue with Brave browser profiles overlay image appearing bottom right (normal for Win10) rather than top right on the icon on Windows 11
Stopped very tall window switcher lists jumping to the top of the screen in error with enhanced taskbar enabled.
Resolved an issue with seconds on the clock in US region causing shifting of icons sometimes depending on the date