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02/28/2024

General release

  • Platforms

    • Stardock and Steam

02/26/2024

  • Version updated:
    UI: 2.06
    Start11Config: 2.0.6.4

  • Platforms: Stardock and Steam

Changes

  • A fix for the blank universal app icons when new accounts.  

  • Resolved issue with page not translating in all places

  • Resolved issue introduced in earlier betas when removing a universal app from the recent apps list on Win7/Modern menu styles

  • Win7/Modern menus use the old UWA popup menu for universal apps now, in10/Win11/App/Launcher/Pro menus use the new

  • New universal apps menu filtering tweaked slightly

  • Added registry key to hide > on Win7/Modern menus so jumplists do not show.  Create this in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8  called  S11_HideJumpListOnWin7ModernMenus = 1

  • Resolved overlapping tooltips on tray expansion when the taskbar is at the top of the screen on Windows 11

  • Resolved universal apps popup menu being empty sometimes

  • Removed incorrect right-click menu on universal apps list

Language Updates

02/21/2024

  • Version updated:
    UI: 2.06
    Start11Config: 2.0.6.3

  • Platforms

    • Stardock and Steam

Changes

  • Resolved '&' showing in the right-click file properties menu on some systems

  • Added translation support for (page 1) etc on pinned menu

  • Resolved software re-adding pinned items group when the page only contained read-only groups

  • Resolved extra All Apps link showing in certain edge case situations when using Win11/Win11 Pro/Launcher menu styles.

  • Resolved UK English showing on US installs incorrectly

  • Resolved issue with everything search results showing white text with Win7 menu style and dark taskbar with accent color used on the taskbar when using Start10 style search

  • Resolved issue with Start11 search mode for apps not being aware of accents.  This has been changed to match the rest of the search and all accents are now ignored entirely by default.  Creating the registry key S11_AlwaysStripAccentsInSearch and giving it a value of "0" will match accents but in a case-insensitive way now.

  • Resolves issue with an incorrect version of English appearing in the config menu.

Language Updates

02/15/2024

  • Version updated
    UI: 2.06
    Start11Config.exe 2.0.6.2

  • Platforms

    • Stardock and Steam

Changes

  • Resolve a crash on search when not using 3rd party Everything app

02/14/2024

Changes

  • Version updated
    UI: 2.06
    Start11Config.exe 2.0.6.1

  • Further tweak to sync pins logic to prevent constant syncing issues for some people.

  • Resolved issue with everything search results using Start10 style search when in dark mode having black text

  • Added support for TrafficMonitor taskbar integration when using an enhanced taskbar.  When using non-enhanced mode the taskbar buttons will go under it if the taskbar is full, this is a limitation in how that utility works on Windows 11 with or without Start11.  With an enhanced mode taskbar, this will not happen.

  • Adjusted combined taskbar buttons in Win10 style to stop the line at the bottom of multiple items merging together

  • Detects SAB handling taskbar and will disable all Start11 taskbar features to ensure compatibility

  • The last mouse-highlighted item on the start menu is correctly reset on the menu reopen now

  • Resolved wrong text color in some situations on mouseover of all programs list when very slightly off the selected folder

  • Resolved a small resource leak with tile images in some situations

  • Resolved some small potential memory leaks

  • Further tweaks to sync pins logic for triggering

  • Added option for autohide to reserve 1 pixel of screen space if people encounter issues

  • Removes improper shortcuts that were installed with Start11 2.05

    • ModernMix.lnk

    • Stardock Start11.lnk

Laguage Updates

02/09/2024

  • Version updated
    UI: 2.06
    Start11Config.exe 2.0.6.0

  • Beta released on Stardock and Steam

  • NEW * Added toggle for autohide on taskbar right-click menu

  • NEW * Added new option to set a tab as the default tab to show in a group regardless of the last tab open

  • NEW * Added universal apps, all apps, and steam apps as options for quick access shortcut menu links

  • Resolved issue with right-click menus on taskbar showing separators one menu item lower than it should

  • Added string registry key to disable the above HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8  S11_ShowAutoHideOnTaskbar = 1

  • Added string registry key to use Win32 menus on right click on the taskbar to allow third party extension of the menu. Use HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8    S11_UseOldRightClickMenus = 1

  • Resolved issue with some pinned items on Win10/11/Apps/Launcher/Pro menus not showing Jumplists when they can on right-click

  • Adjusted small mode taskbar to better position overlay icon

  • Adjusted small mode taskbar with Win10 style buttons to ensure the selection indicator line is always visible

  • Improved automatic detection of Touch mode taskbar

  • Resolved excess rounding of tile images when using Win10 style

  • Resolved alpha channel issue when resizing some tile images smaller

  • Resolved issue with some groups not correctly showing in the Pin to submenu

  • Improved drag & drop of icons in groups

  • Stopped read-only groups from allowing you to drag icons over each other when shift is held down

  • Option to open on all apps page now works on Windows Pro and Windows Launcher styles

  • Resolved "Use a custom menu background" option showing as disabled on open of config even when enabled

  • Resolved issue with custom accent color impacting Win10 item text on mouseover

  • Resolved issue with some custom accent colors causing invisible icons on mouseover on quick access shortcut list, all programs list folders, shutdown button

  • Windows 10 style more button links shown in search results now look like buttons matching the look on the other styles

  • Icons will now swap to dark options (where provided) when a custom accent colour is in use that requires it on mouseover

  • Resolved issue with taskbar shortcuts that have been deleted by the user or an uninstaller incorrectly (vs being unpinned) showing as unremovable white icons on the taskbar in enhanced taskbar mode.  The icons will now remain and they can be removed by right click unpin for all new cases and old ones will simply no longer show at all.

  • Swapping taskbar touch mode / not no longer requires an explorer restart

  • Resolved issue with custom menu background not correctly painting after menu swaps from one dpi screen to another

  • Stopped all apps list on Windows App style menu from taking mouse focus when a menu overlapped that window sometimes

  • Tweaked Start11 autohide mode to no longer reserve any space at the bottom of the screen.  This does mean the very bottom pixel of a maximized app isn't clickable, but this shouldn't be an issue as click targets should never be so small.

  • Tweaked overlay icon on taskbar buttons to be slightly bigger to match Windows 11 unless using small taskbar size

  • Resolved issue with taskbar thumbnail popups not always showing again after a primary monitor swap

  • Resolved issue with right-click menus on taskbar showing separators one menu item lower than it should

  • Added toggle for autohide on taskbar right-click menu

  • Added string registry key to disable the above HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8  S11_ShowAutoHideOnTaskbar = 1

  • Added string registry key to use Win32 menus on right-click on the taskbar to allow third-party extension of the menu. Use HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8    S11_UseOldRightClickMenus = 1

  • Resolved issue with some pinned items on Win10/11/Apps/Launcher/Pro menus not showing Jump lists when they can on right-click

  • Resolved hang issue when Win11/App/Pro/Launcher start menu has no groups that are not read only. This could have happened in other situations but this was the particular one found.

  • Resolved issue with Import settings on login Business edition feature not working correctly in all situations

  • Resolved issue with restore settings in config not telling Start11 to reload the groups if the menu mode was the same 

  • Also resolved an issue with the experimental load tile images option loading white images for apps like MS word etc.

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