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For a typical deployment, the saved “.S11Backup” file would need to be in a location accessible to all the PCs you want to use it - a network share for example.
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Power Button Configuration
For scenarios where limiting the options of the Power Button - Logout, Change User, Hibernate, Shut Down and other options are not to be seen by the user, these items can all be removed with only Restart being allowed.
On the destination, on a PC that already has Start11 v2 installed, in the registry, navigate to
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8 |
You will need to create a new key ‘String Value’ named
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S11_OnlyShowReboot |
Set the string value to 1 for the setting to be applied, setting the value to 0 will turn the feature off - after turning the feature on or off, Explorer.exe must be restarted.
Layout Limitations
There are limitations for Windows 7 and Modern menu styles. These two menu styles do not currently support the deployment of pinned apps to the Start menu. We would recommend choosing the Windows 10 style for these scenarios where app pins and order are important.
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Thus with this configuration:
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8 |
AllowLocalImportPath = 1
SettingsImportPath = [someLocationPath]
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8 |
SettingsImportPath = [someLocationPath]
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After completing these steps, the endpoints will load the configuration file that was created along with the desired controls for locking and unlocking.
Locking the Configuration Panel
With Start11 v2.5 and later, the configuration panel can be locked so that the end user cannot access the options provided by the application. This option will also remove Configure Start11 from the right-click menu as well.
Navigate to:
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Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8 |
and add a key String value
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LockConfig |
With a value of 1, this will enable the lock and a value of 0 will remove the lock. After applying the value, the changes will apply without needing to restart explorer.
To open the configuration window without changing the registry entry when the lock is engaged, you can run Start11conig with the BYPASSLOCK flag to open the panel, open the Run dialog and enter
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"C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start11\Start11Config.exe" BYPASSLOCK |
The above file location may be different on your endpoint, the above location is for reference on how to enter the flag into the run prompt.
Loading a Configuration Only Once
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In those cases, and at this time, it is best to deploy the loadout and use a ‘RunOnce’ registry entry to call a script to delete the key
SettingsImportPath
From either registry location that you utilized
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8 |
…on log off.
Support
If you run into any scenarios where the configuration is not applying correctly, please reach out to support for additional assistance.
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