Start11 2.0.6 Changelog (Released 11/08/2023)

11/08/2023

Release UI version 2.0 (Start11Config.exe version 2.0.0.6)
Resolves crash issue with launching apps from submenus on pinned taskbar items
Resolved issue with adding a folder as a group / tab causing a 30 second hang
Resolved issue with very slow Start11 configuration window when using ExplorerPatcher
Resolved issue with wrong icon showing when you have a pending update in the shutdown menu
Resolved potential crash issue after launching an application from the start menu
Resolved the non WinX menu animating down when right clicked on the start button instead of up
Tweaked DisplayFusion detection for their secondary monitor taskbars
Stopped FancyZones dragging window being detected as a fullscreen application for taskbar state
Stopped Microsoft XBox gaming overlay being detected as a fullscreen application for taskbar state
Added registry keys to replace the displayed username or mask the user picture. These are S11_MaskUserIcon set to 1 (REG_SZ value) and S11_OverrideUserName set to whatever you want the new name to be. These are stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8
Resolved issue with pinned folders not working if they were filtered folders instead showing access denied
11) Changed icon on Start11_64.exe

Fixed installer issue where PinMenu.exe shortcut was created in All Programs \ Stardock (confusing that it was the main exe).
Resolved standard Win11 start button being clipped when using some rounded taskbar horizontal offsets - Needs enhanced taskbar enabled
Added in support for some lang strings it was not loading up on the menu
Speeded-up animations for right-click menus
Clicking between the shutdown and sign-out menu should now work
Initial import of Win11 pinned menu items now handles pinned websites correctly rather than making lots of MS Edge shortcuts
Resolved issue with rounded taskbar causing painting problems with left/right taskbars on Windows 10. Rounded mode only supports horizontal taskbar
Resolved issue changing between non-max to maxed state not changing rounded taskbar state unless another setting was also changed
Resolved Windows App style image in config appearing darker than other thumbnails
Removed beta text from UI
Tweaked center taskbar on Win10 logic
Resolved white bar on the start button page
Added translucency to right-click menus when on Windows 11 when not using a skin that skins them
Resolved menus which should animate upwards animating down instead when too big for the screen
Resolved sign out menu overlapping sign-out button when using Win11 style menu with a taskbar at the top of the screen
Resolved/reduced custom start button clipping when using rounded taskbar horizontal offsets

11/06/2023

Start11Config.exe 2.0.0.5
Resolved issue with blur state on maximized windows not overriding to off correctly
Enhanced options for rounded taskbar and moved to their own section to avoid UI clutter
Resolved issue on Win11 when clicking parts of the config UI to bring it to the top not working
Fix painting of restart explorer button thats painting white corners on Win11 incorrectly
Resolved issue with not being able to resize the taskbar when using Win10 style buttons on Win11
Adjusted settings reload logic to prevent overlapped reloads
Added prompts for explorer restarts for features which need it
Some UI tidy up
Resolved issue with Enhanced mode autohide on Windows 11 not always resetting maximized window area
Resolved issue with Win10 style menus incorrectly picking the Windows 11 style text positioning for items in tabbed groups
Resolved issue with all apps list not always refreshing when apps were installed or uninstalled
Reduced frequency of reloading main menu contents when changes are made to things which are not on the menus
Resolved issue with changes to fences causing a refresh of the Start11 menu when there are no fences on the pages
Resolved issue with recent documents not showing
Resolved issue with some folders not showing contents as a pinned group
Resolved a memory and resource leak caused by right click menus
Resolved issue with rapid opening of the right click taskbar menu causing actions to happen more than once if selected
Resolved reset button for rounded corners settings not resetting correctly
Resolved vertically centre taskbar buttons causing a shift when using rounded taskbar buttons
Resolved issue with custom colour button in UI being enabled after toggling use Mica effect checkbox incorrectly sometimes
Resolved issue caused by new rounded corners mode which caused a looping issue when a fullscreen non maximized window was open
Removed double prompt for deletion from a popup folder menu

11/03/2023

Config now correctly paints left-hand icons when in dark mode
Resolved issue with alpha on maximized mode taskbar not saving correctly
Resolved issue with Win10 style button progress bars not painting correctly
Added option to make taskbar button backgrounds more solid, ideal for when using very transparent taskbar
Tweaked rounded corners on client area content of configuration window
Added options to control the rounded taskbar radius and offsets from screen borders
Resolved issue with disabling autohide in Start11 config not turning it off
Resolved issue with Start11 autohide mode not working with rounded taskbar correctly
Added animations to the rounded taskbar
Resolved being unable to use the delete option from taskbar popup menus
Filtered folders no longer take full path into consideration when filtering

Resolved issue with dark icons being inverted incorrectly when on a dark background
Resolved issue with rounded TB going away when not using Enhanced taskbar in S11
Resolved issue with toggling Win10/Win11 style taskbar buttons needing an explorer restart.
Note: The progress bars on this are still painting as a line rather than a full background, this should be fixed next build.
Resolved issue with launching task manager from the taskbar menu locking up the taskbar initially
Added new Windows 10 style taskbar buttons
Added mode to always combine pinned items but unpin everything else until there is no space
Added extra large taskbar mode
Added font face and size override control to taskbar
Added options to hide the start button on the primary and secondary monitors when on Win11 with enhanced Taskbar enabled
Added options to control if a pinned item should show on all monitors, just the primary, just the secondary or automatic based on OS setting
Added Start11 autohide mode. Requires Win11 22H2 or later
Added new options to control blur, color, rounded corners, and transparency of the taskbar when maximized window vs normal state
Shadow text tweaked to improve visuals
Resolved the issue of not being able to view the hidden items list for All apps on the Win10 and Win App style menus
Resolved issue with Win11 not saving the correct virtual desktop page for opening a page when on a specified virtual desktop
Resolved issue with open menu on this page for current desktop menu item not always showing on all menus (bar Win7/Modern which do not have pages)
Tweaked painting of page picker icons as current page one would sometimes paint incorrectly
Resolved issue with folder icons not painting an icon when in align left mode
Resolved issue with being unable to resize Win Pro menu from right hand side when using narrow mode
Resolved issue with hiding recent apps not sticking after restart for Win Launcher/Pro/Apps menu styles
Resolved issue with a right click on the top taskbar causing the menu to appear partially offscreen
Resolved issue with new search box for apps in some styles not scaling font correctly in mixed dpi setups
Resolved issue with inverted text colour on a tabbed group also applying to + and filter icons in the group header
Resolved issue with missing color palette choice when clicking on appearance menu link rather than opening via mouseover
Adjusted text shadows so DPI is taken into account
Added UI option to override Start11 detection of the touch mode taskbar in Win11 22H2 and later should the taskbar contents be misaligned