The following settings are available for the Windows 7 and Modern Styles through the “Configure menu” button of the Start Menu tab.
How should the menu look?
Start Menu theme
Default theme: Designed to match the square edges of Windows 10
Default theme with black edges: As default, but with black section edges
Customize menu visual appearance
This area has options to change the color, background, animations and more.
Menu color, fonts, and transparency
Use automatic color for start menu: On/Off
If off is selected, the option to select your own color will be available
Adjust menu transparency effects
Toggle the Mica effect On/Off, and adjust the transparency level of the start menu
Fonts
Individual font and size scaling options for Items, Headers, or Menu. Global menu scaling can also be adjusted
Visual touches
This section is used to change the visual effect on the start menu
Round the corners of the menu and menu elements: On/Off
On:
Off:
Animate the menu when opening it: On/Off
If on the menu will have a sliding animation, if off it just appears in place
Offset the menu from the taskbar
This option sets if there is space between the start menu and the taskbar
This option sets if there is space between the start menu and the taskbar
Never:
Always/If centered:
Do not offset the menu horizontally to ensure it lines up with the start button
This option is to set if the start menu will always open above the start button or not
Off:
On:
Would you like your menu to have a background image
Use a custom menu background: On/Off (Regular Styles)
Settings area to select a background for the Start Menu, also has transparency and color settings
Use a custom grid tile background: On/Off (Grid Styles)
Settings area to select a background for the tiles, also has transparency and color settings
How should my recent and pinned app shortcuts look?
Left hand side shortcuts
Decide how shortcut icons look and which shortcuts to show
Show at least:
This is a slider setting that sets the amount of shortcuts on the star menu (adjusts the size of Start Menu)
Shortcut icons should be sized:
A drop down setting for the size of the icons on the start menu
Size options are: Tiny, Small Medium, Large, Extra Large, Huge, and Absurd
Paint solid color background behind shortcuts:
Option to have a color square placed around the icon on the start menu
On:
Off:
Show my most used applications after my pinned shortcuts
Add a section of your most used applications to the start menu
On:
Off:
Show shortcuts in a grid rather than a list
This option will switch the start men from a list to a grid type layout
The grid should have
Selects the number of columns that you would like your grid to have
The grid spacing should be
Sets the amount of space between icons in the grid
Hide application shortcut labels
Turns On/Off the word labels on the icons in grid mode
On:
How should other parts of the menu look
Quick access side shortcuts
This is the right side options of the start menu, Off/On
How much spacing between shortcuts?
Changes the sizing of the right side options
Small Spacing:
Normal Spacing:
Large Spacing:
How should icons be shown?
This option changes how the right side of the Start menu is displayed
Never show icons:
Always show icons:
Only show icons:
Align bottom and only show icons:
Show the user icon when the style supports it
This option is to turn On/Off the user image in supported styles
On:
Off:
Replace icons with modern style glyphs
This feature will replace the Windows 7 style icons with a Windows 11 style icon
What should show on the quick access shortcut list
These options are for what and how items on the right side of the start menu are displayed
Items can be added, removed, reordered or display options changed from here.
Display as a link - This option will open to the selected location
Display as a menu - This option will set an in place jump list
Custom images icons for added items on this list can also be used by clicking “Set icon” for the item, selecting an image from the navigation window, and clicking “Open”
All programs list
Icons in the all programs list should be larger
Changes the size of the icons in the All Programs list
Off:
On:
Show Universal applications in their own folder
Moves Windows system applications to their own folder in All Programs view
On:
Show Desktop and Stardock Fences folders
This option will show folders that are on the desktop and Fences (if installed) as a folders in All Programs
Place folders at the bottom of the list
This option can move the folders in All Programs view from being mixed in alphabetically with programs to the bottom of the list after all of the programs
On:
Off:
Use Windows 10 style all programs list rather than Windows 7 style
Switch from the Window 7 style list to a Windows 10 style (letter separation)
On:
Off:
Do not highlight new applications
This option will turn off the highlighting of recently installed applications
Start menu should be open showing all programs list
The option forces the opening of the All Programs view when clicking the start menu
On:
Off:
What should the power button do?
Clicking the power button should
A drop down selection option to change what clicking the shut down button will do
Show icon on the shutdown button
Selects whether or not an icon is displayed next to shut down
On:
Off:
Show shutdown and reboot when connected via Remote Desktop
Changes the option for what is displayed when connected via Remote Desktop