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Start11 RC3 Issue Report Thread

Start11 RC3 Issue Report Thread

With the Start11 RC3 release, we are creating this thread so that users can report any observed issues.  

Obtaining Start11 RC3

Object Desktop members can get the release from within Object Desktop Manager 

Individual purchases (as well as Object Desktop Members) can also be obtained from your account page: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products

For guest check-out purchase (no account), from this link: http://www.stardock.com/support/productkeyretrieval

Reporting an issue

Please include the following for anything found:

  • Exact Windows version \ build (winver.exe)
  • Detailed steps to recreate the issue seen
  • Screenshots and videos are very helpful.  Videos can be uploaded to a cloud drive services (GoogleDrive, DropBox, OneDrive, YouTube) and links included in your post.  Images can be directly added.
  • If there are specific apps that Groupy does not work (well) with, please note what apps and their exact versions.  If any app is not common, a link to a trial version would be appreciated.

Thank you for your interest and any time you put into making Start11 a better product.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

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Reply #76 Top

I know it's an experimental feature, but when enabling the LoadTiles registry and pinning Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio Installer on the Win10 style menu the tiles for these items are blank.

Reply #77 Top

Repositioning groups on Windows 10 style Start Menu with version 0.94.
(Running on Windows 10 and testing the Windows 10 style start menu of Start 11 prior to upgrade.)

Repositioning of groups now works (or maybe I only just found out how) but I've never seen anything quite like it.
As a group is moved around, all the other groups turn into just title bars as previously reported. 
The group (to be moved) must then be moved around ABOVE all the title bars.
As you do this, a counterpart title bar also moves around amongst the others.  This is the one that will be frozen in the chosen position once the mouse button is released.
Well, it does seem to work so far and is not a very big issue for me at least!

Reply #78 Top

START 11 does NOT work as designed ...

Specifically, selecting any of the 'Start Menu' choices does not alter the Windows 11 start menu in any way -plus- selecting specific 'settings' does not either. This software requires a complete re-work. NRS.

Reply #79 Top

IT'S AMAZING STARDOCK DEVELOPER(S) ISSUE A PRODUCT UPGRADE TODAY, YET ARE [APPARENTLY] OBLIVIOUS TO THE ABSOLUTE CRAP START 11 SOFTWARE IS. 

 

FIX IT STARTDOCK!!

Reply #80 Top

Quoting Chulamin, reply 72

Hi,

Windows 10 theme

Groups are still fussy to move around although better. It seems that more options to fine tune were added but the effects of these were not always clear. After much trial and error, I managed to get what I needed but as I said, groups can still be a problem to move around. Thankfully, I don't need to do it often.

The big thing is that the start menu doesn't always come up until clicked a few times. Unlike another user reported, it makes no difference if a program is loaded or not...at least not for me. I have nine groups with a total of about 80 icons made up of medium and small sizes. It can also take quite a few moments for the icons to populate the screen.

I have a Surface Pro 2017 8GB/128GB


 

Chulamin, is that full-screen mode you're using?
I can't get the top row populated when using full-screen, see my post here:

https://forums.stardock.com/507796/get;3823637

Reply #81 Top

Quoting nedsomers, reply 78

START 11 does NOT work as designed ...

Specifically, selecting any of the 'Start Menu' choices does not alter the Windows 11 start menu in any way -plus- selecting specific 'settings' does not either. This software requires a complete re-work. NRS.

Do you have your "use the start11 start menu" slider switched to "on"

Reply #83 Top

I have noticed that the height of the taskbar on my left monitor is larger than the one on my right.  The right one is my main display.  I can't find a way to individually set the taskbar size so I assume they are both controlled with the same setting.  I just noticed that when I set to Large or Medium they are equal in height.  If I set to small then the left is taller and right shorter.

Reply #84 Top

Quoting nedsomers, reply 78

START 11 does NOT work as designed ...

Specifically, selecting any of the 'Start Menu' choices does not alter the Windows 11 start menu in any way -plus- selecting specific 'settings' does not either. This software requires a complete re-work. NRS.

It sounds like something is conflicting with the software as you are the only person to report a problem like this.

My initial guess would be an AV app breaking installation.  What antivirus package do you use and any other malware protection apps?

Also what are your hardware specifications?

Reply #85 Top

Quoting Chulamin, reply 82

For Luna55:

These are my settings:


 

Ah, thanks, that's not full-screen, I have the same as you that way.

What happens if you enable "Use fullscreen menu" on? Ar your groups offset from the top of the screen by one row as well like in my pictures?

Reply #86 Top

If you use "Windows 10" menu style and you have "use fullscreen menu" checked and also "show app list in start menu" is checked, the latter is ignored.

Not sure if this is considered a bug, because it correctly mimices the behaviour in Windows 10. But I always hated this behaviour in Windows 10 (it was one of the reasons that the tablet mode was completely unusable).

 

I would like to have a fullscreen menu, that still immediately would show the app list left of the tiles.

Of course, if the display is too small to support this, than it is of course logical to autmatically hide the list. (For me, I sometimes RDP on my computer from my smartphone. In Portrait mode, that leaves not much space for the start menu. But if I use my computer nomarly, or  RDP from my tablet or so, there would be enough space to show the app list).

Reply #87 Top

Quoting nedsomers, reply 79

IT'S AMAZING STARDOCK DEVELOPER(S) ISSUE A PRODUCT UPGRADE TODAY, YET ARE [APPARENTLY] OBLIVIOUS TO THE ABSOLUTE CRAP START 11 SOFTWARE IS. 

 

FIX IT STARTDOCK!!

nedsomers.   Please note this thread is in reference to Start 11 RC3 Issue Report.

'RC' stands for 'release candidate'.  It's a later equivalent to 'alpha' and 'beta' and is intended to reach more people to actually document [and replicate] 'ISSUES'.

If you cannot be part of the solution can you please avoid being part of the problem.

Thank you.

Reply #88 Top

Quoting Luna55, reply 85


Quoting Chulamin,

For Luna55:

These are my settings:

Reduced 38%
Original 743 x 323



 

Ah, thanks, that's not full-screen, I have the same as you that way.

What happens if you enable "Use fullscreen menu" on? Ar your groups offset from the top of the screen by one row as well like in my pictures?

Honestly I think I got that nice layout by a fluke. I'm not sure I want to play with the settings again. At one point I did have a large space at the top above the icons. From what I recall changing the icon shortcut size to small is what finally got me to where I am now. Even now sometimes the icons are slow to load and occasionally the app list doesn't show up. It can also take a number of clicks for any of it to show up altogether. I have to remind myself that I'm on the latest Windows 11 dev version and that could be messing with Stardock as well. 

 

 

Reply #89 Top

Feature request: In Windows 10 mode, with the full app list hidden, is there any way the menu could be made even narrower at it's smallest? I'm thinking like accommodating 2.5 medium sized tiles instead of 3. Or the width used when you switch to the app list. Pictures on request to explain if you need it.

Reply #90 Top

Hi!

I am using the Windows 7-style Start Menu. I noticed a small cosmetic glitch, where, once the Start button is clicked, the user photo (top right side) appears in its final place right from the beginning, and does not slide up together with the entire animation. The animation itself feels not as smooth as it used to be with older versions, too.

Another cosmetic issue that I'm seeing, I am able to reproduce only on one of my multi-screen setups (this cannot be reproduced on my other multi-screen system). With that particular system, the taskbar appears to be rendered incorrectly on one of the screens (the smallest one, size-wise), where it bears some kind of bottom "padding". This, in turn, makes the taskbar look taller. The screenshot below illustrates this behavior (the rightmost taskbar corresponds to the smallest screen):

Lastly, would it be possible to provide an option where the italic font type that's in the "Search programs and files" textbox could be changed to a regular font type?

Thanks!

Reply #91 Top

Is there anyway to remove the black line between the transparent start menu and background?

There is an about 1 pixel thick long black line across entire desktop. 

Reply #92 Top

Quoting corb06, reply 91

Is there anyway to remove the black line between the transparent start menu and background?

There is an about 1 pixel thick long black line across entire desktop. 

Reduced 43%
Original 1920 x 800


Which OS are you on?

Reply #93 Top

I'm in version 0.94 and centring doesn't work for me as well.

The screenshot also includes the Windows version for better understanding and I use only one monitor.

Please check the screenshots below.

Reply #94 Top

Start11 ver 0.94 - W10 style

W11 PRO Workstation 22000.282

issue: this is new behavior that I haven't seen with previous builds; the very 1st time I open the Start Menu, the applications list is not populated - if I close it and press Start again, it will work

screenshot:

Reply #95 Top

OK, installed the latest 0.94 version and it works, now.

Reply #96 Top

zme-ul,

how do you set the tile color to blue? All my tiles are gray, no matter what background i'm using...

Reply #97 Top

Quoting rj79048, reply 96

zme-ul,

how do you set the tile color to blue? All my tiles are gray, no matter what background i'm using...

If you right click on a tile you can change the colour of the tile.

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Reply #98 Top

Quoting Neil, reply 97


Quoting rj79048,

zme-ul,

how do you set the tile color to blue? All my tiles are gray, no matter what background i'm using...



If you right click on a tile you can change the colour of the tile.

Thanks :inlove:  

Reply #99 Top

Outstanding amount of, "Fixes" on Stardock's part. I consider myself lucky most of these errors I have not encountered.

However not many new options. Hopefully more will come as it gets closer to final release. 

Reply #100 Top

Quoting Neil, reply 92


Quoting corb06,

Is there anyway to remove the black line between the transparent start menu and background?

There is an about 1 pixel thick long black line across entire desktop. 




Reduced 43%


Original 1920 x 800





Which OS are you on?

Windows 11, latest Beta. 

Utgåva Windows 11 Pro
Version 21H2
Installerad ‎2021-‎10-‎05
OS-version 22000.282
Gränssnitt Gränssnittspaket för Windows-funktioner 1000.22000.282.0