Start11 v2.07 Release Feedback Thread

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With the Start11 v2.07 release, we are creating this thread so that users can report any observed issues.  

Obtaining the product

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 service (GoogleDrive, DropBox, OneDrive, YouTube), with a shared link included in your post.  Images can be copied and pasted directly into a post.

  • If there are specific apps that the app 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 v2 a better product.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Start11 v2.07 Changelog (Released 04/10/2024)

04/10/2024

General release

Version

  • UI: 2.07

  • Start11Config.exe: 2.0.7.4

Platforms

  • Stardock and Steam

04/03/2024

Version

  • UI: 2.07

  • Start11Config.exe: 2.0.7.4

Platforms

  • Stardock and Steam

Changes

  • Fixed focus remaining on shutdown and logout buttons once menu was opened via clicking

  • Resolved some taskbar icons showing as folder icon when using Enhanced taskbar and always group mode enabled.

  • Resolved taskbar autohide hiding when the taskbar thumbnail or right click menu are open

  • Improved detection of taskbar icon changes

03/26/2024

Version

  • UI: 2.07

  • Start11Config.exe: 2.0.7.3

Platforms

  • Stardock and Steam

Changes

  • Resolved explorer crash when using run as administrator and open options from right-click menus

  • Tweaked taskbar icon management

  • Addressed issue with very short Korean app names (< 5 chars) not showing in the search results correctly.

  • Resolved dragging items on ‘all apps’ list causing accidental temporary pins

  • Dragging all apps list items no longer leaves highlight sometimes

  • Resolved blank line on the screen when maximized and reserving screen space with autohide taskbar

  • Dragging ‘all apps’ list items no longer shows an enlarged icon in error sometimes.

03/21/2024

Version

  • UI: 2.07

  • Start11Config.exe: 2.0.7.2

Platforms

  • Stardock and Steam

Changes

  • Resolved mouse wheel triggering scrolling of combo boxes in config when wanting to scroll the pages

  • Resolved a small square paint issue on the first tab when active and using transparency in the tab

  • Resolved Everything search results sometimes showing unexpected results using the Start11 style search

  • Resolved clicking very edge of start button on Win11 sometimes not opening Start11 menu

  • Resolved VMWare Player/ VMware workstation interfering with opening of Start11 menu on Win11 sometimes

03/15/2024

Version

  • UI: 2.07

  • Start11Config.exe: 2.0.7.1

Platforms

  • Stardock and Steam

Changes

  • Address some search issues in user report: https://forums.stardock.com/526660/obscure-quick-search-behavior-in-start11-v2

    • Resolved some search issues with the path being included in full by mistake when performing matching.

    • Also added registry key S11_UseMostRecentRunForSearchTerm which when created in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8 and set to "0" will stop Start11 promoting the most recently run app for a given search term

03/14/2024

Version

  • UI: 2.07

  • Start11Config.exe: 2.0.7.0

Platforms

  • Stardock and Steam

Changes

  • Resolved Win7/Modern menu vanishing on certain scaling factors when entering search mode or expanding for jumplists

  • Modified taskbar handling so if a jumplist is open it will not get closed by a thumbnail popup on Win11 with enhanced mode taskbar

  • Adds in checkbox to control if the autohide option on the right-click taskbar menu should show or not.  Only visible in UI when on Win11 and when enhanced taskbar is enabled.

  • Tweaks to taskbar animations

  • Tweaks to universal app icon loading and launching to handle a possible edge case

  • Resolved autohide on top aligned secondary taskbar not always allowing maximized windows to fill all the space

  • Resolved autohidden taskbar on secondary monitor not updating enhanced taskbar contents for changes that happened whilst the taskbar was hidden

  • Adjusted the height of the small taskbar when using Win10 style buttons to be slightly taller so the clock isn't clipped

  • Resolved potential loop paint issue with the taskbar on initial startup when in enhanced taskbar mode

  • Resolved a taskbar icon load issue on initial startup on some machines for pinned items / combined groups

  • Resolved a timing-related deadlock on login

  • Resolved issue with top autohide taskbar not always allowing maximizing on the entire screen

  • Tweak to startup code to workaround a potential deadlock issue

  • Resolved changing icon for the universal apps menu on the quick links menu

  • Resolved issue with timing sensitivity detecting SAB which caused S11 to disable features when it didn't need to

  • Resolved the possibility of an issue with clicking the shutdown button performing a default action in error on Win10/11/App styles rather than showing a menu

  • Resolved missing menu icons on keyboard opening of shutdown menu when using Windows 7/Modern menus

  • Stopped shutdown menu auto-expanding on the right-hand side for Win10/11/Pro/Launcher/App styles as was not supposed to.  Adding S11_AutoExpandShutdownOtherStyles = 1 to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8 would enable it for other menu styles

  • Resolved appwiz.cpl and similar links going missing in S11 search, but not S10 style search

  • Resolved potential crashes when searching for files in the path

  • Resolved thumbnail vertical offset when using on-top autohide taskbar

  • Resolved right-click jumplist vertical offset when using on-top autohide taskbar

  • Resolved issue with Win+X not always working correctly with the mouse when using an always-on-top autohide taskbar

  • Resolved potential resource leak for taskbar icons

  • Tweaks to taskbar icon handling

  • Resolved pinned taskbar menus overlapping the taskbar when used with a top autohide taskbar

Languages

  • Polish updated: Credit: BartoszJedynak

  • Japanese updated. Credit: DiGS-O5

  • Added cs.lng and updated cs-cz. Credit: ludan84

  • One new string was added to en.lng. Installed file updated as well as the GH repository for the Stardock supported languages.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Known issues

While we appreciate all feedback, please remember that we offer no official support for beta \ preview \ developer channel versions of Windows. If you report issues while in any of those early release channels, you should not expect them to be addressed unless it still exists in a retail version of Windows.

  • tbd
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

***Reserved***

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

This software forgets the activation key from time to time. Now stardock even forgets I've upgraded to v2 at all! I only find v1.

Frustrating!

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

No idea what you mean with ARM. 

I've upgraded from  v1 when v2 came out. Anyways I've made a ticket, my mail with the v2 key is lost and it's nowhere in my account.. 

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting metaljay1, reply 6

is this the release that has ARM support baked in?

Currently, one needs an Object Desktop subscription (and to use that key to activate) for it to function on an ARM device. 

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting StevieTNZ, reply 4

Keeps telling me there is an update available, despite already having v2.07.

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Please try uninstall Start11 reboot immediately, redownload latest version from your account page. Install that, reboot again. Retest and report back.

Quoting Bruno, reply 5

This software forgets the activation key from time to time. Now stardock even forgets I've upgraded to v2 at all! I only find v1.

Frustrating!

Quoting Bruno, reply 7

I've upgraded from v1 when v2 came out. Anyways I've made a ticket, my mail with the v2 key is lost and it's nowhere in my account..

Did you mean you can not find Start11v2 inside your account product download page? If so, please raise support ticket using the link below, use the product not receive option. Include all information details. Remember to record down the ticket number for future reference if needed. Do not raise multiple ticket, that will make your ticket back to the end of the line. Send once and wait. Ticket will be answer by the order they send in.

https://stardock.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/4/group/13

Quoting metaljay1, reply 6

is this the release that has ARM support baked in?

I believe this version support ARM system. But, you will need ObjectDesktop active subscription key to activate it.

 

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting StevieTNZ, reply 4

Keeps telling me there is an update available, despite already having v2.07.

Quoting Bruno, reply 5

This software forgets the activation key from time to time. Now stardock even forgets I've upgraded to v2 at all! I only find v1.

Frustrating!

This should be fixed now

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top

I am a little confused, why do I need an objective desktop license to use the general release version? I thought OD was for beta testing?

When will this become GM?

Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting metaljay1, reply 11

I am a little confused, why do I need an objective desktop license to use the general release version? I thought OD was for beta testing?

Object Desktop subscriptions have more features available to them than standalone versions - not many currently but this is one and there will likely be more in the future. It's pretty standard practice stuff. 

Quoting metaljay1, reply 11

When will this become GM?

It will at some point but no exact date has been set. 

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Reply #13 from Stardock Forums Top

I have a buy another five-pack license since I have other computers to install it on. Is there some kind of discount that I can get when buying a second five-pack license?

Reply #14 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting trparky, reply 13

I have a buy another five-pack license since I have other computers to install it on. Is there some kind of discount that I can get when buying a second five-pack license?

Existing owners of any version of Start11 get a discount.... Just use the 'upgrade' option

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

 

Reply #15 from Stardock Forums Top

Just for clarity, when V2.07 becomes GM this release is expected to include ARM support?

Reply #16 from Stardock Forums Top

And here I didn't realize that I had a second Start11 v1 license that I didn't upgrade to v2 yet. I got that second license upgraded now. I now have two v2 licenses for five systems.

Reply #18 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Kwilz, reply 17

Windows 11 23H2



Please fix the transparency of the new features.

If possible, fix the right-click menu on the taskbar (Probably related to the experimental function).


Issue: https://youtu.be/3mD_qJmkWoQ

It's hard to tell from your short video what exactly your issues are. Could you be more descriptive of the issues.

Not sure what feature's transparency you are talking about, nor the right-click menu issue.

Which build of 23H2 are you running?

Reply #20 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Kwilz, reply 19

Build:



Transparency:


The transparency settings are as follows:

90% is the most transparent, while 10% is the least transparent, and Solid is opaque.

Right-click the Tab group and select Appearance.

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Reply #22 from Stardock Forums Top

This is the least user friendly support forum we've ever seen.  Hope this is how to get support. 

Just upgraded to your latest lifetime version Start 11.2 for Windows 10.1 Pro and the Start button (now comes up with a list of bloated windows apps that we do not use.  Our Start menu (All Programs) was customized and clean with Windows destop apps sorted into folders -- WOrked find before last paid update.  HOw to get it back to how it was? THere appears to be NO option to unpin these annoying app shortcuts -- and they obscure our organized start menus -- and if we go to OPEN ALL Users, these app shortcuts are not listed.  How TO FIX?

Reply #23 from Stardock Forums Top

My Start11 Menu icons in tabs are WAY smaller than they were. They are set to Default (and always were on Default but they showed up bigger) but now are super tiny. No other changes made, just installed the new build today (Version 2.07). Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (22631.3447). I'm running an UW monitor at 144Hz and a resolution of 3840x1600.

Small Menu Tabs Image 

Reply #24 from Stardock Forums Top

In Start 11 v. 2.07, with Windows App Style view, is there a way to have more than 2 rows of pinned icons? 

Reply #25 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting tlsel, reply 22

This is the least user friendly support forum we've ever seen.  Hope this is how to get support. 

Just upgraded to your latest lifetime version Start 11.2 for Windows 10.1 Pro and the Start button (now comes up with a list of bloated windows apps that we do not use.  Our Start menu (All Programs) was customized and clean with Windows destop apps sorted into folders -- WOrked find before last paid update.  HOw to get it back to how it was? THere appears to be NO option to unpin these annoying app shortcuts -- and they obscure our organized start menus -- and if we go to OPEN ALL Users, these app shortcuts are not listed.  How TO FIX?

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Best to create your own thread so we can try to help you from there. As we did on your other thread. Not sure why you said what your said above.

Thank you.
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.