problem with Start11

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Yes, it should survive reboot and stay at the top. You said you need to activate Start11, what do you mean by that? Also, need to know few details.

1. Windows 11 full build number. Use Winver.exe to get it.
2. Start11 full version number installed.
3. Do you have any other application that also change how your taskbar/explorer work?

Thank you.
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Good morning, Basj, Win 11 Home 23H2 Build 22631.3593 Win Feature Experience Pack 1000.22700.10030

I have a shortcut to Start11 on my desktop as I am still exploring features. When I boot up in the morning the taskbar is at the bottom. I click on the shortcut to bring up the Start11 opening window, click on "Taskbar" and then click on "restart explorer" in the top right corner. Then the taskbar jumps up to the top where I put it before.

regards, Bob

It might just need a proper installation. Try this, uninstall Start11, reboot immediately, re-download Start11, install it, reboot immediately again after installation finished. Retest it and report back.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

I have uninstalled Start11 and rebooted. Re-installed Start11 using the licence key given previously. I set it to move the taskbar to the top, which it did. It then found an update and prompted me to download and install, which I did. It then prompted me to re-boot to complete installation of the update, which I did and the taskbar is back at the bottom.

After you reboot and the taskbar is back at the bottom, do all the other features of Start11 work as expected?

Have you ever installed other software to control the taskbar, i.e. Explorer Patcher or StartAllBack?.

In a word, no and no. I haven't tried all the features but reconfiguringthe start menu does not work with the taskbar at the bottom after reboot. It does work with the taskbar at the top. Never heard of either Explorer Patcher or StartAllBack and have never installed any such until Start11. Way back there was a Registry edit that did the job but for the last 3 or 4 Windows Updates that has been disabled. Why? Heaven only knows.

Let's check to make sure the Start11 Service is starting after a reboot.

Reboot your computer; after it's finished starting, open the Task manager and then click "Services" in the left panel. Scroll down to Start11 and check to see if it's running. Let me know what you find.

First off, thank you to you and Basj for taking the time to look at this. Attached screen capture after re-boot, taskbar at the bottom, task manager running and showing Services - Start11 running. 

Hello,
Need to know, how did you changed your Start button, by using, Start11 or some other application?

Thank you.
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Okay, lets try the delayed start.

In the Task Manager, in Services, right click Start11 and select Open Services.

Once open, scroll down to "Stardock Start11," and then right click and select Properties.

Once this has opened, click the "Startup type: pull down menu" and select "Automatic (Delayed Start)" and click OK.

Now, reboot your computer and see if the Taskbar ends up at the top.

Let me know what happens.

I have not changed the start button. It's the standard Windows 4 squares

Didn't get as far as the re-boot. I changed it to automatic-delayed and clicked on OK. A box popped up "The delayed auto-start flag could not be set.

Error 87: The parameter is incorrect.

I put it back to auto and backed out.

I have to take my wife to London tomorrow. It's her birthday.  So any replies will be delayed until Sunday.

Evidently Start11 won't allow you to change this parameter.

It's possible something is wrong in the Registry settings for Start11. Try the Purge and reinstall as described here:

https://support.stardock.com/space/SHC/1349320730/Start+Menu+purging+and+re-installing

I am sorry, I thought I saw Start buttons instead it was just a search box, (from your screenshot above)

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Can you tell me please, what this is going to purge?

It should remove Start11 and all it traces. Your saved/backup setting should be safe, but you could also save you backup file to safe location, just to be sure.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Haven't had time to do this yet, Basj and Pelaird, things should be easier over the next few days.

Just ran through the procedure and seem to be back where we started. I'll try it again but have a camera ready to take a screen shot as the bat file runs. There seemed to be a lot of "parameter not found" messages.

There will be some error appear when running the purge, I believe, this is due to this purge file was the same file for all Start8,10 and 11 and for all Win 7,8,10 and 11. So some files will be missing from the list to remove.

If the same behavior appear after the purge, than there might be something is blocking/ interfering with Start11. What you can do is to test under Sandbox: https://forums.stardock.com/505872/start11-support-faq#windowssandbox or/and Cleanboot: https://forums.stardock.com/505872/start11-support-faq#cleanboot.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Thank you, Basj, I ran through the Purge and Reinstall again just now and it is back to square one, ie, Restart Explorer each time I boot up Win11. I did take a couple of photos of the Bat file running, which I will post up later. Will try the Sandbox and/or Clean boot.