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Start11 v1.2 Beta is Now Available
Learn more about Start11 at www.stardock.com

Start11 v1.2

Stardock released v1.2 beta of Start11 today. Start11 is a program that allows users to customize the Windows® Start menu and taskbar for Windows 10 and 11 and can make the Start menu appear as it did in previous versions of Windows, enhancing the experience with new features and functionality. 

Start11 v1.2 beta focuses specifically on enhancing the Windows 11 experience by re-building the taskbar from the ground up to add new functionality. With this release, users will be able to ungroup items on their taskbar with their windows centered or left-aligned.  

Start11 v1.2
Start11 v1.2

“The new taskbar features are designed to deliver functionality from previous versions of Windows but make them look and feel native to Windows 11,” said Brad Sams, VP and General Manager of Stardock Software. “With our new taskbar experience, we have created a foundation for bringing additional functionality to Windows 11 to further our mission to make Windows more personal and productive.” 

The enhanced multi-monitor support in the v1.2 beta allows the user to define window grouping for primary and secondary monitors so that the user can dial-in the perfect taskbar experience. Users will also be able to re-size the taskbar, allowing them to increase its height to make it easier to see all the windows on their taskbar.

Start11 v1.2
Start11 v1.2

To download the beta, you can login to your Stardock account, where the beta is available in the software section.  

Don't have Start11 yet?
Start11 
is now available starting at $5.99 through Stardock with
upgrade pricing for users of Start8 and Start10
. 
It is also included in the Object Desktop suite.


For more information, visit the Start11 page here or visit www.stardock.com


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on Mar 17, 2022

Does it bring back "drop to open" functionality (when you drag the file to taskbar program for it to open, like graphical file drag to Photoshop to open it)? This is crucial.

on Mar 17, 2022

Can i ask, i using Start 10 from year 2016. And i appreciated czech localization, Do you plan same on Start 11? I havent problem pay some bonus money for it..

on Mar 17, 2022

So now I have this...transparent in the middle but the start button on the left (with a background) and non-transparent background on the right.

on Mar 17, 2022

trevorw

So now I have

Reduced 59%
Original 1414 x 102

this...transparent in the middle but the start button on the left (with a background) and non-transparent background on the right.

I am afraid thats a side effect of the experimental version of Windows you are using.

on Mar 17, 2022

Well, crap 

on Mar 17, 2022

You can force a background colour on the taskbar to mitigate it.

on Mar 17, 2022

serega_m

Does it bring back "drop to open" functionality (when you drag the file to taskbar program for it to open, like graphical file drag to Photoshop to open it)? This is crucial.

Yes. That's working here.

However not flawlessly. Sometimes the icons on the task bar disappear and Explorer restarts automatically.

Also the tooltip is confusing, saying 'Pin to Taskbar'.

Other than that it's working. 

 

 

on Mar 17, 2022

Nah, not going to fuck with it as I just got the transparency working again.  I'll take 80% transparent over 0% and learn my lesson about installing beta stuff over working stuff  

on Mar 17, 2022

trevorw

Nah, not going to fuck with it as I just got the transparency working again.  I'll take 80% transparent over 0% and learn my lesson about installing beta stuff over working stuff  

I am curious to know why you are using a dev build of Windows (alpha at best) given those break like every week in some way or another?

on Mar 17, 2022

I have 3 computers; a MacBook pro and two Windows lappy's.  The Windows machines run Dev and Beta.  My Dev machine is plugged into the same monitor as my Mac (Samsung 49" curved monster) and the Beta laptop is in the living room.  My biz is somewhat connected to whatever MSFT comes out for consumers so I play around a lot. I might rebuild this machine 3-4 times a month.

on Mar 17, 2022

I installed the beta. All my taskbar icons are gone. After the Explorer Restart, they briefly flash up and then disappear. I have uninstalled, rebooted, and reinstalled. Any other suggestions or updates. Version 1.16-j140. I am really hoping to bring back the "never combine" feature. I appreciate you guys working on it and hope I can get this fixed. 

on Mar 17, 2022

richard181

Quoting serega_m,


Does it bring back "drop to open" functionality (when you drag the file to taskbar program for it to open, like graphical file drag to Photoshop to open it)? This is crucial.


Yes. That's working here.

However not flawlessly. Sometimes the icons on the task bar disappear and Explorer restarts automatically.

Also the tooltip is confusing, saying 'Pin to Taskbar'.

Other than that it's working. 

Hopefully devs take notice of these bugs and fix them before release, cause after the stable release of 1.2 which have all the features I need, it seems, I am finally going to upgrade to Win 11, provided bugs will be ironed out

on Mar 17, 2022

I just turned on my monitor that I turned off earlier this evening. Windows was still running (not sleeping, no screensaver).

The taskbar was shifted down. Clicking on icons, including the start button, did not result in any action. Clicking in the original taskbar location didn't do that either.

I had to restart Explorer to get it right again.

on Mar 17, 2022

The second two screenshots here, the one on the left is Start11 menu and the one on the right appears to be the default Windows 11 start menu. The Start 11 menu is offset from the taskbar but touching the edge of the screen, whereas the Windows 11 one is offset from both the left edge of the screen and the taskbar. Please can the option to keep this offset while using the Start11 menu be implemented, because the menu is inconsistent with the other interface in Windows 11 currently. Thank you.

on Mar 17, 2022

Somehow, I dragged the size of the taskbar up, and made the entire taskbar move to the top of my screen, which I cannot seem to un-do.  I'm sure a reboot will fix it (will do tomorrow), so no need to diagnose, just FYI Stardock team.

 

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