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Start11 v1.2 Beta is Now Available
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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 18, 2022

Do i have to buy start11 to try the beta or i can try it with the trial version?

on Mar 18, 2022

I am confused.  Is 1.2 beta the latest or 1.16 beta the latest version. 

on Mar 18, 2022

1.16 is the latest version out right now .

on Mar 18, 2022

chunkyll -

I don't believe betas are available as trials.  Usually available only to owners of release versions of standalone apps and/or the Object Desktop suite.

on Mar 18, 2022

WhiteLight76

I am confused.  Is 1.2 beta the latest or 1.16 beta the latest version. 

Start 11 version 1.2 is the version of the finished project number. The beta numbers between 1.11 - 1.19 is like a scale of how close they are to the fully released product. Therefore version 1.2 is still cooking and not yet finished and thus there is no 1.2 to download yet.

on Mar 19, 2022

WhiteLight76

I am confused.  Is 1.2 beta the latest or 1.16 beta the latest version. 
I would have thunk 1.2 would be more recent than 1.16.  I have 1.16 and checking for updates says I have the latest.

on Mar 19, 2022

I'm sure others have posted these requests already, but here's my list; 

1. Bring back the old/original right-click on the taskbar menu! Why do I have to click TWICE to get to everything that used to take only ONE click?! MS went out of their way to hose up the Windows 11 task bar! Yet another example of violating the unwritten "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" law of software development!

2. Bring back the ability to create and attach a folder of shortcuts, links, files and sub-folders to the taskbar! I miss that capability more than ANY other! 

This one isn't a feature request, but it can't be over-stated;

IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT!!

If something works just fine the way it is, it doesn't NEED to be modified or redesigned to do the exact same thing it's already doing!

And don't try and give us redesigned things that already exist and rename them to make us THINK it's a new feature! 

 

on Mar 19, 2022

FYI, I had to revert back to production version as my beta copy would not allow me to click on the very right end of the taskbar (network, sound, clock, date, notifications) most importantly to view and clear notifications!

on Mar 20, 2022

bril1201

I ended up at another solution as well, but if you could implement adding toolbars like Windows used to allow for, I 'd come back. Adding recent docs to a right click of an item in the toolbar would make it even better.


What is this app that lets you divide up taskbar icons into groups like this?  I seem to remember being able to do this on an older Windows version!  I would really like to have this feature.

on Mar 20, 2022

Not sure how this happened but I lost most of the Start Menu shortcuts in my “All Apps” list.  It seems to be all of the ones I had pinned to the taskbar.  The taskbar icons are still there but if I go to “All Apps”, the shortcuts have been deleted.  I was able to find the executable, recreate the shortcut, and place it in the appropriate Start Menu folder but it was probably 15 shortcuts or so and quite tedious.  Not sure when exactly it happened but I noticed it after the beta when I couldn’t find the shortcuts in the All Apps list to pin them to the Start11 Menu.

I also have Fences installed and created fences for most or all of those deleted shortcuts so maybe it was the culprit but I am not really sure.  I created the Fences several weeks ago though and just noticed the missing shortcuts after installing the beta.

 

Anyway, luckily, I am fluent with shortcuts and the Start Menu folders in Windows or that would have been a huge mess!

 

hope this information helps.

on Mar 20, 2022

As I recall, that was just a blank/transparent spacer that provided the illusion of a divided taskbar. That would be handy too; give us a translucent spacer that's a configurable; x number of pixels wide. 

on Mar 21, 2022

Does the free trial not include access to the beta? The ungrouping is the one reason I'm considering this product, so I'd like to see it if possible. 
The download put me at v1.11, and I don't have any subs in my account to edit. 

on Mar 21, 2022

cmccarterPurdueNews

Does the free trial not include access to the beta? The ungrouping is the one reason I'm considering this product, so I'd like to see it if possible. 
The download put me at v1.11, and I don't have any subs in my account to edit. 

I believe for trial you will not get a Beta version, not until it become full release version. You have two choice, wait until it become a full version or purchase a license. If the product not up to what you expected. You can always do a refund request.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

on Mar 21, 2022



Quoting cmccarterPurdueNews,

Does the free trial not include access to the beta? The ungrouping is the one reason I'm considering this product, so I'd like to see it if possible. 
The download put me at v1.11, and I don't have any subs in my account to edit. 



I believe for trial you will not get a Beta version, not until it become full release version. You have two choice, wait until it become a full version or purchase a license. If the product not up to what you expected. You can always do a refund request.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

There is a link to the installer on the feedback thread : https://forums.stardock.com/510929

on Mar 21, 2022

The notification area suddenly started to appear on the left on the screen. Now it's not showing at all.

I have the taskbar at the top.   

After a restart of Explorer it works as expected.

 

Also, programs start very slow when I open them via the taskbar.

 

I don't know if this information is useful without any log file or something. Let me know if more information is needed.

 

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