PC Settings .ink Shortcut Not Working

PC Settings Shortcut Links to Desktop Control Panel

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Hello,

 

Firstly, Start8 is a fantastic product of providing a near perfect replica of the Windows 7 Start Menu, but with great additional features and functionality. Thanks for providing such a great Start menu for Windows 8.

 

However, one little niggle with it is the 'PC Settings' .ink shortcut provided in the Start Menu (which takes you to the 'Modern UI/Metro' Control Panel) doesn't seem to work in the latest update (1.20). Instead, it takes me directly to the regular desktop Control Panel. I don't know how this can be fixed from my end.

 

This bug has appeared in older versions too though, but only if I chose to Pin the PC Settings shortcut to the Modern UI/Metro Start Screen. Unpinning it from the Start Screen would restore its normal function of directing me to the PC Settings App.

 

Any way I can fix this? I don't like having to access PC Settings via the Charms Bar all the time.

 

Thank you.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Just found out the PC Settings .ink shortcut in the Start Menu is actually part of the Windows 8 Operating System, not Start8 (moving it to Recycle Bin resulted in any link to PC Settings becoming inoperable). Microsoft implemented this Modern UI/Metro design really poorly.

 

I assume Start8 is responsible for having it open PC Settings rather than Control Panel though as opening the 'Store' app for example (which is also in the Start Menu as part of the Operating System) in the File Explorer will just open it in your default web browser. Opening it via the Start8 menu though will open it as it should via Modern UI/Metro.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Sorry for the multiple posts, but I've just uninstalled Start8 1.20 and re-installed 1.16 (I still had the installer on the HDD).

 

PC Settings works correctly with 1.16 (directs me to the Modern UI/Metro PC Settings App), but with 1.20 it just opens desktop Control Panel. This is definitely a Start8 issue then.

 

Hope this has been helpful, and I really hope it gets fixed soon. Having a link to PC Settings from the Start Menu was very useful.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

I had a quick check here and I was able to reproduce this, I think this has been the case during the betas after 1.16 too.

I will see if we can get that tweaked for the next update, thanks for letting us know.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Thank you for your response Neil. Great to hear you've been able to reproduce the issue. I hope a patch for it will be able to make its way into the next update.