Recently used apps in 1.31 not functioning as expected

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I am using Start8 1.31 and have, under Configuration, the option checked "Show recently used applications". In addition, in Start8 Tweak, I have the option checked "Most frequently used apps should just use run count".

This Monday morning I wanted to access one of my recently used apps that was showing in the Start8 menu on Friday only to find that the list of apps has changed completely and is now showing apps that I haven't accessed in months.

Something in the algorithm used to generate the recently used app list is seriously brain-dead.

Regards,
Brett

 

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

I agree. I'm also getting these seemingly random search results. It drives me nuts that I have to type in "notep" before I'll see any reference to notepad. In Windows 7 or 8 search, I only need to type in "no". If Start8 is supposed to be using the Windows Search index, why do we get these inconsistent results on the start menu?

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Regarding the search, for the next update we have some tweaks to that as I was able to reproduce notepad not showing up as quickly as it should do.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

(Post update got lost so redoing it)

With reference to my original post, yesterday I ran a newly installed app for the first and only time ever. This has now appeared on my recently used apps list at position 1, displacing something (I can't remember what it was) that I do actually use frequently.

Having set the option "Most frequently used apps should just use run count" I would expect that items which can only have a run count of 1 do not displace items with a run count of 50 or more.

Cheers
Brett

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

It seems that only we both have problems with recent used programs, because there are no changes in the last versions of Start 8

 

Regards

Stefan