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ModernMix 1.15 Now Available

April 30, 2014 3:09:02 PM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

ModernMix 1.15 is now available for everyone. Customers can download from their accounts page on https://store.stardock.com or https://www.stardock.cachefly.net/ModernMix_1.15_setup.exe.

If you are a subscriber to Object Desktop, you can update through the Object Desktop Manager.

ModernMix 1.15 Changelog:

  • Performance optimizations and fixes for Windows 8.1 Update [April 2014] Please note that taskbar items that were pinned prior to Windows 8.1 Update 1 will need to be recreated after the ModernMix upgrade install finshes (needs a reboot to complete).
  • Added option to suppress overlay when running full-screen Modern apps
  • Added support for windowed apps to continue to play sound on x86 (was already present on x64)
  • Fixes issues on Windows 8.1 Update where taskbar items were being left behind for some users
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Reply #1 May 1, 2014 1:29:44 PM
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I hate to say this but the fix for "where taskbar items were being left behind for some users" doesn't fix the issue all the time.  However, I did find a bit of a hack that seems to work 100% of the time.

First you have to go to the Taskbar and Navigation Properties window by right-clicking on the taskbar and choosing Properties.  Once there uncheck "Show Windows Store Apps on the taskbar".  Second open up RegEdit and browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\ModernMix\mmix.ini\ModernMix and then create a new String value called "ModernMixDoTask" with a value of "1" (without the quote).

Once you have done that, reboot your computer and the issue with ghost Windows Store app icons will be 100% fixed and there appears to be no side-effects either.

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Reply #2 May 2, 2014 10:17:25 AM
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What's the difference between these installers?

ModernMix_1.15_setup.exe (link from forum)
ModernMix_1.15_setup_sd.exe (link from subscriber page)

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Reply #3 May 2, 2014 10:44:08 AM
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Quoting djsmitty2k,
reply 2

What's the difference between these installers?

ModernMix_1.15_setup.exe (link from forum)
ModernMix_1.15_setup_sd.exe (link from subscriber page)

I imagine they are identical other than the name.

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Reply #4 May 4, 2014 8:33:31 AM
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Hello,

I'm suffering an issue with this version, in Windows 8.1 Update 1, when the ModernMix option "Hide Windows 8.1 Update 1 full-screen title-bar" is unchecked, the title-bar isn't show anyway, so no possibility to move the Modern UI window to any side of the screen (left or right), if in traditional window mode, when yo click Shift + right button over the task-bar icon, then a contextual menu appears with menu items to set this positions, but can't exit the window from this position in anyway.

Does exist any solution for that?

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Reply #5 May 18, 2014 10:28:16 AM
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Closing windowed Modern apps results in the process bar icon still showing the app as running. Any fixes for this problem?

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Reply #6 June 30, 2014 3:08:01 PM
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Quoting GibStorm,
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Closing windowed Modern apps results in the process bar icon still showing the app as running. Any fixes for this problem?

Still seeing this issue.  Whatever fix they put into place in 1.15 doesn't work all the time.

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Reply #7 June 30, 2014 3:40:49 PM
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I'm beginning to think that this is a bug in Windows itself and not a bug in ModernMIX.  Why I think that is that when I manually kill off a ModernUI app via the Window Task Manager, the icon stays behind.  It's like the taskbar isn't being updated properly.

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