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Start11 RC1 Issue Report Thread

Start11 RC1 Issue Report Thread

With the Start11 RC1 release, we are creating this thread so that users can report any observed issues.  

Obtaining Start11 RC1

Object Desktop members can get the release from within Object Desktop Manager 

Individual purchases (as well as Object Desktop Members) can also be obtained from your account page: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products

For guest check-out purchase (no account), from this link: http://www.stardock.com/support/productkeyretrieval

Reporting an issue

Please include the following for anything found:

  • Exact Windows version \ build (winver.exe)
  • Detailed steps to recreate the issue seen
  • Screenshots and videos are very helpful.  Videos can be uploaded to a cloud drive services (GoogleDrive, DropBox, OneDrive, YouTube) and links included in your post.  Images can be directly added.
  • If there are specific apps that Groupy does not work (well) with, please note what apps and their exact versions.  If any app is not common, a link to a trial version would be appreciated.

Thank you for your interest and any time you put into making Start11 a better product.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

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Reply #126 Top

The start menu seems to confuse icons, I have icons switching around, and i restore them by resizing 

Reply #127 Top

Quoting jasonbrianmerrill, reply 127

The start menu seems to confuse icons, I have icons switching around, and i restore them by resizing 
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Is this the Windows 11 style menu when you drag & drop to rearrange them, or some other issue?

The issue with the Win11 menu sometimes rearranging icons incorrectly when dragging them to reorder them is resolved internally so an update should fix that next week.

Reply #129 Top

Cannot run Windows store apps like PowerShell as Administrator with Right Click Menu.

When you right click on the windows store PowerShell (7.1.4) icon in Start11 you do not get the More option in the menu or the run as Administrator option. This works correctly in the Windows 11 Start Menu.

Paint which is now a store app also does not have the option to run as Administrator in the Start11 right click menu but does have the option in the Windows 11 start menu.

This is on either the Win 10 or 11 style menus.

Windows 11 Home - 21H2 - 22000.194

Reply #130 Top

An easily reproducible issue that I just saw: I have the Windows 7 style menu configured. When I click on "Start", and then, in the "Search programs and files", I type "appwiz.cpl", the caret gets positioned incorrectly (as evident from the attached screenshot). A slight shift happens, so it would seem, with any typed character apart from lowercase 'f'.

By the way, would it be possible to make the font in that textbox configurable? The italic style is, honestly, less to my taste.

Reply #131 Top

Hello I am French Canadian so my comment will be a Google translation. I also have a missing icon for Edge, I have to format my laptop and reinstall Star11 but the problem is still present. Also there are translation problems when I pin a program sometimes it is in English but my pc is in french . Also some programs are missing in the files but I also believe that it can come from windows. I would like the tile icons to be bigger in windows 10 mode and the description (fonts) to be smaller if possible, but stay larger in the menu .

Thank you very much for this software, I hate the windows 11 menu.<3

Reply #132 Top

Quoting Frenceska, reply 131

Hello I am French Canadian so my comment will be a Google translation. I also have a missing icon for Edge, I have to format my laptop and reinstall Star11 but the problem is still present. Also there are translation problems when I pin a program sometimes it is in English but my pc is in french . Also some programs are missing in the files but I also believe that it can come from windows. I would like the tile icons to be bigger in windows 10 mode and the description (fonts) to be smaller if possible, but stay larger in the menu .

Thank you very much for this software, I hate the windows 11 menu.<3
End of Frenceska's quote

The missing icon for edge is a bad shortcut Microsoft have left in the OS.  We have filtered this out in future updates.  You should see the correct Microsoft edge in the list with an icon too.

Translations are coming for hopefully 1.0.  I believe the translation work is being carried out as we speak (well type).

There is a problem in the current build that anything thats a url link such as Steam games will not be shown in the all apps list for the Windows 10/11 styles.  This is resolved for the next update.

Reply #134 Top

Ok merci !

And if it can help

I found a file where there are applications and the one in English that I could put in French; He had other doubles of shortcuts that I had it. Here is the link and replace *** by your username and copy in the bar from above your C: \ Users \ ********* \ AppData \ Roaming \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Quick Launch \ User Pinned.

Also to see this folder you need to click Visual in the options and show the files protected by the system then uncheck the "hidden" cache in the properties of the folders.

Reply #135 Top

I am using an app called traffic monitor to display my download speeds, it works fine with start 11 until I use the custom button, when a custom start button is used the overlay disappears

Reply #136 Top

Quoting ardittristan2268, reply 133

When enabling the custom button and multiple screen taskbar at once the taskbar ceases to function:



 
End of ardittristan2268's quote

This is a known issue with setups with 3 or more monitors.

I am please to say it is resolved internally and an update this week will contain the fix.

For now disabling the custom start button will avoid the problem,

Reply #137 Top

FWIW, I am a new user (as of today.. I absolutely HATE the new start menu, and wanted to get some of what I had back with Windows 10). The one annoying thing I see is that I am on a Surface Laptop and I am addicted to using two finger scrolling. This does not work in Start 11.. I have to actually click the little scrollbar to scroll. It's an annoyance, but for the moment I have just about everything on one screen.

Thanks for this wonderful product!

Jay

Reply #138 Top

Quoting Nighteyes4487, reply 122


Quoting mcg1975,

I've noticed with this latest build that when you click the Start icon it will occasionally launch the native Windows Start menu instead

Happening on both my PC and laptop. Only occurred since updating to RC1. V0.55 was fine.

Both machines running W11 21H2 22000.194 



Check out my temporary fix, and make sure your menu button is set to the LEFT:

Quoting Nighteyes4487,



End of Nighteyes4487's quote

 

Worked perfectly.. Thanks! :)

Reply #140 Top

Thank you!  I couldn't figure out what the issue was for the life of me.  It is whenever I connect my third monitor!  Thanks for the upcoming fix.

Quoting Neil, reply 136


Quoting ardittristan2268,

When enabling the custom button and multiple screen taskbar at once the taskbar ceases to function:



This is a known issue with setups with 3 or more monitors.

I am please to say it is resolved internally and an update this week will contain the fix.

For now disabling the custom start button will avoid the problem,

End of Neil's quote

 

 

Reply #141 Top

Sometimes when I click on the start button, the menu pops up, then down again in a single click.

Reply #142 Top

Quoting Yarps, reply 137

FWIW, I am a new user (as of today.. I absolutely HATE the new start menu, and wanted to get some of what I had back with Windows 10). The one annoying thing I see is that I am on a Surface Laptop and I am addicted to using two finger scrolling. This does not work in Start 11.. I have to actually click the little scrollbar to scroll. It's an annoyance, but for the moment I have just about everything on one screen.

Thanks for this wonderful product!

Jay
End of Yarps's quote

I am pleased to say two finger scrolling should be supported in the update coming this week.

Reply #143 Top

Running windows 11 Insider Preview build 22471.

After upgrading start11 to the latest build, the clock and notification area are missing from the taskbar.

I can get them back by removing and reinstalling start11, but this is a lower build obviously. After installing the update that it prompts to download when checking for updates (0.90), the clock and notification area disappear again.

After doing some testing, this only occurs if a custom image is used for the start button. Disabling the custom image restores the clock and notification area.

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Reply #144 Top

Quoting csc2ya, reply 143

Running windows 11 Insider Preview build 22471.

After upgrading start11 to the latest build, the clock and notification area are missing from the taskbar.

I can get them back by removing and reinstalling start11, but this is a lower build obviously. After installing the update that it prompts to download when checking for updates (0.90), the clock and notification area disappear again.
End of csc2ya's quote

If you turn off the custom start button option does it fix itself?

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Reply #145 Top

As edited into my post above, yes....turning off the custom start button option restores the clock and notification area.

Reply #147 Top

OK, so to update my previous post - it appears that sometimes the search results are blank. Now, they are not TRULY blank - if I press the down key they magically appear; if I press the enter key, it automatically opens the first result. But it APPEARS blank until I press the down arrow key. This therefore appears to be a bug.

Reply #148 Top

Hi,
    I'm also noticing the menu is only pulling icons from the .exe that a shortcut links to, if the shortcut has specified a custom icon in its properties it's being ignored by Start11. An example is Discord which actually links to an 'Update.exe' but pulls its icon from other resources.

Thanks.

Reply #149 Top

Quoting PersonOfInterest25, reply 147

OK, so to update my previous post - it appears that sometimes the search results are blank. Now, they are not TRULY blank - if I press the down key they magically appear; if I press the enter key, it automatically opens the first result. But it APPEARS blank until I press the down arrow key. This therefore appears to be a bug.
End of PersonOfInterest25's quote

Thank you, that is very useful information as blank search had me scratching my head, but results just not showing makes more sense if a paint request got lost somewhere.

Reply #150 Top

Quoting zme-ul, reply 146

dunno if it was reported, there's no Run as Administrator for certain apps

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This has been reported by another user and this should be resolved for the update this week.

Basically store apps were missing this as most store apps don't allow running as admin, but some like terminal do.

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