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Display and usability problems I'm having using Start 11 on Windows 11 with 3 monitors

January 5, 2022 5:37:01 PM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Before taking this screenshot I did the following:

-disabled DisplayFusion's control of the taskbar so there shouldn't be any conflicts.

-uninstalled Start11

-used the batch file to clean the settings

-rebooted my PC

-downloaded a fresh copy and installed it.

 

The three problems I'm having with Start11 (ver 1.01) on Windows 11 (ver 21H2, build 22000.376):

1. start menu shows up near the top of the screen when opened

2. Mouse hover on second and third monitor only makes the taskbar appear when hovered where the start button is, hovering over the rest of the task bar does nothing.  Can get the start menu to appear if your mouse pointer is anywhere on the second and third monitor and you press the windows key on the keyboard

3. Adjusting the task bar texture, task bar transparency and task bar texture transparency yields a different taskbar on the primary monitor versus what is shown on the second and third monitors.

 

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Reply #1 January 5, 2022 6:39:15 PM
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Another reboot and the start menu location was initially solved but it moved back up the screen on the second attempt (after some startup files were loaded?)

I went into Start11 settings (not accessible via right-click on the start button like Start10?), then clicked "Restart explorer" on the Taskbar screen and that solved the floating start menu.

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Reply #2 January 5, 2022 8:16:51 PM
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Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Just as a test, try instead of disable DisplayFusion, try uninstall it, you can reinstall it back when you're done testing. Reboot and retest it again. Report back here.

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Reply #3 January 5, 2022 11:26:42 PM
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Uninstalled DisplayFusion and rebooted and the problems remain.

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Reply #4 January 6, 2022 12:29:37 AM
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Hello,
I have forward your problem/question to Stardock Support Team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

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Reply #5 January 6, 2022 11:47:31 AM
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Thanks

Display hardware and Taskbar related software

Windows 11 21H2 10.0.22000.0

NVIDIA RTX 2060 (NVIDIA studio driver 511.09)

MSI G24C at 144Hz is the primary monitor with two HP 24f at 75Hz as the 2nd and 3rd monitors.

Start 11 1.01

Display Fusion pro 10 Beta 11

Microsoft PowerToys 0.51.1 for Fancy Zones

 

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Reply #6 January 12, 2022 6:18:41 PM
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Update: Just upgraded to 1.1 and the issues are still there.

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Reply #7 January 13, 2022 2:53:36 AM
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Hello, try to uninstall DisplayFusion and reinstall it, I had the same problem and it helped me, fortunately, just trying it may help, and if not, unfortunately I don't know what can be

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Reply #8 January 13, 2022 7:09:23 AM
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If you have an autohide taskbar on Windows 11, it is a known issue with Windows 11 itself that it will sometimes decide to not unhide unless your mouse is in specific places.  This is not a problem caused by Start11.

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Reply #9 January 13, 2022 4:39:28 PM
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Just went into Settings-Personalization-Taskbar

-turned off automatically hide the task bar

-turned off show my taskbar on all displays

 

-Turned them both back on

 

Now Start 11's texture background is showing as expected and identical on all three monitors.

 

Taskbar shows up on mouse-over as expected (sorta broken by windows where second and third taskbars only work if you hover over the start button location.)

 

The Start menu still shows at the top left corner when I click the start button 

The Start menu does not show if the start button animations is still going. (click the start button constantly and you'll see what I mean)

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Reply #10 January 14, 2022 4:18:41 PM
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did a reboot and now everything looks correct?

 

So some oddity where you have to (?):

-Go to Settings-Personalization-Taskbar

-turn off automatically hide the task bar

-turn off show my taskbar on all displays

-turn on automatically hide the task bar

-turn on show my taskbar on all displays

-reboot machine

 

a minute later the start menu went back to the top left of the screen.

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Reply #11 January 15, 2022 11:16:35 PM
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This issue is only on the second and third monitors.

The Start menu does not show if the start button animations is still going. (click the start button constantly and you'll see what I mean)

 

Hopefully this is fixed when Microsoft releases the hidden taskbar fix in the next patch Tuesday (it's in the release notes)

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Reply #12 January 16, 2022 12:38:20 AM
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BTW, have you tried the Start11 V1.11 Beta? As mention here : https://forums.stardock.com/509537

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Reply #13 January 26, 2022 5:29:08 PM
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I just installed KB5008353 and it is a little better seems to have solved a couple of my problems.

 

Hidden task bar is now showing when hovering over all parts of the task bar on primary and secondary monitors

 

Taskbar backgrounds still not showing on secondary monitors*

 *-had to do the following to get that to work after every reboot.

 

Settings-Personalization-Taskbar-Taskbar behaviors

-turned off automatically hide the task bar

-turned off show my taskbar on all displays

-turned them both back on

 

The start menu is still appearing in the top left of the screen after a minute or two.

 

How to get this update?  It will be available through windows update soon (next scheduled patch Tuesday) but you can get it now via the Microsoft Update Catalog. Just grab the correct version for your PC.

If you're having problems with Windows Update you can get it manually above.

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