Start11 Bug after Windows 11 upgrade.

Start11 Bug affects Windows Explorer and cripples Fences.

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Hi Folks,

I've recently upgraded to Windows 11 and all is well until I install Start11 and I then see the following issues:


Action: Right-click on the desktop to bring up the context menu.
Result: All icons, the backdrop and fences disappear from the desktop, like it's a refresh and the context menu does not appear. I see a busy cursor for ~5 seconds. All items are then redrawn on the desktop, but still no menu.

Action: Right click on the Start button and select "Settings".
Result: The same refresh occurs and I get a popup saying that Fences has temporarily been disabled.

Uninstalling Start11 returns my PC to 'normality'.


Specs:

Edition    Windows 11 Pro
Version    21H2
Installed on    ‎Wed ‎09/‎03/‎2022
OS build    22000.556
Experience    Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22000.556.0

Happy to provide additional info if required.

Regards,
Ed.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Please also provide. Fences and Start11 version installed.

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi Basj, thank you.

After some further investigation this appears to be a Windows bug. As a workaround (found on the web) if I right click on the start button and open the device manager I can then right click on the desktop to show the context menu. But I only noticed this issue after installing Start11.


For completeness here are the Stardock software versions:

Fences: 4.0.0.3
Start11: 1.1  I see the same behaviour with version 1.11.

 

...and some additional info. In Windows eventvwr the faulting application for the failing menu is Explorer.exe and a library BIB.dll

Faulting application name: Explorer.EXE, version: 10.0.22000.120, time stamp: 0xe846e749
Faulting module name: BIB.dll_unloaded, version: 1.2.1.1551, time stamp: 0x4845e497
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000000b0a0
Faulting process ID: 0x378c
Faulting application start time: 0x01d8361f181dc208
Faulting application path: C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
Faulting module path: BIB.dll
Report ID: c763c72c-f465-4a5a-81ed-aeb40f17a762
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

Ed.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Please uninstalled Start11, reboot, and reinstall using the latest beta V1.15 which you can find more information on it here : https://forums.stardock.com/510777/ . Reboot again after the install and retest. Report back.

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi,

I retried as per your instructions and still see the issue. I think this is actually a windows bug that I just happened to experience/notice at the time of installing Start11. I will keep investigating and update this thread if I find anything.

Thanks again,
Ed.