Hello,

I saw your issue on my system. But, I was informed, I just need to close/exit Object Desktop Manager (ODM) by right click it on the taskbar tray. Once it was closed, no more ODM icon inside the taskbar tray area, restart ODM. It should restart/reset and refresh itself. It should by than display the correct version installed.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

    Ugh!

    I'm having this exact problem right now! Your fix is to just "completely shut down the computer" Ladysarajane? Well, at least there is a fix. Thank you for letting other users know! If it doesn't work... I'll be back.

    This is good to know because just shutting it down did not work. Still reads 'update'. I will wait patiently. Thank you basj!

I have the same problem, but I also suddenly can't install anything via the Object Desktop GUI as the program always says "Cannot find the install file. Please close and reopen Object Desktop and try again."
Nothing works to resolve that problem. I tried to install something else and there I have the same problem. Even restarting the computer doesn't change something.
I've installed the Start 11 Update manually now, but at the moment I would need to install every package manually. I can't find the download cache for Object desktop. Where can I find it, I would like to clean it.

I am experiencing this issue with Start11 and WindowBlinds 11. I will re-attempt installation after removal, but I wonder why newly-installed apps need updating. Shoudln't OD download the latest version automatically?

Same issue on Windows 11. 

It's probably best to check the version number and download your software here: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products

You can compare the version installed on your system inside the app itself for comparison.

Object Desktop Manager is buggy on some (maybe a lot of) systems.  Simplest, most straightforward solution is per DrJBHL above.  Just download the individual apps & install/run them from there.  That has the additional advantage of preserving your access to them should you choose to let your subscription lapse at some point.  Trying to 'fix' ODM is almost always futile.  I would just uninstall it if it gives those false update prompts - you don't need it to use any of the Object Desktop apps.  0.02

An afterthought -

I love SD's stuff and have been here and a continuous user since 2001, but their system of versioning has never made sense.  I'm sure it does to them, but not to me.

This has not been approved as a solution by Stardock Support.

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Could you please be more specific as to why it is not an approved solution?  Thank you.
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Simply because they haven't approved it. That doesn't mean you're right or wrong. It just has to do with the responsibility Stardock incurrs when it says, "Do it this way and not that way".

That isn't personal...it's simply a warning to folks who might have little or no experience in editing the Windows registry, which might cause them problems, or might alter/damage the software or their computer. 

Incidentally, even if one has experience and decides to edit the registry, it's a good practice to backup the registry and create a restore point before doing so.