I did as instructed. For clarification, it is not the Return Items link itself that is the issue. Problem is that when I open Return Items and select document to open and left click on that document, the screen flashes but document doesn't open. I did try just now to right click on the document and use the Open command from the drop down menu. That worked, but left clicking directly on the recent document still doesn't work. Thanks.

I tried that. No luck. Sometimes documents on my Desktop, which is located MS OneDrive will open from the recent items menu but never from documents on my local drive. Also, whenever I click on a document in Recent Item, everything (except the wallpaper) on my desktop   disappears for a few seconds.

I have just uninstalled all of my Stardock products, and all of the issues with my desktop have been resolved. 

I never had these problems using Windows 10, but I am not sure they began when I upgraded to Windows 11. I just know I have had them for a few weeks.

For now, I will leave your products uninstalled. For what it's worth in your troubleshooting, I am using a Dell XPS 8930. Good luck. I have no more time to spend on this.

Start11

Fences 4

object Desktop 

Prior to reading your last message, here's what I did:

• Uninstalled Start11 and Fences 4. Rebooted. Reinstalled Start11 1.34. Result: problems described persist.
• Uninstalled Start11, rebooted, and installed Start11 1.23. Result: problem disappeared.
• Installed update to Start11 and rebooted. Result: problems described did not recur.
• Reinstalled Fences 4. Result: Problems with Start11 reappeared.
• Uninstalled Start11 and Fences 4 and rebooted. Reinstalled Start11 1.34. Result: problems described persisted.
• Uninstalled Start11 1.34 and rebooted. Reinstalled Start11 1.23. Result: Problems described did not recur.

My conclusion: something unhappy is going on between Fences 4 and Start11 1.34 and maybe with Start11 itself. At this point, I am happy to have my Windows 7 menu back, but I am reluctant to upgrade Start 11 1.34b or Fences 4. There seems to be some value in going through reinstallation of older version before installing the current version, but that advantage disappeared in subsequent attempts.

I hope this helps you figure something out. I am out of time to keep going through the uninstall/reinstall process. Let me know when you have the problems fixed. I would dearly love to reinstall latest versions of both Start11 and Fences, but I am not willing to risk it again. Thanks.

Thanks. Will do as soon I have a chance. 

Win 11 Pro, 23H2, OS Build 22631.4721

Start 11 2.5 (most recent update)

Thanks.

Sorry to take so long to get back to you. When I run the purge batch, my Bitdefender intercepts it, as if it's infected with a virus. I have tried twice. The initial screen says Unknown Publisher and file does not have a valid digital signature.