Start11 1.4.11 Changelog (Released: 03/07/2023)

03/07/2023

• Version updated to 1.4.1.1 (1.41 in UI)

• Addresses the issue with parts of the tray not painting when in experimental center mode on Win11 22H2 KB5022913 and a further tweak to taskbar transparency being lost due to an OS bug on the same update.

03/06/2023

• Version updated to 1.4.1.0

• Fix for taskbars without blur losing transparency after screen change events when on KB5022913 due to a new OS bug

• Fix for Win10 menu mode being left in A-Z picker mode if closed when in that mode

• Fix for Win10/11 folder groups having the wrong order of icons painted when collapsed sometimes

• Fixed an issue with if you set a custom taskbar color to black and then disable blur and set transparency to 0% (aka fully transparent) then the taskbar turned solid instead

• Updated localization files with new text.

03/04/2023

• Version updated to 1.4.0.5 (1.4 in UI)

• A fix for the taskbar controls being misaligned on the taskbar on a tablet when you have, at some point, used a custom scaling factor and have resized the taskbar.

• A tweak for resizing taskbars in that mode to workaround a rounding error and refreshes the taskbar blur after screen resolution changes etc.

• Adjusted small mode taskbar to have larger icons on ‘KB5022913’ as the start button + taskview etc buttons are larger on that OS in that state so increased to match a bit better

03/03/2023

• Version updated to 1.4.0.4 (1.4 in UI)

• Fixes the position of the new search box on the taskbar with ‘KB5022913’ when the multiline taskbar is enabled or the taskbar is on top.

• Small-mode taskbar items now have a wider active indicator bar under them

• A tweak to the detection of the touch-optimized taskbar capable hardware

• A tweak to swapping from large/small icons when switched to autohide mode

• Improved WB compatibility so a WB skin now correctly shrinks the start button

03/02/2023

• Versioned as 1.4.0.3 on the file itself (1.4 in UI)

• Fixes a slow taskbar issue with enhanced taskbar on

• Makes the search box shift over correctly when clicked when the taskbar is showing the search box and Start11 is in experimental center mode

• Fixes a jump to invisible default buttons issue on the config when jumping to default buttons is enabled in some mouse driver

• Allows the taskbar to paint black

• Tweaks the sync pins code to see if that helps with a report of it looping.

• Forces autohide taskbars to medium bar size as the new Windows 11 taskbar only supports that

03/01/2023

• Build updated to 1.4.0.2 (Start 11 ‘About’ will still read 1.4, however).

• Addressing compatibility issues associated with KB5022913

  • Fixed the issue with the secondary taskbars when in only show buttons on the monitor the window is on mode and also a fix for the line on the taskbar not appearing over some parts of the taskbar correctly

02/27/2023

• Updated S11 to 1.4 which (hopefully) will address the issues introduced with the new Windows taskbar in Windows 11 build: 22621.1324 and beta/dev channel insider

***Reserved***

Didn't work on latest beta insider build (22621.1343). No tray icons at all and taskbar too big if set to small.

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Quoting legasletchim,

reply 8

Just an FYI from someone who is on the Dev/Insider program.

Transparent taskbar is back but clicking any icon or widget other than the menu icon cuts the taskbar and icons in half no matter what the setting or size of the taskbar. Refreshing explorer fixes it but happens again on the next click.

Reduced 92%

Original 905 x 55

Yes, I did an uninstall, reboot and reinstall.

This may only be on the Dev program, so I don't expect any attention to it.

Are you using a machine which might be considered a tablet?  I.e. touch screen etc?

Sorry but not working for me   

First, i uninstalled Start11 then -> REBOOT
Installing the demonic KB5022913 -> REBOOT
Installing Start11 1.4Beta -> REBOOT

Then this is the result :

As you can see, no systray (i see help bubbles, so it should be hidden behind something),
No "Small" taskbar, only small icons,
Weird texture between start buttton and taskbar :/

Way to fix it : 

Uninstall KB or uncheck taskbar enhancement on Start11.

Anyway thank you very much for the effort. Keep going !

I have the same problem with the Windows build "22621.1344".I have to turn off the taskbar, otherwise I miss all taskbar icons.

A clean uninstall, reboot and reinstall did not change this.

Quoting legasletchim,

reply 14

I have only one monitor. These are my settings. Note that the option to optimize for tablet is not available. I'm not sure why. But autohide is off.

I think thats probably whats causing the issue.

I have seen it not show for unknown reasons on a tablet myself.  I think the detection code is buggy.

We have made a small adjustment for the next build as it thinks you are in tablet mode when you are not.

start orb is little bigger than taskbar

New bugs:

- With the taskbar ungrouped and centered, the system tray area completely disappears.

- When Microsoft Outlook is hidden to the system tray, clicking it's system tray icon restores the app to a minimized state instead of a visible state.

Thanks! That solved my issue. The taskbar no longer gets cut in half.  

Can confirm that this fixes the jank, but now the system tray is single row and about a third of my screen at 4k (i have a lot of system tray apps). Is there a way to get this to 2 rows of icons? If I resize the taskbar higher, I get two rows of taskbar apps, but the system tray is still only one row of icons spanning the entire height (even if it's 3+ rows for taskbar). Thanks.

Photo for reference of above.

Great, the Brad Sams version does fix it and I see the system tray again with the start menu centered, and taskbar ungrouped.

Thank you!