Start11 1.43 Changelog (Released 04/03/2023)

04/04/2023

Pushed live on Steam

04/03/2023

Pushed live for Stardock.com purchases.

03/24/2023

• UI versioned updated to 1.43 (file version 1.4.3.0)

• Detects canary channel as insider as well

• Brings the winkey fix from old dev channel builds over to beta channel fixes and above

03/23/2023

• Updated localization for new strings

03/22/2023

• File version 1.4.2.1. UI version 1.42

• Better support for larger start buttons on KB5022913

• Improved compatibility with touch mode taskbar on KB5022913

• Resolved an issue that could cause the taskbar contents to shift down after a DPI change sometimes

• Added in new UI strings to warn users about changing the taskbar size needing enhanced taskbar enabled and likewise for autohide

• Added new size on KB5022913 called Small with wide icon spacing which is small height but pads out the buttons wider as it did on previous OSes

03/16/2023

• Start11 UI ‘About’ will read 1.42

• Fix for WinX menu appearing far left when right-clicking centered Start11 menu (Windows 11 only currently)

• Further tweaks for > 2 monitor setups

• Adjusted small taskbar buttons to be slightly wider on 22H2 KB5022913

• Fixed some tablet PC taskbar issues

• Now supports wider start buttons but only when enhanced taskbar is enabled AND for primary monitor only if you have > 2 monitors

• Fixed some search positioning issues

3/10/2023

• Further tweaks to stop a repaint issue with icons showing under the tray icons in a very rare situation on Win11 KB5022913

03/08/2023

• Fixes the windows menu not working right when using center mode in S11 and using search box mode on the taskbar and using enhance taskbar in S11 along with using the Windows menu vs ours.

• Another tweak to finally sort out that taskbar, without blur, resetting to 100% solid mode ‘after running games’ issue

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Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Edition    Windows 11 Pro
Version    22H2
Installed on    ‎6/‎7/‎2022
OS build    22621.1413
Experience    Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22639.1000.0

Using 1.4.2 Beta, although I saw this behavior with 1.4.1 as well. I run a dual monitor setup, both native resolution of 2560x1440. When I launch a game using DSR which runs the game at 3620x2036 and then renders it natively, my alignment for certain parts of my toolbar are off after closing the game.

Namely the search bar and pinned apps, and the Icons tab and date and time. Also to note this only happens on my primary display, as my secondary displays bar is fine. The only fix I have found is to restart the PC. Manually changing the resolution back and forth doesn't reset it.

Quoting Dalton2192,

reply 8

Windows 10 22H2 19045.2728, Start 11 1.42, my Win+X menu is still on the wrong side of the screen, not sure why, I tried switching from center to left aligned, back to center, but the issue still persist

That's not changed and has always been like that on Windows 10.

Quoting Neil Banfield,

reply 10

Quoting Azagathoth,

reply 7

Edition    Windows 11 Pro
Version    22H2
Installed on    ‎6/‎7/‎2022
OS build    22621.1413
Experience    Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22639.1000.0

Using 1.4.2 Beta, although I saw this behavior with 1.4.1 as well. I run a dual monitor setup, both native resolution of 2560x1440. When I launch a game using DSR which runs the game at 3620x2036 and then renders it natively, my alignment for certain parts of my toolbar are off after closing the game.



Namely the search bar and pinned apps, and the Icons tab and date and time. Also to note this only happens on my primary display, as my secondary displays bar is fine. The only fix I have found is to restart the PC. Manually changing the resolution back and forth doesn't reset it.

Are you using a touch screen device?

No. This is a desktop PC, with two non touch monitors. I was doing some experimenting as well. Hitting the "restart explorer" button in the taskbar setting menu for start11 fixed it. Faster work around then rebooting.

At last

Centered without start11 start menu ... clicakable

Right click on start is ok too

14.2 is the right one in my case

Screenshot?

Quoting Azagathoth,

reply 7

Edition    Windows 11 Pro
Version    22H2
Installed on    ‎6/‎7/‎2022
OS build    22621.1413
Experience    Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22639.1000.0

Using 1.4.2 Beta, although I saw this behavior with 1.4.1 as well. I run a dual monitor setup, both native resolution of 2560x1440. When I launch a game using DSR which runs the game at 3620x2036 and then renders it natively, my alignment for certain parts of my toolbar are off after closing the game.



Namely the search bar and pinned apps, and the Icons tab and date and time. Also to note this only happens on my primary display, as my secondary displays bar is fine. The only fix I have found is to restart the PC. Manually changing the resolution back and forth doesn't reset it.

This is also happening to me but on 1.41. Reported separately here: Version 1.41: Taskbar Unstable, Breaks When External Monitors are Plugged In » Forum Post by Kelderic (stardock.com)

Quoting gabelou,

reply 18

Version 1.42 a corrigé probléme révélé apres install dernières mises a jour windows 11 22h2 moment. Merci à vous   

Version 1.42 has fixed problem revealed after installing latest updates windows 11 22h2 moment. Thank you 

You are most welcome. Thanks for the support and update.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

secondary monitor after updateing to 1.4.2beta /Win11 22H2 22621.1413, same issue as before:

Quoting Gael1396,

reply 25

Hello,

Currently on the beta version it seems that icons in the taskbar are too small, and also the spacing between these icons seems off (using small size taskbar). You can see how off the size is by looking at the window icon.

Small size taskbar has small taskbar icons.  The size is normal and is actually a tiny bit bigger than on previous versions of start 11.

What has changed is your OS no longer has any support for a small taskbar hence the start button being bigger than before making the icons seem smaller relatively.

The spacing between them on Windows before was incorrectly wider but the Start11 enhanced taskbar has always spaced them like Windows 10 did in small mode.

That said there may be merit in adding a small wider spacing mode on the newest OS to accommodate both those who used the enhanced taskbar in Start11 and those who did not but have to now.

We will look into doing that.

Quoting piotrmur_,

reply 27

@Neil Banfield



If the Stardock team could reduce the start menu button to a small taskbar size and use larger icon spacing, that would be great!

Thanks for the quick support and quick replies    

On the first one you could use a custom start button.