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Does V2 finally support cascading Programs menu?

November 1, 2023 3:22:10 PM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

I'm still waiting for that... until it is available, I have to stick with Open Shell...

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Reply #1 November 1, 2023 4:53:50 PM
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The Win7 and modern menus have a new setting to open the apps list as a popup menu rather than a treeview.

This can be enabled in settings.

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Reply #2 November 1, 2023 6:24:27 PM
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Well, I bought the upgrade and installed it, but really don't understand what options I have...

I turned on 'All programs list', then tried turning 'Start menu should open showing all programs list',
but that simply does not give me cascading menus...

I *still* don't see any way to get a Windows-XP-style cascading Programs menu, as I get with Open Shell;
See included image below:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/derelllicht/53303909539

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Reply #3 November 1, 2023 6:32:10 PM
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Right click on the all programs button.  Pick the option to open it as a menu.

The menu will be a Windows 7 style one but with a cascading menu for all programs.

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Reply #4 November 3, 2023 10:57:38 AM
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Well, okay, I looked at that, but the Start11.V2 "menu" really doesn't make much sense... it appears to be just random file listings, not at *all* related to the contents of the Programs folders, which are listed at:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

This is what Start11.V2 "menu" shows on my Windows 11 laptop:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/derelllicht/53302929082

and this is what the Programs menu actually contains:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/derelllicht/53304036553

Is there something that I can set, in order to actually get the expected Programs cascading menus ??

 

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Reply #5 November 3, 2023 12:28:31 PM
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That is the Windows 10 style representation of the all programs list.

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Reply #6 November 6, 2023 8:52:07 PM
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Quoting Neil Banfield,
reply 5

That is the Windows 10 style representation of the all programs list.


So does Stardock simply reject any consideration of offering the Windows XP style of actual, real, useful cascading menus, in StartXX ??  Because what you are offering now, continues (after years of discussion) to be completely useless to me, and I'm having to continue to use Open Shell to get a usable start menu... and my repeated upgrades to StartXX continue to simply be wasted money.

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