Groups from Start menu dissapeared

After an upgrade/restart, all groups other then the first one are gone.

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I had three groups in my Start11 menu (Devel, Media,…) with three rows of application icons in them.

After update and restart later, when I logged back I noticed only the first group remained, renamed to "Pinned" and other two are gone, their icons included (they haven't merged into the single group).

How can I get them back? There's nothing like automatic backups like Fences have…

  • Configuration: Windows App Style
  • Current version: 2.71
  • Windows: Windows 11 Pro 25H2 26200.8457
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

I’m sorry to hear you’re experiencing this issue. That does sound unusual, sometimes configuration files can become corrupted unexpectedly. A quick reboot of the system may help clear things up. For peace of mind, we also recommend keeping a manual backup of your settings from time to time, just to make recovery easier if something similar happens again.

Thank you,

Basj,

Stardock Community  Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

I tried reboot after it occured, now it's several reboots after and no change unfortunatelly :(

I don't even know where its' stored to look for leftovers - somewhere in registry?

Btw. does the settings backup even backup the icons or just application setting like enabled features?

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

From my experience with Fences, the settings backup saves both your fence layouts (including icon positions within them) and your customized preferences, such as background colors, fonts, and other visual options.

Thank you,

Basj,

Stardock Community  Assistant