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Today we are releasing updates for both versions of Start11 to improve compatibility with upcoming Windows releases. The Start11 v2 update is available generally, and the Start11 v1 update is being released as a beta with an expected wider release in the coming days. For Start11 v2 customers, this release brings compatibility enhancements for the upcoming gener

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If you’ve built or bought a new PC in the past couple of years, there’s a good chance you already have a GPU that can handle modern games with impressive visuals. And if you’re chasing the best graphics possible, today’s GPUs are incredibly powerful pieces of hardware that can deliver some of the most advanced visuals available in gaming. Most people think of a GPU as the thing that makes games look better and run faster. And while that’s certainly true, modern GPUs a

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Connection Explorer is the easiest way to monitor all the connections your PC is making. In a world where every app, bot, and browser is creating new connections, understanding to who and where your PC is connecting to is becoming more important by the day. To help you understand this, Connection Explorer plots each of your PC's connections on a map and provides details

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We have released Connection Explorer 1.08 Beta today, this addresses a lot of the initial feedback we have recieved. [confluence title=""]https://stardock.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SHC/pages/1709047809/Software+Beta+Insider+Template[/confluence]

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Your desktop is the foundation of personalizing your PC. It’s the single largest image you look at every day and while some leave it the default configuration, many will change it almost immediately after setting up a new installation of Windows. And if you are like us, you have a large collection of wallpapers you have collected over the decades. But older wallpapers tend to be lower resolution and

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[quote who="Zakeet" reply="3993523" id="541671"] I have the same problem. I have uninstalled all previous versions of Deskscapes, and have tried the latest updates. Nothing but the black screens. I have an Intel 12900K processor, an NVIDIA RTX 3050 graphics card, running Windows 11 24H2. Help, please. [/quote] Make sure you download the latest version <a href="https://stardock.cachefly.net/sof

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[quote who="dcomo1" reply="3993547" id="541656"] Quoting pdenomy, reply 3993505 Is there a Change Log somewhere that can be reviewed? Thanks, Cheers. I would suspect this addresses the dxwebsetup.exe libraries issue that was present in the original release. [/quote] Updated my initial post with a couple of the items that are fixed.

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Hi All - There is an updated build of DeskScapes 2026 now available and it can be downloaded here . Includes addition .dll to resolve installation/startup issues. Image improvement generation on 8gb cards Resolves AI rescaling inconsistencies with older CPUs.

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Hey Mark, Are you talking about the traffic on the Bandwidth panel? If so, the top right corner has a couple of options but if that's not it, let me know which panel and I can see what we can add to it for you.

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We have a build for testing if you are experiencing issues with icons vanishing on the desktop with autohide - Start11 V2 2.7.20 If you do install this build, please let us know if it resolves the issue as it did so in our internal testing.

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It's possible yes but really what I want to do with the map is move to a proper SVG setup so that we can do more detailed outputs of the geographic region. It's also important to know that the closer you zoom in, the less accurate the data representation will be...meaning, the data is accurate at a city level but not at a street level...it's an approximation based on known public data.

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Known issues While we appreciate all feedback, please remember that we offer no official support for beta \ preview \ developer channel versions of Windows. If you report issues while in any of those early release channels, you should not expect them to be addressed unless it still exists in a retail version of Windows. tbd

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With the Start11 2.71 release today, we are creating this thread so that users can report any observed issues. [confluence title=""]https://stardock.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SHC/pages/3462496261/Start11+2.71+Changelog+Released+05+12+2026[/confluence]

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Tokens are only for using the lookup via AI when the flyout menu from the app on the map view if you want to query against ChatGPT. The dot locations are included in the Connection Explorer payment already. You shouldnt be seeing that error, if you hit f5, are you still hitting that?

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Right now, there is a not a full lockdown and then prompt on a request-by-request basis. Connection Explorer lets you see what is going on with basic blocking capabilities but it's not currently setup to be a full firewall management tool (yet). And for now, it's going to say things like SVCHOST without the specific identity associated with it - the intent is to continue to push down into the connection stack to further help identify what is causing the outbound/inbound traffic but

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[quote quoting="post"] Hey there, So I just learned about the software and I'm starting to play more with it. I was wondering if I was allowed to with a business license provide like a computer with this stuff installed to clients. I don't have anything going on right now but I was just curious if that was a possibility. I can't find anything in documentation. Thank anyone for your help [/quote] Yes you can, we have many resellers of our

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