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There has been a lot of chatter this past week about Windows 11 and vertical taskbars . Microsoft did not include this feature in Windows 11 and has not shipped the functionality in any of its many, many updates. If you are needing this functionality as you migrate over from Windows 10, Start11 v2 already supports this scenario and you can get started today. And

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[quote who="pelaird" reply="1" id="3983327"] In addition to what Brad says above, Start11v2 provides a tremendous number of options and configurations to make your Start menu truly unique. I use the Windows 10 style menu with many of the features customized to my liking. I like to keep my desktop clear, in order to display artistic backgrounds, so the Start11 menu is my jumping off point to everything on my system. Here is an image of my Start11 menu using groups, tabs, transparency, cus

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Resolved the issue with dark mode not sticking and also resolved the issue with multiple instance of the app opening if one is already running...will be included in the next beta release.

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Sorry for the issues, almost certainly is going to be an IP related block, we have been getting hit by a ton of AI bots hitting all the forums and conveniently, all at the same time. Can you DM your IP address and I will take a look and make sure to get you download links.

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[quote who="johnww" reply="11" id="3983074"] I am having issues with Stardock Connection Explorer on my 4K monitor. The scaling does not look right and I cannot see the scroll bar properly. I have tried using the Windows compatibility settings to change the DPI scaling, but it does not fix the problem. I am also using the dark theme, but when I minimise Connection Explorer and open it again, I have to se

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[quote who="jaddorf" reply="38" id="3981786"] You need to replace the link in your earlier post - changing the file expired the link.. /j [/quote] Seems that it did, file link been updated.

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We have rolled back the change that we believe was causing this issue, download speeds will be reduced again until we identify the exact cause why some were getting faster downloads and others it was failing halfway through the process.

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[quote who="jaddorf" reply="29" id="3981777"] THANK YOU!! Update: oops, this is not the latest version [e digicons]:([/e] [/quote] I grabbed the wrong file, it should now be 2.56

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Are you all still seeing the stuck download, there was a DNS issues earlier (it's always DNS) but we believe that is now mostly resolved. As for speed, we are working on making improvements - it's always a more complex process than it sounds but today was the first change towards a faster future.

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We have a beta that should address this issue: Download: Start11 2.5.6.2 If you do download and install this, please report back if it resolves the

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[quote who="Beguile" reply="4" id="3980644"] I have 3 monitors on my system, the 2 secondary monitors stopped centering the taskbar in last few days, it looks like everything is pushed to the right side I am on the release preview channel for windows main taskbar is working as expected [/quote] Are you able to try and installing the new beta we pushed out to see if this issue shows up again for you?

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Two years ago, we released Start11 v2 with a heavy focus on deployment functionality and scalability of the Start menu experience. Our goal was simple, to allow our clients to manage their Start experience across all of their Windows endpoints, with a single file. This past week, we surpassed 500 businesses that are now actively managing their Sta

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[quote who="Jafo" reply="2" id="3980698"] One of the first things I do. My default is one called "Great White" and is about 3 times the default. Life is too short trying to find your mouse....[e digicons];)[/e] [/quote] Well now that is a smart idea, never thought of that.

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Fences 6 is now available on Steam Today we are bringing the best desktop organizer for your Windows PC to Steam. Fences 6, with tabs, icon tint, and a lot more, is now available on for purchase on that platform . This release of Fences introduces a wide variety of features that are designed to help improve productivi

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Where are you downloading from (geo) - just did a download here and it took about 90 seconds for the file. There are many different factors that put limits on download speeds, with a release of software today that is going to add thousands of additional downloads per hour over a nominal day.

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Today we are shipping an update for Start11 v2 that delivers a number of enhancements and bug fixes. The update is rolling out now, and it can also be downloaded from your Stardock account page. The changelog for this release is lengthy and is worth a review but the highlights include improvements to vertical taskbar experiences and a sig

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Multiplicity has long been an essential tool for professionals, creators, and power users who want to control multiple PCs with a single keyboard and mouse. Late last year, we released version 4 and we are happy to share that the new version of the software KVM is now available on Steam . <a href="https://store.steampower

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This week, we are releasing an update for Multiplicity 4 that adds a couple of enhancements that will result in improved performance and stability. The update is rolling out now for all versions of the application and can also be downloaded directly from your Stardock account page. A new enhancement in this release is hotkeys assigned to machines set to use KVM connections will now switch to an open instance rather than ope

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Are you able to reproduce this issue consistently? We are trying to hunt this bug down and any data associated with what steps are occurring prior to seeing the bug would be helpful.

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