The Stardock Start11 application allows you to restore the Classic Start Menu in Windows 10/11. Replace the Start menu with a classic version. This Windows 7-style look is a comfortable return to your expected form and function.You can also customize the layout of the Start menu, adjust its size and location, tweak icons, and more. Choose your favourite colour for the Start menu and enjoy custom textures for your taskbar. An array of bundled images and textures let you personalize your PC.
In addition to the Start menu, using Stardock Start11 you can customize the Taskbar, including adjusting transparency, adding textures, and more. Other options include tweaking Search, integration with other products from Stardock – such as Fences – and tweaking the mouse button and keyboard shortcuts.
Quick and convenient access to search means your desktop applications and new Universal applications are always accessible. If you are running with multiple monitors, you can add a Start menu to the secondary taskbar for always-at-hand access.
TOP CURRENT FEATURES:
- Choose from several Start menu layouts
- Works on Windows 10/11
- Integrate Stardock’s “Fences” into the Start Menu
- Quickly access search on your desktop
- Add colour/texture to the Start menu and taskbar
What’s coming to Stardock Start11:
Changes in Stardock Start11 1.1:
New Features:
Win10/Win11 styles now support folders. By dragging an icon over another icon while holding down the shift key, a folder will be created in the menu.Win10/Win11 styles now offer a right-click Icon submenu that lets you quickly change the app icon in the Start menu.On the very first run of Start11 on a Win10 install, the existing Win10 menu will be imported for the Win10 style including folders.Enhanced support for Fences integration makes it easier to add your fences directly to your Start menu.Ability to lock icon positions in win10/11 menus.Fixes Changes
Fixed an issue with the recent apps list having a network location in it which is not accessible causing the Win11 menu to appear blank for a prolonged period.Mouseover correctly shows on Win10 tiles now when they use a tile image.The surplus line at the bottom of the W7/Modern styles when in nonrounded mode resolved.Tweaks to experimental tile and Universal app icon loading to better handle apps with different icons for light/dark mode.Added refresh icons option to Win10/11 menus to refresh icons should the user have changed icons via a tile editing app or due to OS icon cache changes.Reduced gap between groups on Win11 menu when icon sizes are smaller vs having a fixed size.Added option to Win11 style to load up tile images.Fixes for issues found by QA before Christmas.A fix for open file location not working for all shortcuts for one user.You can now rearrange Fences groups and set icon size (win10 style) and it gets saved.Also added an option to lock icon positions in win10/11 menus (right-click menu).Fixed folder group icons being the wrong size sometimes for the Win11 menu style.Stopped you from being able to drag icons into the Fences group from the Win10 menu all apps list.This fixes some crashes with some edge casesMakes search add priority to items you have pinned.Auto pins and unpins things when you use the OS pin to start option (may take a few seconds) plus unpins from the OS menu if you unpin from S11 (Win10/11 menus only).Adds an option to show Fences on the S11 Win10/11 menus.Improves performance of folder expansion animation and fixes deadlock potential issue with that.Removes items pinned when the user uninstalls the app (Universal apps ONLY – Win10/11 menu only too).Fixes for some issues with the new folder groups such as not deleting when the last item was removed.Fixes for not scaling the mini icons with icon scaling options.Fixed missing icons for Minesweeper.Made it insert a new group in Win10 mode in the right column if one is missing.Fixed too small icons on the Win11 menu all apps list.Homepage – https://www.stardock.com/products/start11/
System Requirements: Windows 10, 11.
Languages included: English, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, and Turkish
