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With the Start11 2.51 release, we are creating this thread so that users can report any observed issues.
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Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager
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This thread has been closed. If you have any remaining issues with Start11 2.51, please try the current 2.52 beta and report in this thread
https://forums.stardock.com/534085/start11-252-beta-feedback-thread
Hello,
This update makes the PC heavily flickering, unresponsive.
Seems due to the "left" alignment of task bar on main screen.
I managed to set again "bottom" and everything is fine again.
Regards
MSI Prestigne 16
W11 Pro - 24H2
BitDefender
Were you using the same settings with 2.5 before?
Do you have any software which might be adding extra bars to the side of the screen, or replacing the taskbar or allocating 'reserved space' that maximized windows do not use?
Also is this a touchscreen device?
Also do you have any external monitors attached?
Not a touchscreen device.
Yes, a second monitor, but with bottom aligned task bar.
I'm using Opera, that has an auto-hide left task bar & Thunderbird that has also a sort-of side bar.
( no problem with same settings on v2.50 )
Downloaded, installed and rebooted to the 2.51 release. Same issue:
3 monitors, pyramid style. Primary on top.
(Top monitor connected to an AMD video card, bottom 2 monitors to the built-in Intel chip/ports)
Enhanced taskbar displayed only on primary, and configured to display at the top.
(same behavior when enhanced taskbar is disabled)
Windows 11 24H2 Build 26100.2894 (up to date)
Dell OP-7000 (up to date)
AMD RX550 (up to date)
Issue - when I right click a running app in the taskbar, no menu appears. If I just hover, I get the proper preview thumbnail - but right click, nothing.
Enabled taskbars for all monitors, still displayed at the top for all of them. When I right click the app icons in the taskbars on either of the two bottom monitors the menu's drop down like they are supposed to but flicker for roughly 5 seconds before becoming stable. So top monitor, no right click fly out menu at all for app icons, bottom monitors it appears but flickers then becomes stable.
When I set the taskbar to display at the bottom, everything is stable and behaves as expected - either just the top monitor or all three.
I own a 5 pack, have it installed on other systems, all with just a single monitor running either AMD or NVIDIA graphics cards, one case just the built-in Intel video. All four other systems display taskbar at the top and it performs as expected.
So it's just my primary work PC causing the issue. As mentioned before...this was working just fine until update 2.5.x. And it has happened before, don't remember what V2 release but it eventually disappeared after one of your updates. (Not after a PC or graphics updates but one for Start11)
Hello,
after installing the newest version of START 11v.2 my sidebar (created with the App Linkbar64) does not appear any longer.
So I must set back my Windows Version WIN11 Pro 24H2_26100.2894 (the newest) with Acronis True Image, because I could not install
older Versions of Start 11v.2.
I hope for a solution soon.
Completely broke Launchbar Commander when docking the launch bar on a secondary monitor. It causes it to only appear on the main monitor and unable to be resized or docked anywhere but top or bottom of the screen. I had it docked to the right on the left monitor in a 3 monitor setup.
This appears to break when having taskbars on all 3 monitors docked at the top. Was working fine until I updated today, now it's completely broken Launchbar Commander.
Thankfully I found an old version in my onedrive recycle bin.
According to the Launchbar Commander site, it is not updated to work with Windows 11.
UPDATE on No Thumbnail previews on Vertical Taskbar:
After trying on 3 different systems and managing to reproduce the issue, I found the problem and I consider it sort of a bug of Start 11:
When the taskbar is horizontal, the thumbnails show every time I hover over the icons. But on vertical taskbar, when the windows taskbar behavior is not set to "always" combine the taskbar buttons, then there is no thumbnail preview. Probably Stardock had made the system fool proof for this setting for horizontal taskbar but forgot for the vertical.
In the link you can see a video that shows clearly the issue (and reproduced in 3 other systems). The video also shows a 2nd bug that I have also mentioned, but it also was ignored. When the taskbar is center aligned and switch from horizontal to vertical, the taskbar remains blank and have to switch to left aligned and back to have the icons appear.
Hope it helps any other user that had problem with the Thumbnails.
Doesn't matter what that says, it was working fine until I updated start11, if you look in the actual forums, people do have it working with windows 11. Start 11's update completely broke the docking ability today unless the taskbars on all windows are docked at the bottom.
I uninstalled Start 11 and reinstalled a version from October and now it's working properly again. Just going to disable automatic updates for Start 11 going forward.
This time I can reproduce the issue. It appears you found the variable. I get the same behavior if the windhawk mod titled "Taskbar Labels for windows 11" is active while the taskbar set to vertical.
I have noticed general slowness or delayed loading of the taskbar when switching positions with multiple different settings
Was this working with the 2.5 release?
The slowness on the video is because it is one of the 6 monitors every time I switch position of the taskbar, 5 more monitors have to reset.
Was this working with the 2.5 release?
I believe so, I'll have to check one of my other laptops later. The release I reverted to today is 2.11 and that one works fine.
Checked one of my laptops I didn't update and yes, it's working fine in 2.5.
Checked one of my laptops I didn't update and yes, it's working fine in 2.5.
We think we have identified the problem and the next beta should address this. Thanks for letting us know.
All,
Start11 2.52 Beta has been released. For details, please see:
https://forums.stardock.com/534085/start11-252-beta-feedback-threead
As always, thank you for your time, feedback, and support.
Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager
Also, not sure if anyone has reported this in the past, but the taskbars on the secondary monitors will often just not respond to anything until you interact with the primary monitor's task bar. Happens to me multiple times a day. I have the following set:
Windows task bar settings:
"When using multiple displays, show my taskbar apps on" set to "All taskbars"
"Combine taskbar buttons and hide labels" set to "Always"
"Combine taskbar buttons and hide labels on other taskbars" set to "Always"
Start 11 settings:
Start menu aligned left, taskbars all aligned top, start11 set to windows 10 style.
Taskbar size: small
In enhanced taskbar settings:
taskbar buttons on primary display set to never combine
taskbar buttons on secondary displays set to always combine (this is probably the problem)
Unfortunately I don't have a precise set of reproduction steps since it happens while I'm working and seems fairly random when it does occur.
Uninstall, reboot (very important) and reinstall Start11.
Experiencing the same flickering, unresponsive, Explorer restarts as others have reported. And, as with others, taking the taskbar away from the left side settles things down.
Left side is labeled Experimental, so some issues are to be expected, but this is a big step backwards from the previous, 2.5 release.
winver: 24H2 OS Build 26100.2894. No secondary monitor.
So in three threads, multiple days - multiple posts no one from Stardock has responded reference my issue. Beta 2.52 still doesn't fix the issue, and a version prior to 2.5 that worked isn't available for download. I will uninstall Start11 this weekend and test out Windhawk. I am fed up with Stardock's failure to respond and failure to provide the tools we need to use the software properly (IE older downloads) and so if Windhawk works I will vote with my wallet and cease to buy your products any longer. Nor will I renew my Multiplicity license when the time comes as there are alternatives for it as well I can use.
I want the taskbar at the top, and I need the right click flyout menu's for taskbar apps to work. And being ignored is just making me irate. I own a multipack for both Start11 and Multiplicity - for now. Bad support and customer service will push me to use alternatives.
3 monitors, pyramid style. Primary on top.
(Top monitor connected to an AMD video card, bottom 2 monitors to the built-in Intel chip/ports)
Enhanced taskbar displayed only on primary, and configured to display at the top.
(same behavior when enhanced taskbar is disabled)
Windows 11 24H2 Build 26100.3037 (up to date)
Dell OP-7000 (up to date)
AMD RX550 (up to date)
Issue - when I right click a running app in the taskbar, no menu appears. If I just hover, I get the proper preview thumbnail - but right click, nothing. The Task Bar right click menu appears properly, but not the app/icon right clicks.
Enabled taskbars for all monitors, still displayed at the top for all of them. When I right click the app icons in the taskbars on either of the two bottom monitors the menu's drop down like they are supposed to but flicker for roughly 5 seconds before becoming stable. So top monitor, no right click fly out menu at all for app icons, bottom monitors it appears but flickers then becomes stable.
When I set the taskbar to display at the bottom, everything is stable and behaves as expected - either just the top monitor or all three.
I own a 5 pack, have it installed on other systems, all with just a single monitor running either AMD or NVIDIA graphics cards, one case just the built-in Intel video. All four other systems display taskbar at the top and it performs as expected.
So it's just my primary work PC causing the issue. As mentioned before...this was working just fine until update 2.5.x. And it has happened before, don't remember what V2 release but it eventually disappeared after one of your updates. (Not after a PC or graphics updates but one for Start11)
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