Which version of Start11 are you using?

Since installation of 2.06, most of my icons (using win 10 style menu on Windows 11) have black backgrounds. They were transparent in previous SD builds.

MMCC123 can you elaborate on what you mean by "adding or removing input methods"? Only change on my PC is the SD upgrade

Hi Basj,

Neither the reinstall nor the icon cache suggestion changed anything.

other ideas?

thanks

Roger

Nope!

This could be related to the driver for your GPU. Try checking for an update, and none available try reinstalling the current driver.

There is a new Start11v2.07 (Beta) release recently have you try that version?

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Hi Basj and pelaird,

Where do I find the beta? I'll be happy to try it but can't find it on the website. I am not sure of the icon format, as most seem to be embedded in their respective .exe files.

What happens if you unpin an app icon with a black background and then right click the app in the All Apps section of the Start11 menu and select "Pin to Start11?"

I just noticed - one icon is better: when you pointed out the png vs ico potential cause, I extracted the icon from WinSCP.exe and saved it as an ICO file, then pointed the start menu shortcut to that ICO file. It is now transparent as expected.

Even more: for other programs where I can edit the link (e.g. there's a shortcut in start C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\ ) if I open the properties of the shortcut and "change icon" (even if just opening the dialog and saving the same one) it refreshes something that allows Start11 to display transparent again.

Not trying to be snarky, but it seems like as an end user I shouldn't need to do this. Should I keep going or will the png vs ico issue be resolved in 2.07 final build?

I agree with Neil. I believe your icon cache is the underlying issue. Rebuilding the icon cache could help, but it's not a guarantee. You're probably better off fixing the icons with issues. Opening the Properties dialog and updating the icon, even if it's the same one, should help.

So, on your Start11 menu, right click an icon with the black background and select More>Open file location. Once there, right click the shortcut and select Properties. Click Change Icon and then Okay if the icon looks good.

For the few icons you have with black backgrounds, this will be much easier and faster than rebuilding the icon cache.