Word and Outlook glitches running Start11

Disappearing text when typing in Word or Outlook

from Stardock Forums

I have a problem with Word that appears to be rare, and I have very little software installed on my machine apart from Microsoft Office, iTunes and Start11. I'm looking at whether Start11 could be the cause, having eliminated everything else I can think of.

This is the symptom:

When I mouse over icons in Word, sometimes the wrong icons appear. When I'm typing, text disappears or bits of other windows appear on screen on top of Word until I press a key.

This was caused I think by the Win11 22H2 update which was forced on me by Microsoft and I can't reverse (thanks, guys!). I have tried lots of things (reinstalling Windows, reinstalling Office, going 32 bit for Office, setting up a new user account, changing the cables, changing the device power source, turning off hardware graphics acceleration, installing updates, updating graphics and device drivers).

I have also tried uninstalling Start11, but that doesn't appear to remove the settings it set up. Uninstalling Start11 didn't restore the Windows 11 task bar.

Could I ask:

- Has anyone else experienced similar glitches using Word and Outlook (which uses Word as its editor), when using Start11?

- Is it possible to do a full uninstall of Start11, including restoring Windows 11 to its original taskbar and start menu settings?

Thanks for any pointers. Start11 is a great and much needed product, but there's some rare combination of software on my machine that is rendering it very hard to use.

 

start menu products
4,407 views 4 replies
Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. You can try this steps to purge Start11 from your system: [Link].Make sure to reboot your system only after the purge is done.

If you need to reinstall Start11 to verify, just make sure to re-download the latest version from your account page. Reboot again after installation done. Retest and report back here.

Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Thank you for your help. The script worked for me.

My issue was traced to a problem with the Windows Update 22H2 which was causing problems with my NVIDIA graphics card.

Galactic Civilizations IV
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Appreciate if you could clarify that the issue was resolve once the issue on Windows update 22H2 vs Nvidia cards resolved?

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello. No, this issue hasn't been resolved, although it has become less common so I initially thought it had been. I'm still looking into it. I don't know whether it's related to the use of Start11 or not. Thanks again for your help.