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Reply to Active Program Indication in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

I don't pin any apps to my taskbar and use only the Start Menu to open apps, folders, and files. I do have a mouse with programable buttons, and open the start menu with a mouse click. It's very fast. Another alternative to the Quick Launch toolbar would be to use Object Dock in the Autohide mode. So, no click, just pull the mouse to the bottom of the screen (or side, or top) and one click. You can pin apps, folders, and files to an Object Dock. With this method, any icon on the taskb

Reply to Active Program Indication in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

After making this change, you might have to restart Explorer for it to render properly. This is with Windows 10 style and Paint focused item backgrounds less transparent. Windows 11 doesn't support Quick Launch Toolbars, but you could try Start11 "Pin folder Menu" as an alternative. <img src="https://cdn.stardock.us/forums/69/2

Reply to Active Program Indication in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

If you are using the Enhanced Taskbar try using these settings.

Reply to Does the licence expire? in Stardock Software Stardock Forums

The license lasts for the life cycle of the product.

Reply to bug: there is only one row of icons in the notification area in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

[quote who="starducted" reply="7" id="3975942"] This is Windows 11. So it ALWAYS had this if anything. [/quote] Only if you are using a third party software or a registry hack to force the Windows 10 Taskbar.

Nice Article on Ashes of the Singularity II on Windows Central in Ashes of the Singularity Stardock Forums

There is a really nice article on Ashes of the Singularity II by Jez Corden on Windows Central. A great interview with Brad Wardell on the Future of Gaming. https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/stardock-ceo-discusses-ashes-of-the-singularity-ii-xbox-game-pass-ai-in-gaming-and-industry-turmoil <img src="https://cdn

Reply to How can I disable the taskbar auto-hide fade animation in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

I don't believe there is a setting for taskbar autohide animation. I don't see any animation or delay with autohide turned on, but I'm running 23H2. However you can turn off animation for the start11 menu. Start menu > Configuration > Visual Appearance

Reply to Duplicate Links in Fences Stardock Forums

When you duplicate any file in Explorer, Windows automatically adds a (1), (2), etc. to the end of the file name. You could use this simple naming strategy for the shortcuts which you want to duplicate in your Fences.

Reply to Microsoft is taking steps to open-sourcing Windows 11 User Interface Framework in OS Customization Stardock Forums

[quote who="Neil Banfield" reply="4" id="3975401"] WinUI is not the UI for everything in the OS. It is purely a layer some apps can use for app development if they wish. [/quote] Thanks Neil. Could you explain this in a little more detail. Perhaps an example.

Microsoft is taking steps to open-sourcing Windows 11 User Interface Framework in OS Customization Stardock Forums

A great article from Neowin by Taras Buria · Aug 2, 2025 03:44 EDT Is it possible Microsoft has given in on letting users customize the Windows 11 UI? https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-is-taking-steps-to-open-sourcing-windows-11-user-interface-framework/

Reply to All apps being grouped into one group in Groupy Stardock Forums

Do the purge and reinstall as Basj suggested in Reply #7

Reply to All apps being grouped into one group in Groupy Stardock Forums

[quote who="Vincent Halpenny" reply="5" id="3975291"] Thanks for the suggestion. I created a blank rule, but still it automatically adds a new app to the current window [/quote] I think you misunderstood. Creating a new blank rule causes all windows to be grouped together.

Reply to All apps being grouped into one group in Groupy Stardock Forums

Did you by any chance create a custom rule and leave it blank? See this thread. https://forums.stardock.com/531647/page/1/#3948374 Creating a new blank rule causes all windows to be grouped together.

Reply to Hide Start menu icon button and Start apps icon area scrollable? in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

[quote who="hellosmile" reply="3" id="3974832"] When the Start menu button is hidden, the corner cannot be clicked. Is there no option to just hide the Start menu button but still have mouse interaction? [/quote] Saw this today, and it might be just what you're looking for in a Start button. A Blank Start Button. https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/start_menu_buttons/565/

Reply to Update in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

I wasn't able to find a specific Change Log for ObjectDock 3, however, it was updated to be more compatible with Windows 10 and 11. Be aware that some features were deprecated for compatibility. Read thru this thread, and you should get a pretty good idea of what has changed. https://forums.stardock.com/526744/page/1/#replies

Reply to Header font setting seems to do nothing in Start11 in Stardock Software Stardock Forums

The Header Font controls the Group Titles; Tab Titles, in all the Styles except Windows 7 and Modern. Not seeing an issue here, but I'm running Windows 11 23H2. Check the Registry at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8" to see how the values are set. <img src="https://cdn.stardock.us/forums/69/28/6928565/8

Reply to August 2025 Desktop Screenshots in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Congrats on your new home. Ahh, Windows 10, what a beautiful sight! Nice Desktop screen by the way. [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

Reply to Stuck Menu Item in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

Okay, great. Does it also appear in the Windows Settings>Apps>Installed Apps list. If so, try to uninstall from there. If not, delete it from the Application folder you managed to open above. Try these and report back. [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

Reply to Stuck Menu Item in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

Open the Run dialog and type shell:appsfolder It should open a folder that looks like this:

Reply to Windows Key stopped working after installing Fences (now uninstalled) in Fences Stardock Forums

So, the Win-Key stopped responding when you installed Fences. This is unexpected behavior for Fences. I have never seen this reported before. Are you using a key-mapping software on this computer to alter any of the keys on your keyboard? Does the on-screen keyboard Win-Key work?

Reply to Stuck Menu Item in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

When you say System programs, are you referring to "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs," and when you say User programs, are you referring to "C:\Users\user name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"?

Reply to Windows Key stopped working after installing Fences (now uninstalled) in Fences Stardock Forums

Sorry, but you didn’t list it in things you tried.

Reply to Windows Key stopped working after installing Fences (now uninstalled) in Fences Stardock Forums

Have you tried restarting your computer?

Reply to Stuck Menu Item in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

Try restarting Explorer, and if that doesn’t work restart your computer. If neither of those work, report back.