Microsoft Windows® 8 is shipped without the “Start” menu. Stardock heard the cries from Windows 8 users and Start8 brings back the Start menu to Windows 8, 10, & 11. It’s the most used desktop feature billions of users depend on every day and packed it with additional functionality. Start8, Star10, & Star11 includes support for “jump lists”/recent documents for recently accessed programs (Devices, Documents, Music, Videos, Photos, Computer, and more). Pin favorite desktop and Metro apps shortcuts directly to the start menu for easy access. Stardock Start8,Start10, & Start11 adds searchable Windows 8-style (Modern UI) Start menu options for Windows desktop applications, Modern applications, and documents. It allows automatically load directly to your Windows desktop on login (vs the start screen).
Features Star11 :
Familiar
• Replace the Start menu with a classic version. Choose from several styles such as Windows 7, Windows 10, or a modern adaptation of these classic menus that feels fresh and familiar.
Enhance
• Bring back missing features from previous versions of Windows like moving the taskbar to top of your display or the Windows 10-style taskbar context menu.
• Unleash a more powerful and integrated search experience that keeps you centered on your content.
Personalize
• Make your Start menu match your personality with robust customization options that allow you to change styles, colors, transparency, shortcut links, rounded or squared corners, and much more.
• Take control of the taskbar by adjusting its size, color, blur and more to make it match your personalized Start menu.
Control
• Take complete control of your Start button by moving it to the center or the left, move it to the top of the screen, or change how the Start button responds to clicks, keypresses and more.
• Change the icon grid styles to find the right configuration for your workflow – keep it compact for minimalism or space it out for easier touch input.
System Requirements :
Windows 11
Version
UI: 2.6
File Version: 2.6.0.2
Changes
• Adds one new string to the lng file
• Extends S11 backups to include MMTaskbarMode and TaskbarAl OS values
• Adds support for the OS DisableContextMenusInStart value
• Adds in registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8\S11_DisableAllAppsButton="1" which disables access to the all apps button
• Adds in registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8\S11_RDPShowSignout="1" which allows RDP clients to see the signout option
• Adds in registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8\S11_HideShutdownOption="1" which hides the shutdown entry from the power menu for Win10+ styles
• Adds in registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8\S11_RDPShowReboot="1" which allows RDP clients to see the reboot option
• Adds in registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8\S11_DisableMenuResizing="1" which stops the user from being able to resize the menu.
• uk.lng localization updated, credit: https://github.com/velorom
• de.lng localizations updated. Credit: https://github.com/thomaskelso
• All other tooltip localizations updated
• Resolved issue with enhanced taskbar becoming slow to respond if a very large file transfer was in progress (there may have been other triggers too)
• Added registry key to force disable the OS thumbnails window on the taskbar. It can be made to show holding down Ctrl before hovering on the taskbar button). Key is HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8 name is S11_HideTBPopups and should have a value of "1"
• Added reg key to force S11 to believe SAB is running. This may help with an incompatibility report if the issue was due to a detection issue, though we do not know if thats the case HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8\S11_FORCESABOptOut = "1"
• Tweaked tooltips on quick access shortcuts list to show name rather than original tooltips for menu styles where no text label is shown.
• Added those tooltips to the en.lng file as they had been missing
• Polish translations updated, Credit: https://github.com/FadeMind
• Fixed typo in en-us.lng file
• Resolved issue with filter bar in search still showing internet option when internet search link disabled
• Tweaked autohide code to resolve issue with a black line when using left or right taskbars on Win11
• Tweaked search filter bar to filter by file type rather than category for images / docs / music files
• Added registry key to hide all signout etc options from shutdown menu. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8\S11_HideAllSignoutItems = "1"
• Resolved issue with all apps search field showing incorrectly in some menu styles
• Made text on all apps search in dark mode less dark
• Tweaked text colour detection logic for start menu when in dark mode for system but not apps
• Resolved issue with taskbar not picking up correct colour when using a forced start menu colour sometimes
• Resolved painting issue on top of rounded top of Win11 style menu
• 10) Tweak to how clicking on taskbar buttons when using enhanced taskbar in combine mode handles switching between open windows in certain situations
• Resolved issue with taskbar thumbnails sometimes causing maximized mode to be detected and likewise language picker from the taskbar
• Resolved issue where viewing a taskbar thumbnail could cause an extra taskbar button to appear briefly.
Download Stardock Start11 | versi 2.6.0.2 | 50 MB |
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Features Star10 :
• Search menu is back in the Start menu
• Restores the quick links to core system functionality
• Maintains the "All Programs" folder metaphor
• Texture can be applied to Start10 background and taskbar
System Requirements :
Windows 10
New's in Stardock Start10 ~ 1.98 :
• Resolves texture background on taskbar not applying under the weather control in newer versions of WIn10
• Resolves a small resource leak
• Misc bugfixes
Download Stardock Start10 | versi 1.98 | 34,24 MB |
Features Star8 :
• Add the Windows 8 menu to the Start menu.
• Windows 7-styled Start menu enhanced for Windows 8
• Pin Modern applications to the Windows 8 Start menu
• Boot directly to the Windows 8 desktop
System Requirements :
Windows 8/8.1 or Windows Server 2012/2012R2
New's in Stardock Start8 ~ 1.56 :
• Minor updates and fixes
Download Stardock Start8 | versi 1.56 | 10,42 MB |
