Stardock Announces Start11 - Get into the Beta Today

Beta version of Start11 goes live today

Published on August 10, 2021 By Island Dog In WinCustomize News

Stardock Restores Classic Start Menu in Windows 11
Beta version of Start11 is live today

Stardock announced Start11, a program that allows users to customize the Windows Start menu. As with previous editions of the StartX products, Start11 allows users to restore the Start menu to appears as it does in previous versions of Windows as well as customize it to their liking. The beta version is now available at Stardock’s homepage.

“This first beta is designed to regain some of the lost functionality in the current Windows 11 Start menu,” said Brad Wardell, Stardock CEO. “We have a lot of exciting new features planned to make the Start menu not just more accessible but also more useful to companies and power users.”

The first beta of Start11 is compatible with Windows 11 and Windows 10, supports moving the start button to the middle or to the left, makes visible many subtle Windows features, and provides a new configuration UI that allows extensive customization.

“The new UI has been designed to support future Start menu designs,” said Wardell. “Start8 and Start10 focused on restoring previous versions of the Start menu. Start11 will be extending this to support a host of new Start menu ideas such as the concept of pages, tabs, minimalism, and features for our enterprise customers.”

Join the Start11 Beta Today for $4.99
Users who buy into the beta will get the full release free.

Own Start8 or Start10? We've got special upgrade pricing just for you.

Comments (Page 1)

Jan Oscar

on Aug 10, 2021

compatible with Windows 11 and Windows 10

Running Windows 10, the start menu button area & system tray turns pitch black, so unusable for me.

Neil Banfield

on Aug 10, 2021

JanOscar

reply 1

compatible with Windows 11 and Windows 10

Running Windows 10, the start menu button area & system tray turns pitch black, so unusable for me.

Are you running it with a WB or curtains style?

Jan Oscar

on Aug 10, 2021

Neil Banfield

reply 2

Are you running it with a WB or curtains style?

I am running it with WB.

RedneckDude

on Aug 10, 2021

I'll wait until WindowBlinds 11 is out. Until then, I see no need for Start 11.

Join the Start11 Beta Today for $4.99
Users who buy into the beta will get the full release free.

Own Start8 or Start10? We've got special upgrade pricing just for you. This reads like paid upgrade?

c242

on Aug 10, 2021

Start 11 wishlist

don5318

on Aug 10, 2021

Downloaded it, and installed it on my Insider Beta edition (Win 11), and seems to be running fine, so far, will put it to the test.

richfed

on Aug 10, 2021

That was quick. Windows 11 is looking better already!

don5318

on Aug 10, 2021

I noticed on my Insider Beta Edition of Win 11, on Start11 Beta, there's no way to expand the start menu into columns like in Start10 settings, am I missing something?

Never mind, I've found the settings....

Jan Oscar

on Aug 10, 2021

Installed it again from the administrator account and it seems to be working now.

Neil Banfield

on Aug 10, 2021

don5318

reply 8

I noticed on my Insider Beta Edition of Win 11, on Start11 Beta, there's no way to expand the start menu into columns like in Start10 settings, am I missing something?

Never mind, I've found the settings....

As the settings screen has changed somewhat you might find a few settings are not where they used to be.

RedneckDude

on Aug 10, 2021

RedneckDude

reply 4

I'll wait until WindowBlinds 11 is out. Until then, I see no need for Start 11.

What the hell, I went for it on one of my Windows 11 rigs. Works well so far. I'll love it more with a WB loaded.

gilly775

on Aug 10, 2021

So curious as I'm no developer...with Win 10, what's the limitation of getting the Start Menu to move over to the center? Is it something that absolutely cannot be done or hasn't been found/programmed in yet? And yes, I understand it's a new feature in Win 11; I'm just fascinated in all the modifications Stardock has made to Windows over the years so was wondering if it could ever be done with Win 10.

RedneckDude

on Aug 10, 2021

Well, it should be possible. I know if you have a start button on an ObjectDock dock, you get a floating start menu wherever the button resides. Seems I vaguely remember a program out there somewhere that moves icons to the center, dunno about the start menu.

Supergrovercmstorm

on Aug 10, 2021

Running great here, makes Win11 1 step better.

Couple of questions: Couldn't not find a area to change the start orb? Is that feature going to be coming back?

I also could not find the section to adjust the height of the start menu ( ie: number of items ) / or how to add/remove items to the left side of start menu.

He he : found the setting much better now.

don5318

on Aug 11, 2021

Supergrovercmstorm

reply 14

Running great here, makes Win11 1 step better.

Couple of questions: Couldn't not find a area to change the start orb? Is that feature going to be coming back?

I also could not find the section to adjust the height of the start menu ( ie: number of items ) / or how to add/remove items to the left side of start menu.

He he : found the setting much better now.

Yes, they're hidden away, took me some searching to find those items.

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