Start11 v2 2.1 Arrives with ARM for All
Improved search, new functionality, and more.
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 by BradSams | Discussion: Start News
Start11 v2 is the best way to not only customize your Windows 10 and 11 desktop, it also makes it easy to manage Start menus at scale across your entire company. And with the release of version 2.1 today, we are bringing ARM support and more to every user.
With native ARM support for Start11 v2, this means that you can use the latest Windows 11 devices, powered by Qualcomm Elite chips, with Start11 v2 to make these new devices a more personalized and productive desktop.
Along with ARM support, there are several other updates in this release including enhanced search for legacy Control Panel items – more legacy Control Panel items will now show up when searching. In addition, there are also updates for how folder paths are stored to be more resilient with deployments and Networx is also supported when enhanced taskbar is turned on.
As with every release, there are also bug fixes as well that help iron out a few edge cases that have been reported. And like all of our products, updates are driven by the feedback from our community; if you have an idea that we should implement or hitting a bug that hasn’t been resolved, make sure to let us know.
If you haven’t tried Start11 v2 yet, you can learn more about the best Start menu replacement on its app page or if you are looking for the best value, Start11 v2 is included in Object Desktop – the award-winning suite of apps that includes Fences 5, Multiplicity 3, Groupy 2 and more.
Reply #2 Saturday, August 24, 2024 12:11 AM
This sent my workstation into bonkers mode with start being blank, taskbar intermittently blank, desktop windows sort of phasing in and out with parts drawing and other parts not, a serious issue, i thought i'd been hacked 
Had to manually remove it then reinstall 2.0.
Win1164Pro
Reply #3 Saturday, August 24, 2024 12:20 AM
This sent my workstation into bonkers mode with start being blank, taskbar intermittently blank, desktop windows sort of phasing in and out with parts drawing and other parts not, a serious issue, i thought i'd been hacked
Had to manually remove it then reinstall 2.0.Win1164Pro
Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. If you have issues, please create your own new thread with more details. Please include:-
- Windows 11 full version and OS Build number. Please use Winver.exe.
- Assuming you have previous version of Start11v2 working, please report this full version number.
Thank you.
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.
Reply #4 Wednesday, August 28, 2024 9:26 PM
Windows 11 recently moved the news widget to the right. I use start 11 to shift the taskbar back to the left, like WIndows 10. Is it possible to have an option to relocate the news widget back to the left?
Reply #5 Wednesday, August 28, 2024 11:57 PM
Windows 11 recently moved the news widget to the right. I use start 11 to shift the taskbar back to the left, like WIndows 10. Is it possible to have an option to relocate the news widget back to the left?
Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Currently the Widget will move the the left if you center your Start button, but will need to turn off Enhance taskbar. If you need to have Start11 Enhance taskbar function, than the widget will be turn off.
Thank you.
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.
Reply #6 Thursday, August 29, 2024 9:11 AM
Windows 11 recently moved the news widget to the right. I use start 11 to shift the taskbar back to the left, like WIndows 10. Is it possible to have an option to relocate the news widget back to the left?
Unfortunately it is positioned as Microsoft decide.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, August 20, 2024 5:15 PM
This is great news for a lot of people who have been waiting patiently. You should consider pinning this to the Pinned Posts section.