More than 500 Business Trust Start11 v2 to Manage Their Start Menus
Supporting Big and Small Businesses
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 by bdsams | Discussion: Start News
Two years ago, we released Start11 v2 with a heavy focus on deployment functionality and scalability of the Start menu experience. Our goal was simple, to allow our clients to manage their Start experience across all of their Windows endpoints, with a single file.
This past week, we surpassed 500 businesses that are now actively managing their Start menus with Start11 v2. From major retailers and Wall Street bankers to some of the finest watchmakers on the planet, many businesses are now running Start11 v2 to create a consistent and refined Start experience across all their endpoints.
It sounds simple but the underlying solution solves a complex problem that has proven to be a pain point among IT departments. The Start menu is the launch point of productivity and the default deployment options provided by Windows is a complex riddle of XML/JSON files that can change depending on which version of Windows you are running. And then deploying customization files is an entirely different story of options and workarounds that make updating a Start menu a laborious process.
Start11 v2 is a GUI driven experience for the layout that can all be packaged into a single file, deployed remotely and silently while maintaining the ability to be updated at any time.
One of our favorite demos to show is how you can update the Start menu, on a remote device, in near-real time. Add in features like the ability to lockdown the menu from manipulation by the end user, limiting options for rebooting and shutdown, or creating customized layout for each department, and it becomes clear – Start11 is a better mousetrap that takes a complex process and empowers anyone to manage the menu experience at small and enterprise scale.
The end result is a product that has proven it can scale within the most demanding of environments. From small businesses to those with 10,000 or more endpoints, Start11 v2 has found its place within the modern IT toolbox.
Want to learn more? Reach out to our onboarding team or check out the app page.
Reply #2 Friday, October 17, 2025 3:21 PM
Hello,
I’m experiencing an issue with Start11. When I change the Start menu background texture, it disappears after some time.
This problem occurs in the new version, but it didn’t happen in the older one.
Please fix this issue in a future update.
Thank you.
Reply #3 Friday, October 17, 2025 9:25 PM
Hello,
I’m experiencing an issue with Start11. When I change the Start menu background texture, it disappears after some time.
This problem occurs in the new version, but it didn’t happen in the older one.
Please fix this issue in a future update.
Thank you.Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Please create new thread for your issue. Also include more details on your system.
Need to know more on your system.
- Windows 10 or 11? Also need full version and OS Build number. Please use Winver.exe.
- Start11 full version number.
- Post a video showing us your issue will help us understand it better.
- Do you have any other 3rr party application running that also change your Start menu, such as Windowblinds etc.
Thank you,
Basj,
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