Start8 Runs great on my Windows10 computer

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I have not understood why Stardock says that Start8 will not work on 10.  I put Start8 on computer when I bought it and it was a Windows 8 system.  I updated to 8.1 and then to 10 expecting it not to work but it has worked with out any problem as far as I can tell. I do know that the newest update to Start8 will not load because I have Windows 10.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Start8 on Windows 10 has a number of known issues.

You should find your taskbar search field (unless disabled) overlaps running apps.

The modern ui apps may have wrong icons some of which may be invisible due to colour choices.

The colour matching of the menu to the OS theme is broken etc

Random named modern UI apps may show in recently used apps.

On the November update of Windows 10 (installs 30 days after you upgrade to Win10) the jumplists for apps are also broken and all Modern UI applications no longer appear in the menu at all due to OS changes.

You are free to use Start8 on Windows 10 but be aware there is no support and there are real problems which may be a problem for you.  Start10 resolves these issues and adds in a number of new features such as the new Modern style menu, taskbar colouring options, tile mode etc.  It is worth trying the 30 day trial.