Start11 - Assigning Jumplist ids

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I have a start menu that I was using on Windows 10 that allows the customisation of the start menu, I have since moved to windows 11 and although it runs it was designed using WPF and therefore is resource heavy.

I have started testing your Start11 product and I find it very nice. But you are missing a very handy feature that the other product has. When adding executables as a tile directly to the start menu, such as Putty or Kitty, I could set the ‘Jump List Id’.

After setting the id, right clicking on the Tile shows the jump list entries (same as the Windows taskbar does).

Below is a screenshot of the older product I use: after right clicking on 'Kitty' (A modified version of Putty).

 

This is the same tile on your product:

As you can see there is no jump list items.

Is there a way to add a jumplist id to the tiles? I notice you have them for the standard Microsoft products (and possibly other but I only tested the above application tiles so far)

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
I have forwarded your problem/question to Stardock Support Team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Hey, is there any response to this query? Its been well over a week now, and my trial period is abot half way through..

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Nothing yet, I forward your issue again. Appreciate your feedback and patience.

Thanks

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

We show jumplists for items which have a defined application ID as part of their shortcut.  If you are manually pointing to an exe rather than the application created shortcut then that information does not exist and this may cause it to not show a jump list.

So pin the items from the start menu all apps list and you should be fine.

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

That would work for applications that are "installed" and added to the 'Windows Programs'. What about applications that are not installed but are simple Binaries? For instance Putty or a pleathera of other products out in the world.

I'm not sure what you are refering to as the application id related to the Shortcut, a shortcut object doesn't contain the application id, there is how ever a way to force an application to register its ID, but the applications I am asking about all do that. As stated in my previous post, the jump list id shown on the Taskbar so could be leveraged.

If the Start Menu is there a way to "help" start11 identify an applications id either by modifying the applicaiton or possbile a local file?

 

Cheers

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

Shortcuts often have the application ID property as part of the property store.  Thats why all those other apps are working.  We don't hardcode those in.

Typically this is the case when the app has a custom application ID which most commercial apps have.

Right now there is no way to override this for Start11, it merely uses what the OS tells it when looking at the apps list.  We will consider if there is a way around this via perhaps manual registry key overrides in the future however.