Deactivating Start11 completely without uninstalling?!

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Hello, is it possible from GUI to completely deactivate all Start11 functionality (including services) without uninstalling the software?! 

Seems not? 🙄

What services in the task manager I have to kill? (Windows 10) Seems there are several?

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Please try Start10tweak.exe (C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start11). Click on "Disable Start10 service" and or "Unload Start10 now" should work.

Thank you.
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Don't be misled by the name, Start10tweak. It works on Start11 also.

Clicking "Disable Start10 Service " or "Unload Start10 Now" will only disable Start11 until you restart your computer, when it will be reenabled. If you want to disable it, and remain disabled after a restart, you will have to uncheck "Start10 should be enabled in this user account." To reenable Start11 again, open Start10tweak and check "Start10 should be enabled in this user account," and then manually start Start11.exe or restart your computer.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Thanks a lot for the information above! 🙂

Unfortunately Start10 doesn't work for me (I guess it's a bug):

  • Unload + Disable Service seems to work
  • But clicking on "Enable Start10 Service" (and running Start11 app) do not bring back the functionality. 😥 Only rebooting does the job.

This behaviour seems very strange to me?! 🤔🙄

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting FabMUC, reply 3

But clicking on "Enable Start10 Service" (and running Start11 app) do not bring back the functionality. 😥 Only rebooting does the job.
End of FabMUC's quote

Have tried restarting Explorer.exe after you have done these?

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

No, already tried that; restarting Explorer doesn't help, only rebooting does.

NB:

  • As said, I'm only using Start11 for changing Taskbar Color and pinning folders to taskbar.
  • Sometimes I want to get rid of all Start11 services etc. (Seems, the Start10 Unload + Disable Service does the job; didn't check, whether really all services are terminated this way, but I guess they are).
  • But I only need this temporarily and would like to bring back functionality again WITHOUT rebooting.

All other tools I know (network monitors, Hardware-Monitor etc. etc.) have an easy (!) way to both stop them and bring them back again, incl. tools with deep system integration. Usually:

  1. right click on system-tray icon -> functionality/services gone/stopped
  2. Start the App again -> functionality available again

= Easy! 🙃

Seems there is no way than to give up & uninstall. 🤔🙄