Neil Banfield

Reply to not working due to DWM not being enabled, except, it is enabled. in WindowFX Stardock Forums

[quote who="Kryxzort" reply="7" id="3986027"] i've run sfc /scannow multiple times, didnt fix, and i do use something related to dwm, its called dwmblurglass, pretty sure that uses dwm, so if that can, then it must be something else? is there a way to like have the app ignore if dwm on or off and just try running? [/quote] Unfortunately no, the app relies on the OS telling it the truth. If it says no DWM it will disable those features as using them would break badly

Reply to not working due to DWM not being enabled, except, it is enabled. in WindowFX Stardock Forums

If it says the DWM is not enabled then something on your computer is making the DwmIsCompositionEnabled api to return false. My best guess is you have installed some sort of OS mod like windhawk and that is doing that to achieve something else. Unfortunately if that is the case then it is breaking WindowFX and you would have to disable / remove whatever is causing that.

Reply to Unable to save a new secondary computer into the grid in Multiplicity Stardock Forums

You should check you didn't accidentally add as kvm mode if it is KVM mode and also it isn't on the right hand side waiting to be dragged onto the grid. Another thing to check is the service is running correctly as without that you cannot change any settings at all. Seeing if anything like creating a hotkey or toggling other settings get saved OK after a close and reopen would confirm this.

Reply to Start 11 Task Bar Oddities in Stardock Software Stardock Forums

I do not see anything attached? Do you mean 1.55 or 2.55?

Reply to Start11 2.60 Beta Feedback in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

[quote who="Svetloslav" reply="5" id="3985660"] Please guys, can you check compatibility with StartAllBack? Start11 became incompatible with it as of his version 3.9.18.5338, because he had to make changes to fix a problem, that showed in the developer builds of 26h2. [/quote] As a general rule we do not support insider releases of Windows as they are prone to changes which can waste development time. I think we would need more details on what you mean by incompatibl

Reply to Steam played hours counter keeps going back and forth in Galactic Civilizations IV Stardock Forums

This will be controlled by Steam so you would need to speak to them. I imagine it will sort itself eventually though as probably some sort of database backend glitch.

Reply to Broken themes on WB11 in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

[quote quoting="post"] Hi. How can I fix this style? so that it isn't grayish blue? And why are so many themes in WB11 so broken? [/quote] I am not seeing a bug h

Reply to Display icon names in the start menu in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

[quote who="Yogi 575" reply="3" id="3985711"] Hi guys, thanks for the quick replies ... thomas-k : I have the setting "Use automatic colour for the start menu" set to "On", so no strange colours are in use. I'll upload a screen copy next Basj : I have a large desktop screen so I had the icon size set to huge. I've changed them one step at a time, al

Reply to "Show search result filtering icons" doesn't work correctly in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

[quote who="thomas-k" reply="8" id="3985465"] Tweaked search filter bar to filter by file type rather than category for images / docs / music files For me, pictures are not part of documents. The music filter should at least display the most common music formats.

Reply to Shortcut Icon Option Resolutions in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

The icon loading is identical but one may be from a different shortcut which points to a different icon file.

Reply to Task bar icons get covered up when hovering to select in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

Enabling enhanced taskbar would almost certainly avoid this issue. What problems are you having with enhanced taskbar? That is the strongly recommended option when using taskbar not at the bottom.

Reply to Power Button - only need Sleep, Restart & Shutdown in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

Can I ask why you need no sign out option as it may be something we can add. If you add the registry key "DisableSignInOptionsLink" as type REG_SZ with a value of 1 to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8 it will hide the sign out options link. For lock it is controlled by the OS system policy. If lockworkstation is blocked by that then the option will hide. Likewise the sign out option is controlled by the REST_STARTMENULOGOFF p

Reply to Shortcut Icon Option Resolutions in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

If the icon has a grey box around it then the app lacks high resolution icons. Usually nothing above 48*48. We try our best to avoid this but sometimes it is not possible and the box is added by the OS when requesting bigger sizes. Icons requested scale with os resolution. Windows will typically downscale the 256*256 icon to whatever we request.

Reply to Groupy 2.30 Release Feedback in Groupy Stardock Forums

ChatGPT is incorrect in many ways. For example "Groupy cannot group UWP apps reliably by design." The general rule is very simple. No titlebar flag (WS_CAPTION) or owned by another window (i.e. child window) you cannot group. Also windows smaller than a certain size as transitory typically.

Reply to Taskbar resolution not the same on 2 screens in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

If you are not using enhanced taskbar in Windows 11 then in newer versions of Windows there is a setting to use small icons when there isn't enough space. I imagine you are running into this. It is under taskbar settings in Windows.

Reply to Problem with "Enable all apps searching" in Windows 7 Style in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

Thanks for the report. The issue with the Win7 style when that option has been enabled on the Win10/11 styles should be resolved for the next update. The issue with white text on the left hand side of the Windows 7 style menu couldn't be reproduced regardless of Windows settings. The automatic colours option is enabled by default in Start11.

Reply to I am thoroughly confused. in Object Desktop Stardock Forums

You just need to enter your object desktop account details when it asks for activation.

Reply to Start11 2.56 Release Feedback in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

[quote who="thomas-k" reply="24" id="3983626"] Hello, If I may make a suggestion, I would like to center the text, as in the Windows 11 start menu. Do you think this would be possible? Windows 11 Startmenu Stardock Start 11 v2 <img src="https://cdn.stardock.us/forums/48/48/4848614/85411

Reply to Start11 Issue with Stuttering in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

Do you have anything which might be changing your wallpaper on a timer or light/dark mode? It looks like a lot of setting changed messages are being sent for some reason which would be why apps stall as they have to process all those notifications.

Reply to How to Enable Vertical Taskbars in Windows 11 in Start News Stardock Forums

As basj indicates, you need 23h2 or later for that feature to work.

Reply to [Request] Release Taskbar control from Start11 for Other Software Control in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

Unfortunately we have to have some control in order to do things like actually open on a click of the start button. What in particular do you think the taskbar in S11 is missing?

Reply to Height of notification area in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

[quote who="KathrynBassett" reply="3" id="3984043"] Quoting Neil Banfield, reply 1 Whatever is doing that (and changing the number of icon rows in the tray) is probably the issue here. Yes, I know that. I'm trying to find out "whatever is doing that". If by painting behind it

Reply to Height of notification area in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

That would be the normal height for the notification area. However the painting behind it is definitely not normal as it should match the rest of the task bar. Whatever is doing that (and changing the number of icon rows in the tray) is probably the issue here.

Reply to Cannot color tabs if only 1 tab and at the top or bottom? in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

This is working as designed. A tab of one is a group and groups respect the do not paint background setting as the area above the top too (or it would look very odd)

Reply to Start 11 - lost "move" menu from windows previews in taskbar in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

Start11 does not provide that menu. Is the move item there but greyed out, or something else? If greyed out, this is normal for maximized or minimized windows.