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Stardock Start11 2.7.2

Razvan Serea — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 03:46:01 +0000

Stardock Start11 is a powerful Windows 11 customization tool that brings back the classic Start menu while allowing users to personalize and enhance their desktop experience. Read more...

Stardock Start11 2.7.1

Razvan Serea — Wed, 13 May 2026 07:54:02 +0000

Stardock Start11 is a powerful Windows 11 customization tool that brings back the classic Start menu while allowing users to personalize and enhance their desktop experience. Read more...

Stardock Start11 2.7.0.3

Razvan Serea — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:18:01 +0000

Stardock Start11 is a powerful Windows 11 customization tool that brings back the classic Start menu while allowing users to personalize and enhance their desktop experience. Read more...

Stardock Start11 2.6.0.2

Razvan Serea — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:20:01 +0000

Stardock Start11 is a powerful Windows 11 customization tool that brings back the classic Start menu while allowing users to personalize and enhance their desktop experience. Read more...

Stardock Start11 2.5.6.3

Razvan Serea — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:58:02 +0000

Stardock Start11 is a powerful Windows 11 customization tool that brings back the classic Start menu while allowing users to personalize and enhance their desktop experience. Read more...

Google broke a Windows 11 function, if you were using this free popular modding tool

Sayan Sen — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:56:01 +0000

Recently, Google broke a function in Windows 11 if you used ExplorerPatcher, a popular, free Windows modding tool. Read more...

Start11, a great Windows 11 Start menu alternative gets big update with useful new features

Taras Buria — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 21:04:01 +0000

Start11 is a great alternative to the stock Windows 11 Start menu, and its latest update makes the experience even better by adding a bunch of useful improvements. Read more...

Stardock Start11 2.5.5.4

Razvan Serea — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:14:01 +0000

Stardock Start11 is a powerful Windows 11 customization tool that brings back the classic Start menu while allowing users to personalize and enhance their desktop experience. Read more...

Stardock Start11 v2.5.3.1

Razvan Serea — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:54:02 +0000

Stardock Start11 is a powerful Windows 11 customization tool that brings back the classic Start menu while allowing users to personalize and enhance their desktop experience. Read more...

Stardock Start11 v2.51

Razvan Serea — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 04:38:02 +0000

Stardock Start11 is a powerful Windows 11 customization tool that brings back the classic Start menu while allowing users to personalize and enhance their desktop experience. Read more...

Start11 v2.5

Razvan Serea — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:48:02 +0000

Stardock Start11 is a powerful Windows 11 customization tool that brings back the classic Start menu while allowing users to personalize and enhance their desktop experience. Read more...

Want a vertical taskbar in Windows 11? New Start11 update lets you have that

Taras Buria — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:00:01 +0000

The latest Start11 2.5 beta update is now available for those who crave a vertical taskbar in Windows 11. Read more...

Stardock says you can already customize Windows 11 24H2 with Start11 v2, Fences 5

Sayan Sen — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 05:46:02 +0000

Following the release of Windows 11 24H2 by Microsoft, Stardock has said that its popular customization apps like Start11 v2 and Fences 5, are already compatible with the new OS version. Read more...

Start11 v2.11

Razvan Serea — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 07:00:01 +0000

Stardock Start11 is a powerful Windows 11 customization tool that brings back the classic Start menu while allowing users to personalize and enhance their desktop experience. Read more...

Start11 v2 2.21 brings a better Start menu to ARM-powered Windows PCs

Taras Buria — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 21:56:01 +0000

Today, Stardock released a significant update for Start11 v2, its critically acclaimed Start menu alternative for Windows 10 and 11. The highlight of the release is native support for Windows on ARM. Read more...

Start11 v2.08

Razvan Serea — Wed, 15 May 2024 04:02:01 +0000

Stardock Start11 is a powerful Windows 11 customization tool that brings back the classic Start menu while allowing users to personalize and enhance their desktop experience. Read more...

Start11 gets Windows 11 24H2 optimizations as the latter breaks other customization apps

Taras Buria — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:42:01 +0000

Stardock has released a new update for Start11 v2 with better animations and other changes. In addition, it improves compatibility with Windows 11 24H2 as the latter breaks other UI customization apps Read more...

ARM support arrives for Start11 v2, Fences 5, and Groupy 2 with Object Desktop Insider

Steven Parker — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:00:01 +0000

Stardock has begun its own support for Windows on ARM through a new Insider channel in Object Desktop, and made Start11 v2, Fences 5, and Groupy 2 immediately available to members. Read more...

Start11 v2 now lets you pin websites to the Start menu

Taras Buria — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:52:01 +0000

Stardock has released Start11 version 2.05. The latest release lets you pin any website to the Start menu for faster access to your favorite website. Also, there are a lot of bug fixes. Read more...

Start11 v2.03 is out with new localization and numerous fixes

Taras Buria — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 23:22:01 +0000

Stardock has released a new update for the recently launched Start11 v2, a popular Start menu alternative. Version 2.03 is now available for download with improved localization and numerous fixes. Read more...

Start11 v2 released with rounded taskbar for Windows 11 and more

Steven Parker — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 16:00:02 +0000

Stardock released the stable Start11 v2 today, after a brief Release Preview. Among the new features are rounded corners on a floating taskbar, plus multiple different styles on Windows 10 and 11. Read more...

Start11 v2 gets first update with new customization options

Taras Buria — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 12:30:01 +0000

Stardock has released the first feature update for the recently launched Start11 v2. The update adds new features based on customer feedback and improvements for the new Start menu layouts. Read more...

Start11 v2 is now available for download with new Start menu layouts for Windows 11 users

Steven Parker — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:00:01 +0000

Stardock has announced the immediate availability of Start11 v2 in Release Preview. Start11 is a Start menu replacement that lets you bring multiple different styles to Windows 10 and 11. Read more...

Start11 1.4.7.2

Razvan Serea — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 03:36:01 +0000

Stardock Start11 is a powerful Windows 11 customization tool that brings back the classic Start menu while allowing users to personalize and enhance their desktop experience. Read more...

Start11 1.4.6.0

Razvan Serea — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 20:48:02 +0000

Stardock Start11 is a powerful Windows 11 customization tool that brings back the classic Start menu while allowing users to personalize and enhance their desktop experience. Read more...

Start11 1.4.5.2

Razvan Serea — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 21:32:01 +0000

Stardock Start11 is a powerful Windows 11 customization tool that brings back the classic Start menu while allowing users to personalize and enhance their desktop experience. Read more...

Start11 1.44

Razvan Serea — Tue, 02 May 2023 04:00:02 +0000

Stardock Start11 is a powerful Windows 11 customization tool that brings back the classic Start menu while allowing users to personalize and enhance their desktop experience. Read more...

Start11 1.43

Razvan Serea — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 03:32:02 +0000

Stardock Start11 is a powerful Windows 11 customization tool that brings back the classic Start menu while allowing users to personalize and enhance their desktop experience. Read more...

Start11 1.41 is out with support for the Windows 11 February 2023 "Moment 2" update

John Callaham — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 22:40:01 +0000

Stardock has released the latest update for Start11, the popular Windows 10 and 11 desktop personalization program. The new 1.41 version supports the latest major Windows 11 feature update. Read more...

Microsoft: ExplorerPatcher, StartAllBack, Start11 break on Windows 11 Moment 2 (KB5022913)

Sayan Sen — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 06:28:02 +0000

Microsoft is rolling out Windows 11 22H2 Moment 2 update, and the changelog is absolutely massive. The company has also confirmed that the feature update breaks third-party UI customization apps. Read more...

Start11 1.39.1

Razvan Serea — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 18:18:01 +0000

Stardock Start11 is a powerful Windows 11 customization tool that brings back the classic Start menu while allowing users to personalize and enhance their desktop experience. Read more...

WindowsBlinds 11 can give Windows a classic XP or macOS look, now available on Steam

Taras Buria — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:10:02 +0000

WindowBlinds 11, a popular tool for deep Windows customization, is now available on Steam. You can purchase a standalone license or bundle it with another must-have app called Start11. Read more...

Top 11 apps every Windows 11 user should have

Taras Buria — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 18:38:01 +0000

Here are eleven apps (one paid and ten free) for Windows 11 we consider must-haves. These will boost and polish some of the existing features or add the capabilities Microsoft has yet to implement. Read more...

Save up to 50% on Start11, Groupy, and other must-have Windows 11 and 10 utilities

Taras Buria — Sun, 25 Dec 2022 14:56:01 +0000

Here is your chance to upgrade your Windows 10 and 11 setups with a bunch of must-have utilities. Start11, Groupy, Multiplicity, and other popular software from Stardock are now up to 50% off. Read more...

Start11 1.36 is out with improved WindowsBlinds 11 compatibility and tons of fixes

Taras Buria — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 09:52:01 +0000

Stardock has released a new update for Start11, a popular software many use to fix taskbar and Start menu annoyances in Windows 11. The latest release adds many fixes and better compatibility. Read more...

Start11 1.3 adds customizable Start button and ungrouping for centered taskbar, more

Taras Buria — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:56:01 +0000

Start11's latest update is here. Version 1.3 will please those who prefer the centered taskbar and want to use advanced features, such as icon ungrouping and customizable Start menu icons. Read more...

Start11 1.22 brings back seconds to Windows 11 Clock, and Edge tabs in Start menu search

Steven Parker — Tue, 03 May 2022 15:40:01 +0000

Yes you read it right, this new version of Start11 enables seconds in the Windows 11 taskbar clock, however at the moment only for Windows Insiders. Edge tabs will also show up in Start menu search. Read more...

Start11 v1.2 release brings back Taskbar ungrouping and more in Windows 11

Steven Parker — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:00:01 +0000

The v1.2 release adds back the ability to ungroup apps in the taskbar, but also lets you decide to have the Start menu left aligned and apps centered in the taskbar and much more! It's now available. Read more...

Start11 v1.2 beta brings back Taskbar ungrouping and more in Windows 11

Steven Parker — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:00:02 +0000

Start11 v1.2 beta is out, and it adds back the ability to ungroup apps in the taskbar, but also lets you decide to have the Start menu left aligned and apps centered in the taskbar and more! Read more...

Start11 v1.1 adds icon lock, App folders, Fences support, and more to Windows 10 and 11

Steven Parker — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:00:02 +0000

Stardock released v1.1 of its Start11 app that aims to fix some irritating problems with Windows 11's Start menu and taskbar. It also adds additional customization options for Windows 10 too. Read more...