StartAllBack


StartAllBack: Windows 11 from better timeline​

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Embrace, enhance, unsweep classic UI from under the rug​

Restore and improve taskbar​

  • Show labels on task icons
  • Adjust icon size and margins
  • Move taskbar to top, left or right edges
  • Drag and drop stuff onto taskbar
  • Center task icons but keep Start button on the left
  • Split into segments, use dynamic translucency
  • Separate corner icons with Windows 7/10 UI
  • Auto-hide when covered by maximized window

Restore and improve File Explorer and Control Panel​

  • Ribbon and Command Bar revamped with translucent effects
  • Details pane on bottom
  • Old search box (the one which works)
  • Dark mode support for more dialogs

Restore and improve context menus​

  • All new look with rounded acrylic menus
  • Fast and responsive taskbar menus
  • New fonts, better touch support

Restore and improve start menu​

  • Launch apps and go to system places in one click
  • Navigate dropdown menus like a boss
  • Enjoy fast and reliable search

Finally, lightweight styling and UI consistency​

  • Enjoy Windows 7, Windows 8 and third-party taskbar and start menu styles
  • Fix UI inconsistencies in Win32 apps
  • Don't be blue: recolor UI in all windows apps
  • Negative resource usage: fewer RAM used, fewer processes started, faster startup





StartAllBack For Windows 11 has been released.
It's an RC release. I haven't tested it yet as I have Start11 installed.

Edit: I have now tested it. It's working quite well.
Apart from a great start menu, you can also have the Enhanced Classic Taskbar back.
This means (for example) that you can have an uncombined and unlocked Taskbar.
You will now also be able to enhance the Taskbar clock using T-Clock Redux or similar.
T-Clock Redux Tray Clock_.png

You can also change Windows Explorer to Ribbon UI or Simple UI.

You can get it Download



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02 - Start Menu.png
04 - Taskbar.png
05 - Explorer.png
06 - Advanced.png
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PS. I enabled Dark Magic AFTER the post above, it still crashes on every single copy/move/delete in Windows Explorer, even with details off.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
If an elevated command prompt in the StartAllBack folder is giving you troubled, better not enable anything experimental in any app, let alone one that pertains to the shell.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
If an elevated command prompt in the StartAllBack folder is giving you troubled, better not enable anything experimental in any app, let alone one that pertains to the shell.
I know how to do it, but it just don't enables the preview function here, i don't know why. Anyway thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
As the developer mentioned, you need to restart the Explorer and all apps. Or restart Windows after enabling.
I actually disabled StartAllBack for my user, only user, to check if the Windows Explorer copy/move/delete is a bug of Windows, not StartAllBack, and it's not, and with StartAllBack disabled I enabled the DarkMagic feature, then simply enabled StartAllBack, logged off, logged in, voila.
Still, I noticed nothing from it, lol.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
As the developer mentioned, you need to restart the Explorer and all apps. Or restart Windows after enabling.
I actually disabled StartAllBack for my user, only user, to check if the Windows Explorer copy/move/delete is a bug of Windows, not StartAllBack, and it's not, and with StartAllBack disabled I enabled the DarkMagic feature, then simply enabled StartAllBack, logged off, logged in, voila.
Still, I noticed nothing from it, lol.
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Managing files is working fine here.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
No idea then, it happened immediately after updating to 3.6.6, was working fine with 3.6.5.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
PS. Uninstalled, cleaned everything, restarted the PC, installed fresh, same issue.
Clearly it's the StartAllBack, since everything works without it.

PPS. Now it's even worse, Control Panel is no longer dark, wtf ?
Installed 3.6.5 and all is working properly.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
Version 3.6.6 is super bugged.
First, it defaults to show details when copying, moving files, deleting file etc with Explorer.
Second, it also crashes every time a file is copied/moved/deleted with explorer, and restarts.
They have updated it from StartAllBack v3.6.6.4680 to StartAllBack v3.6.6.4681
Hopefully it fixes the bugs

https://startisback.com/StartAllBack_setup.exe
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Core i9 12900KF
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero
    Memory
    Corsair 64GB DDR5 Vengeance C40 5200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix OC 24GB
    Sound Card
    OnBoard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer Predator XB323UGP 32" QHD G-SYNC-C 144Hz 1MS IPS LED
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1x Samsung 980 Pro Series Gen4 250GB M.2 NVMe
    1x Samsung 980 Pro Series Gen4 500GB M.2 NVMe
    2x Samsung 980 Pro Series Gen4 2TB M.2 NVMe
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200i 1200W 80PLUS Titanium Modular
    Case
    Corsair 4000D Black Case w/ Tempered Glass Side Panel
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12A Chromax Black CPU Cooler, 4x Noctua 120mm Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK545
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    Fixed Wireless 150mbps/75mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky
    Other Info
    Thrustmaster TS-PC RACER
    Fanatec CSL Elite Pedals with the Load Cell Kit
    Yamaha Amp with Bose Speakers
StartAllBack 3.6.7.4685

- [Dev] Support for RemoveChat feature

- Disabled dialog font improvement for now

- Fixed 3.6.6 high crashing bug

- Fixed uninstall not actually removing files err what
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Core i9 12900KF
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero
    Memory
    Corsair 64GB DDR5 Vengeance C40 5200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix OC 24GB
    Sound Card
    OnBoard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer Predator XB323UGP 32" QHD G-SYNC-C 144Hz 1MS IPS LED
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    1x Samsung 980 Pro Series Gen4 250GB M.2 NVMe
    1x Samsung 980 Pro Series Gen4 500GB M.2 NVMe
    2x Samsung 980 Pro Series Gen4 2TB M.2 NVMe
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200i 1200W 80PLUS Titanium Modular
    Case
    Corsair 4000D Black Case w/ Tempered Glass Side Panel
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12A Chromax Black CPU Cooler, 4x Noctua 120mm Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech MK545
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    Fixed Wireless 150mbps/75mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky
    Other Info
    Thrustmaster TS-PC RACER
    Fanatec CSL Elite Pedals with the Load Cell Kit
    Yamaha Amp with Bose Speakers
Well, still not everything works as it should.
This latest version screws something in regards to file associations, for instance, when opening Chrome Canary, it opens Settings/Apps/Default Apps as well. Also, no torrent file will open from the browser anymore, I have to save it to disk, then open it manually from Windows Explorer.
No link from Telegram conversations opens in Edge, or any browser.
All of the above are NOT present when I use the default ugly Windows 11 interface.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
Dont update too soone , its still in progress...............! :wink:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    i7
    Motherboard
    z97k
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Hard Drives
    3
    Cooling
    air
Up to version 3.6.5 everything was OK, no issues at all. It's 3.6.6 when it all started to go sideways.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
Cant find the "dark magic "..........nowhere to be seen !!
Cant find "magic" either............
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    i7
    Motherboard
    z97k
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Hard Drives
    3
    Cooling
    air
Enter "StartAllBackCfg.exe /magic" at an elevated command prompt:


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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 23H2 (Canary on secondary boxes)
I get ;
'StartAllBackCfg.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    i7
    Motherboard
    z97k
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Hard Drives
    3
    Cooling
    air
are you executing that command from the SAB installation folder?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win11 Pro 23H2 (Canary on secondary boxes)
No, from CMD .
SAB installation folder ......? not visible !
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    i7
    Motherboard
    z97k
    Memory
    32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Hard Drives
    3
    Cooling
    air

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