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

StartAllBack to fix all Windows 11 deal-breaking UI issues

StartAllBack restores taskbar, start menu, context menus, explorer, sanity, style and order!
www.startallback.com


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02 - Start Menu.png
04 - Taskbar.png
05 - Explorer.png
06 - Advanced.png
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Tihiy said:
Is empty toolbar item a bug? Which toolbar is that?
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No, it's a random folder I stuffed full of Start Menu shortcuts..., I gave the folder a blank name on purpose.
Tihiy said:
How do you adjust thumbnail preview size?
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I used to use a Reg hack, or WinaeroTweaker..., no longer works!
 

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Wolfzz said:

TASKBAR2 ALPHA2 From the Author​

"Taskbar2" is new StartAllBack version with fully recreated taskbar. It's unfinished preview and is for testing only.

It's all-new code which will pose new challenges and degradations... but breaking from stale taskbar implementation will provide new possibilities.

Not finished:

- No perks (centered, segmented ex.)
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Both do not work when I've tried to set them up manually, but they started to work after I apply my personalization script. I've excluded SAB installation command and I can see icons being centered now separately from start orb, also segmentation started to work when activated manually.
 

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    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (WinMac v0.7.2)
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    HP Probook G8 450
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    i5-1135G7
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    I loved modding and customizing operating systems since very young age, gaining experience from all important systems, including Windows, Ubuntu, MacOS and Android, which led to creation of Windows 11 mod called WinMac. Seamlessly blending the elegance of macOS with the versatility of Windows, my customized interface elevates user experience through meticulously crafted modifications and UI enhancements.

    With WinMac, every interaction with Windows 11 environment is imbued with a touch of sophistication, where the boundaries between the Windows and Mac universes blur, offering a sublime computing experience that transcends conventional limitations of Windows 11.
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Tihiy said:
Which reghack is that? MaxThumbSizePx should work
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That did the trick! (y) Had to re-create the reg entry.
Odd, my existing reg script wouldn't take, and, WinaeroTweaker wouldn't create it either!!! 🤷‍♂️
 

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Edwin said:
Toolbars won't show unless you unlock the Taskbar...
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I'm happy to report that Toolbars will work as expected, (even in segments), once you unlock the Taskbar and enable or create one or more, including a working Recycle Bin, a live Mailbox, (my pet Toolbar!) and folder jump lists, etc...

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Build 26252.5000 is hunky dory.

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Edwin said:
hunky dory
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I had to search the web to know what that would stand for.

For non English-native people: It appears to stand for 'All is perfect'.
 

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Installed Windows 11 26252.5000 and installed v3.7.11.4917 fine but if I enable enhanced taskbar and let explorer restart it doesn't take effect. Anyone else having this problem?
 

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mentro said:
Installed Windows 11 26252.5000
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That is an Insider version of 24H2 and if you had carefully read this whole topic, you could have know that the 'old' versions of StartAllBack (SAB) do not function anymore in 24H2, as far as the (Windows 10) taskbar is concerned. It was originally blocked by MS, then altered by the dev of SAB so that it would sense 24H2 and switch off the taskbar functions if that version of Windows would be detected.

That is why the dev (Tihiy) is doing his utmost to get a new version ready, for which he made a testversion as was announced in post #1354.

So you might install that version to see what it's doing, but you might get all kinds of problems with it, because "It's unfinished preview and is for testing only."

That's how I interpreted the whole, did not yet test SAB testversions, because I am not on 24H2.
 

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    MSI PRO B550M-P Gen3
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    Kingston FURY Beast 2x16GB DIMM DDR4 2666 CL16
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    Samsung S24E450F 24"
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    1. SSD Crucial P5 Plus 500GB PCIe M.2
    2. SSD-SATA Crucial MX500-2TB
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    Corsair CV650W
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    Cooler Master Silencio S400
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper H412R with Be Quiet Pure Wings 2 PWM BL038 fan
    Keyboard
    Cherry Stream (wired, scissor keys)
    Mouse
    Asus WT465 (wireless)
    Internet Speed
    70 Mbps down / 80 Mbps up
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    Firefox 130.0
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    F-secure via Internet provider
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    Router: FRITZBox 7490
    Oracle VirtualBox 7 for testing software on Win 10 or 11

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I'm still on 23H2. I'm assuming 24H2 is still on one of the dev channels and won't be released until September or October, correct?
 

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Did a search didn't see this issue, so decided to post my results.

Windows 11 LTSC IOT 24H2 build 26100.1150

Seems like show desktop doesn't want to work in T2A. I click the shortcut and nothing happens.
I've replaced it, remade a toolbar again, and even tried the icon outside of the toolbar, but nothing works. clicking it has no reaction at all

Might have a setting somewhere I missed, so please let me know so I can check.

All other icons seem to work as it should, just show desktop doesn't.

I have from left to right in this order:
Show desktop, Discord, Telegram, Firefox, and File explorer. Only show desktop out of these doesn't work
 

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    Windows 11 LTSC IOT 24H2 build 26100.1150
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    Pulse GL66 11UGK
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    i7 11th gen
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    16gb
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    RTX 3070 8GB
    Screen Resolution
    1080 144hz
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    2tb WD Black
easyrider77 said:
Might have a setting somewhere I missed, so please let me know so I can check.
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Did you try the one built into the Taskbar bottom far right?

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    Windows 11 LTSC IOT 24H2 build 26100.1150
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    i7 11th gen
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    RTX 3070 8GB
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    1080 144hz
    Hard Drives
    2tb WD Black
Sumpthin's dickered in this Build, or SAB..., Win+D doesn't work at all!!! 🤷‍♂️
 

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