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



01 - Welcome.png
02 - Start Menu.png
04 - Taskbar.png
05 - Explorer.png
06 - Advanced.png
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... any idea how I can do that?
Just create a folder structure, and add shortcuts to the folders in a manner that won't overflow your screen...

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... then pin the folder via Custom folders...

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Apparently, version 3.7.2.4854 has been released... but, I have no idea if there are any changes and/or improvements.
 

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" version 3.7.2.4854 has been released. "..............yes, installed over the previous , did not encounter any changes .............. :unsure:
 

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Hi guys, have problems with search in start menu, here is the pic, search is kind a scrambled, can't see what it's listing when typing something to search.1.png
 

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Hi guys, just wondering if there is any fix for windows 7 style Taskbar color in Tray icon area, looks a bit darker than the rest of the Taskbar,

it looks like this :
Screenshot 2023-12-24 155414h.png

default style looks consistent like this :
Screenshot 2023-12-24 161042.png
 
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Its Actually StartAllBack 3.7.3.4856 Now
 

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search still scrambled,.. look pic above..
 

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win 11i5 13600k16 gbintel uhd 770
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What Menu are you using?
Proper 11, but what is weird, i changed to remastered 7, tried windows 10 and click again on proper 11 and search is looking good now.
 

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Proper 11, but what is weird, i changed to remastered 7, tried windows 10 and click again on proper 11 and search is looking good now.
Yeah..., occasionally software needs a kick in the a**!
Keep an eye on it! (y)
 

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With SAB, the Unlock/Flip N Swap Taskbars thing still works in 26016.1012,
the only thing is, when invoking Control Center from the auxiliary monitor, it opens on the main monitor... 🤷‍♂️

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Hello, the new taskbar looks nice and you can make it transparent, however, I was wondering if we could get the taskbar to stay as an overlay on top of all apps, browsers, and so on.
Thank you
 

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That should be the stardard mode, so no transparency...
You should be able to switch off "Dynamic transparency" in the taskbar settings of StartAllBack:

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Or do you have a different problem?
In that case please specify exactly what problem and post a screenprint of your taskbar settings of StartAllBack.

Is StartAllBack the only taskbar tweaking program you use or something else too?
 

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Do you have GeForce drivers?
 

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Anyone having this problem? -> Weather widget not showing on taskbar.

The generic widgets icon is showing but not the weather widget specifically. No problem if I uninstall SAB. :think:
 
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That should be the stardard mode, so no transparency...
You should be able to switch off "Dynamic transparency" in the taskbar settings of StartAllBack:

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Or do you have a different problem?
In that case please specify exactly what problem and post a screenprint of your taskbar settings of StartAllBack.

Is StartAllBack the only taskbar tweaking program you use or something else too?
Let me explain. I like the clear taskbar feature a lot. When I use a browser or any software Photoshop, etc. I want the window of the browser or application to go all the way to the bottom beyond the taskbar icons, leaving taskbar icons floating on top. How can I do that?
 

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I want the window of the browser or application to go all the way to the bottom beyond the taskbar icons, leaving taskbar icons floating on top. How can I do that?
Set the effect to Clear, Saturation to 0%...,
then, you'll have to manually size every application window, however, not all apps will re-open to the custom size...
... and, it will only apply to the Main monitor.

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