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jimminy · Aug 29, 2025

Winuser said:
IMO, hands on is the best way to learn.

Maybe for you, but it's also usually the slowest and most painful way to learn. Unfortunately, sometimes, it's the only way to learn. That's always a shame.

The best way to learn IMO, is a mix of hands on and reading GOOD documentation, with an emphasis on the latter.

This way, you learn things that otherwise would have remained unknown to you.

Winuser · Aug 29, 2025

jimminy said:
Maybe for you, but it's also usually the slowest and most painful way to learn. Unfortunately, sometimes, it's the only way to learn. That's always a shame.

The best way to learn IMO, is a mix of hands on and reading GOOD documentation, with an emphasis on the latter.

This way, you learn things that otherwise would have remained unknown to you.

I'm a read the manual or instructions after type of person. I aways have been and probably always will be that type of person. The only time I'll resort to using the manual or instructions is if I get stuck. The same goes for asking for help on the Forums. Unless I'm in a hurry or know the answer is over my head I'll try to solve my problem on my own. I guess for me it's the challenge of trying to figure it out on my own that makes me do it that way.

dotsyx · Aug 29, 2025

25H2 is now available for me to download. Anyone confirm that SAB works?

dgwin11 · Aug 29, 2025

dotsyx said:
25H2 is now available for me to download. Anyone confirm that SAB works?

I can confirm 3.9.1.4

maur0 · Aug 31, 2025

startallback work on 25h2 but warning msg and you go to ativar
waiting for version 3.9.15 with official support for 25h2

dotsyx · Aug 31, 2025

maur0 said:
startallback work on 25h2 but warning msg and you go to ativar
waiting for version 3.9.15 with official support for 25h2

Been running on 25H2 for the past couple days and it's working fine. You only have to accept the warning once.

Edwin · Sep 1, 2025

The About icon animates when your trial period is running out!

Edwin · Sep 4, 2025

Wolfzz · Sep 4, 2025

Edwin said:
View attachment 144417

StartAllBack_3.9.15.5310 4 September 2025 (stable)

- Support for 25H2
- Hacked back toolbars for newer win updates
- Smaller bands apply to non-aero styles
- Added recycle bin to search results
- Fixed dark magic NVIDIA control panel crash

The Install is available in the forum from Tihiy the author

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Edwin · Sep 21, 2025

I noticed, if you choose About Windows from the Win7 Command Bar, you get dark mode, and no expiry...

... as opposed to Winver...

dacrone · Sep 21, 2025

I’ll write an ahk redirect winver to that About Windows. Good find

dacrone · Sep 21, 2025

Edwin said:
I noticed, if you choose About Windows from the Win7 Command Bar, you get dark mode, and no expiry...

View attachment 146129

... as opposed to Winver...

View attachment 146130

looking to open that about windows now.. where is it? i dont have that option with the win 7 explorer option selected..

Edwin · Sep 21, 2025

dacrone said:
looking to open that about windows now.. where is it? i dont have that option with the win 7 explorer option selected..

You have to create the button(s), for each folder type..., it's kind of a pain in the a$$, but, useful at times...

Edwin · Sep 21, 2025

I thought you could create a shortcut from the CommandStore command itself, but, apparently not!

dacrone · Sep 21, 2025

this one has me stumped at the moment. its definitely there now, pulling the CommandStore to open it in an explorer instance (so, in dark mode), but i havent figured out how to open it directly via command or shell... from left to right in the image below:

winver.exe, CommandStore - Windows.aboutWindows (via Win 7 command bar), msinfo32>Help>AboutSystemInfo...

Wolfzz · Sep 22, 2025

StartAllBack 3.9.16.5314 22 September 2025 (beta)

Not shore what's updated maybe support for 25H2

pietcorus2 · Sep 22, 2025

Yes , support for 25H2 ..........could not find any changes in my 24H2 , compared with previous..... :wink:

tistou77 · Sep 22, 2025

pietcorus2 said:
Yes , support for 25H2 ..........

3.9.15 is support for 25h2

Edwin · Sep 22, 2025

dacrone · Sep 23, 2025

Edwin said:
You have to create the button(s), for each folder type..., it's kind of a pain in the a$$, but, useful at times...

View attachment 146156

View attachment 146157

so... after a while of testing, i have only found 1 other way of executing the CommandStore About Windows instance... and that is to add it to the context menu. once added, it will launch the Windows.aboutWindows CommandStore id from the registry, thus dark mode. I cannot find a way to create a desktop shortcut (AHK, PS1, BATCH, VBS...) that will execute that instance of winver. Maybe @garlin will have a thought on it?

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Windows.aboutWindows]
"CanonicalName"="{20E8B2FE-7568-46AE-A0DB-76B7F469B92D}"
"Description"="@explorerframe.dll,-14403"
"Icon"=hex(2):69,00,6d,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,72,00,65,00,73,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,\
  00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,38,00,31,00,00,00
"MUIVerb"="@explorerframe.dll,-14402"

[ATTACH type="full" size="460x424"]146355[/ATTACH]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\Shell\Windows.aboutWindows\command]
"DelegateExecute"="{20E8B2FE-7568-46AE-A0DB-76B7F469B92D}"

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