Stardock Software has launched model 2 of its Start11 utility software program, with three new Start menu kinds in addition to different visible options.

Start11, originally released in 2022, was designed in response to the Windows 11 Start menu, and the need of some customers to return to the Windows 10-style interface. Start11v2 permits Windows 10 and Windows 11 customers to tweak the interface in addition to add folders to the taskbar, creating what seems to be a hierarchical storage tree.

The three new Start kinds are Apps, Professional, and Launcher. The latter appears to be like like the standard Start menu. The Professional alignment permits apps to be grouped and even tabbed throughout the Start menu. The Apps structure leans extra closely into exhibiting simply apps, with a vertical column of purposes as a right-hand navigational component.

Start 11v2 additionally permits customers to pin any app to the taskbar and entry it with out the necessity to enter File Explorer.

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“Also new with Start11 v2 is an updated search experience with native integration with the Everything search engine,” Stardock mentioned. “Additionally, Start11 v2 introduces the ability to backup and restore your seÆ«tings from a file, improved animations when navigating within the Start menus, tinting for a unified icon experience, options for removing folders from the ‘all apps list’, and many more.”

The utility is $6.99, and might be downloaded from the Stardock site both by itself or as a part of its Object Desktop Suite.

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