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How trial version works?

There are no limitations in trial version. After installing it runs for 30 days.
If you don’t activate it with license number you bought within 30 days, it will still work, but in limited mode:
Start Menu will be blank and sad; every boot you’ll be nagged about evaluation period over.
Trial period runs for each user which have installed StartIsBack on one PC separately.

What is activation and why is it needed?

Activation is a process of validating your license online.
It ties your computer to your license via online service.
It is required in order to make sure license use is not abused.
One license key allows you to activate a limited number of computers.

How my computer is identified?

Your computer is uniquely identified by motherboard unique number and hard disk physical serial number OS is installed to.

What if I change hardware configuration of my PC or replace it?

If you change both hard disk and motherboard, you will need to activate your license again as modified PC will count as new.
You can activate your license on new PC after 30 days since you used license on the old PC, so you may need to wait while trial period is over.

Does StartIsBack «phone home»?

No. StartIsBack does not collect information about your PC hardware or software.
It does not use Internet connection for license validation purposes except the moment you activate it.
Online activation service does not collect your IP address or any other information which could identify you or your computer.
Computer unique identifiers are transferred in hash form, which does not allow anyone else to view it.
Note: automatic new version checking functionality requires Internet connection.

How many times can I reinstall / reactivate StartIsBack?

There is no limitation on how many times you can activate an installation on the same PC.

Does my license expire?

4: Disable or uninstall third-party antivirus programs

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If you’ve installed antivirus or anti-malware programs such as Norton, Kaspersky, AVG, Avast Behavior Shield or Malwarebytes, you shouldtemporarilyturn them off or disable them to see if they’re causing your Start menu not working problem. If your computer’s Start menu returns to normal when they’re off, you should contact the vendor of the software to see if they can provide some help.

Note that Microsoft has its own default anti-malware,Windows Defender. It’s automatically enabled even if you also have other antivirus applications installed. Even if you disable your other antivirus programs, Windows Defender is always there for you during that certain time range. So, no need to worry too much about temporarily turning antivirus off.

StartIsBack Business Edition license

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If you want to use StartIsBack at business environment, you should buy Business License.

StartIsBack is perfectly suited for corporate use: 100% compatible with all Windows 7 start menu group policies and settings + has additional group policies which will help you restrict features
as well as customize appearance.

Mini-FAQ

Does Business license requires downloading special version?

No. Currently, Business license key is applicable to standard StartIsBack version you .

Can I split, resell my license key?

No. You can’t resell, split, sublicense, lease or rent your license key. You may want to resell Personal Edition instead.

How do I proceed with offline activation?

Offline activation is possible with StartIsBack+ version 1.7.5 and later and only available to license keys for 1000PC or more. To use it, either:

Prepare OS image with StartIsBack+ installed and activated online; such image won’t be tied to hardware, or
Save activation response when using ‘Activate by web browser’ request and use it on another PC, or
Contact support

Современное меню «Пуск» на Windows 10

Новый «Пуск» в Windows 10 сильно отличается от системного меню, который был в Windows 7, XP и Vista. Его можно назвать средней производной между классическим «Пуском» и начальным экраном Windows 8. Что в новом современном меню изменилось по сравнению со старым, к которому привыкло большинство пользователей этой операционной системы?

Окно «Пуска» в Windows 7 имеет компактный небольшой размер и содержит иконки всех необходимых разделов

Новое меню разделено на две части. С левой стороны находятся списки всех установленных программ, а справа — живые плитки. Это своеобразные иконки различных сервиосв и программ на компьютер. Их можно менять местами, удалять, переименовывать, а также добавлять новые и изменять их размер. Плитки дают быстрый доступ к часто используемым сервисам, разделам и программам.

В новом меню «Пуск» Windows 10 появились так называемые живые плитки, которые были доступны на начальном экране Windows 8

Изменилось также положение кнопки отключения ПК: теперь она находится в левой части экрана прямо над кнопкой Windows. Сохранился также раздел часто используемых утилит в левой части меню, а также доступ к параметрам компьютера. Однако добавились пункты и для других разделов, которых раньше не было, например, «Диспетчер задач» и «Сетевые подключения».

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2: Create a new user account

1) Right-click the task bar on your desktop at the bottom and click Task Manager.

2) On the top of the Task Manager window, select File option and then choose Run new task.

3) Then type powershell and tick the box for Create this task with administrative privileges. Click OK.

4) In PowerShell window, copy and paste in the following command and press the Enter key on your keyboard:

net user newusername newpassword /add

We are using the username “easeware” and password “drivereasy” as an example in the screenshot, you can set them as per your own preference.

5) Restart your computer and log into the new user account.

6) Your Start menu should work now.You can change the new local account to a Microsoft account and transfer your files and settings.

Fences 2.12

Added allowing users to choose between rounded and 90 degree angle corner edges in the Fences config (defaulted by OS)
Added prompt for email at trial activation
Re-enabled touch features. This includes using two fingers to switch between desktop pages (enabled by default) and the ability to «flick» icons into fences (disabled by default). Both are options in the settings, on the «Desktop Pages» and «Layout and snapping» tabs respectively.
Fixed Fences not showing on desktop/exist offscreen, out of res bounds
Fixed Fence shifting icons into hidden third column
Fixed show my desktop issue reactivated with information
Fixed issue with Folder portals and visibility
Fixed issue with name based rules and right click
Fixed issue with bottomed aligned secondary monitors causes off-set Portal Fences
Fixed a crash issue that has been haunting support where a target folder location had been changed
Fixed issue with config UI blanking out
Fixed issue with Fences not showing on desktop when they existed offscreen, out of the screen resolution
Fixed issue with new files defaulting to the second monitor
Fixed issue with the show desktop button in Windows when an active modal window was displaying in Fences
Fixed issue with being unable to drag desktop pages when the taskbar was on the left or right
Fixed issue with excluding icons from quickhide (like .website)
Fixed issue when folder portal opacity was set to 0%
Fixed where rules weren’t sticking if assigned through right-click/…
Removed Fences as a Control Panel item (kept causing problems)

Fences 3.05

FEATURE: Added simplified Chinese Localization
UPDATE: Heuristic improvements (icons go where they should go and shouldn’t fall out of fences)
UPDATE: Improved start process (users were having to right-click on desktop to show Fences)
UPDATE: Fixed Folder Portal spacing for Windows 10 Insider Redstone-3 Fast Track, spacing logic tweak for RS2
UPDATE: Improved bug reporting
FIX: Fixed issue where drag/drop into a roll-up fence failed
FIX: Fixed issue where hidden icons would save excessively during mousedown events
FIX: Fences could crash while performing activities such as switching monitors, resizing desktop area, initial startup

Fences 3.04

Variety of fixes for Windwos 10 Creator’s Update
Fixed issue where details-view Folder Portals would not remember column order, size
Fixed issue where icon-view Folder Portals would not remember icon size in Windows 10 Creator’s Edition
Fixed issue where icon label would not clipped by Fence area in multi-DPI scenarios in Windows 10 Creator’s Edition
Improved upgrade method for replacing files
Fixed issue where Fence size could repeatedly grow larger in Windows 10 Creator’s Edition
Fixed issue where it’s possible to move icons off-screen in multimon scenarios.
Fixed bug with wallpaper shuffling
Fixed bug with background blur when wallpapers are set independently per-monitor (Win10+)
Fixed issue with icon spacing with DPI’s greater than 100% in Windows 10 Creator’s Edition
Fixed issue where icons would jump around on moves, deletes, additions on Windows 10 Creator’s Edition
Fixed issue with desktop icon spacing on systems with multiple monitors with multiple DPIs on Windows 10 Creator’s Edition
Improved most High-DPI visuals up to 350%
High-DPI compatibility improvements
Per-monitor DPI compatibility for Fence visuals. Titlebars scale on per monitor basis as fence is moved between monitors.
Improved startup time
Fixed issue with drawing, where icons would appear partially black while clicking desktop

Настройка меню «Пуск» на Windows 10

Каким образом можно поменять внешний вид «Пуска», чтобы он напоминал стандартное окно из Windows 7? Вы можете изменить цвет и размер окна, а также убрать плитки с помощью самих настроек меню.

Изменение размера и цвета

Любой даже начинающий пользователь сможет легко изменить размер большого «Пуска» в Windows 10. Меню уменьшается так же, как и окно «Проводника Windows».

Подведите курсор мышки к правому краю меню, чтобы появилась двойная стрелка, направленная в правую и левую сторону.
Перетяните стрелку влево, чтобы уменьшилась ширина «Пуска».
Повторите те же действия с верхним краем меню. В результате у вас будет меню, которое по размеру буде практически соответствовать системному меню Windows 7 или XP.

В разделе «Персонализация» поменяйте цвет окна, если вас не устраивает чёрный. Как это сделать?

На «Рабочем столе» найдите пустое место, на котором нет иконок. Щёлкните по нему правой кнопкой мыши.
В появившемся небольшом списке опций выбираем самый последний пункт «Персонализация».
Во втором разделе «Цвета» выберите нужный вам оттенок в палитре.
Теперь прокручиваем страницу до пункта «Отображать цвет элементов на следующих поверхностях». Ставим значение «В меню «Пуск», на панели задач и в центре уведомлений». Вы сразу увидите, что панель задач поменяла цвет. Закрываем окно настроек.

Действия с плитками

С живыми плитками в правой части экрана можно проводить разные манипуляции: добавлять, менять местами, переименовывать, создавать и т. д. Однако большинство пользователей интересуются, как избавиться от плиток, если они не нужны. Рассмотрим, как их вовсе удалить из «Пуска», если они вам мешают:

Кликните левой кнопкой мыши по Windows в левом нижнем углу, чтобы вызвать системное меню.
Теперь щёлкните по любой плитке правой кнопкой мыши. В небольшом списке опций нужно выбрать «Открепить от начального экрана» — она сразу же исчезнет из меню.
Повторите это действие для каждой плитки.
Когда не останется ни одной, уменьшите размер меню, как это было описано в разделе «Изменение размера и цвета» в этой статье. В результате вы получите меню, которое напоминает «Пуск» из Windows 7.

Если не хотите совсем убирать плитки, измените их размер. Кликните по плитке правой кнопкой мыши и в списке выберите «Изменить размер», а затем щёлкните по «Мелкий». Повторять эту процедуру нужно будет для каждой плитки в отдельности.

Выберите пункт «Мелкий», чтобы уменьшить размер плитки

Настройка левого блока

Запустите окно «Персонализации», как это было описано в разделе «Изменение размера и цвета» в этой статье. Перейдите на вкладку «Пуск». Здесь и будем проводить все дополнительные манипуляции. Отключите следующие пункты:

Показывать больше плиток. Чтобы в меню осталась только его левая часть без плиток.
Показывать список приложений в меню «Пуск». Большой список программ исчезнет из меню. Вместо этого списка, мы поставим другие блоки. Как это сделать, опишем ниже в этом разделе статьи.
Показывать недавно добавленные приложения. Утилиты, которые вы недавно установили, не будут появляться в меню «Пуск».
Показывать наиболее часто используемые приложения. Вы не будете видеть список с программами, которыми пользуетесь чаще всего.
Иногда показывать рекомендации в меню «Пуск». Windows не будет отображать рекомендации в плитках.

Отключите все ненужные параметры, которые определяют внешний вид левой части меню «Пуск»

Чтобы заполнить очищенное пространство левой части, нажмите ссылку «Выберите, какие папки будут отображаться в меню «Пуск». В представленном разделе выберите блоки, которые будут отображаться в виде списка в левой зоне меню.

Включите те разделы, которые вы хотите видеть в левой зоне «Пуска»

Если вы хотите убрать только некоторые программы из списка, не удаляя его полностью, воспользуйтесь следующей инструкцией:

Откройте «Пуск». Кликните по разделу в списке правой кнопкой мыши.
В меню «Дополнительно» выберите «Не показывать в этом списке».
Повторите эти действия для каждой программы, которую вы хотите убрать из списка.

Сортировка плиток по группам

Вы можете распределить все необходимые вам плитки по определённым группам, чтобы в меню «Пуск» не было беспорядка. Используйте уже имеющиеся или создавайте свои.

Отсортируйте нужные вам плитки по группам с помощью их перетаскивания

Чтобы создать новую группу кликните по иконке с двумя параллельными полосками и введите в поле название группы. Перетащите в эту группу все необходимые плитки.

Создайте новую группу и поместите туда важные для вас плитки

Fences 3.13

Fences 3.13 is a culmination of prior versions.

3.13

Fixed issue where rollup Folder Portals were not rendering icons properly

3.12

Fixes for WPE compatibility
Fixes Windows Explorer crashes from crazy long (URL) shortcuts paths
Fixes issues where Steam users could be prompted for a Stardock key under certain conditions

3.10 (was yanked because of Windows Explorer crashes and issues with WPE)

Improved startup times
Disabled icon move animation (currently disabled with new installs only)
Resolved issue with folder portal ‘flicker’
Resolved incorrect sorting (name, date, etc) of icons outside of Fences on the desktophttps://forums.stardock.com/493308/get;3753480
Fixed an issue with roll-up Fences where icon artifacts were left behindhttps://forums.stardock.com/503237/icons-persistence
Much work was done to get icons to correctly go to proper monitors on multi-monitor systems
Fixed issues with single width Fences (Fences with one icon horizontally)
Addressed issues with MS Office icons not remaining in Fences after edit and temp file creation. Example:https://forums.stardock.com/503237/icons-persistence
Fixed an issue where restored snapshots were not also restoring color settings
Fixed issue where selecting icons on desktop could select hidden icons in a roll-up Fencehttps://forums.stardock.com/503136
New feature: Target based Rules:For example, works for ‘steam’ links, or any .lnk, .url, or .website file. (Resolves the target, and applies the match to the target).https://forums.wincustomize.com/504083/updatestatus-on-url-protocol-rulefilter

8: Reinstall Cortana

The reason why your Start menu and Cortana is not working could be that they are installed wrong, somehow. You can reinstall them to get the Start menu feature back. Here is how:

1) Right-click the task bar on your desktop at the bottom and click Task Manager.

2) On the top of the Task Manager window, select File option and then choose Run new task.

3) Then type powershell and tick the box for Create this task with administrative privileges. Click OK.

4) Copy and paste the following command in and press the Enter key on your keyboard.

Get-AppXPackage -Name Microsoft.Windows.Cortana | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

If this command is not working in your case, try the following command instead:

Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

4) There, your Cortana is reinstalled, and your Start menu should also be back now.

3: Reinstall video card and sound card drivers

Many Windows users say that their video card driver and sound card driver are the culprit, especially after the latest Windows update, and quite a number of them got their Start menu back after they reinstall or update their video and sound card drivers to the recent correct version. Here is what you can do to get your Start menu working like a charm again:

1) Download Display Driver Updater and use it to uninstall your current display card driver.

2) On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and X at the same time, click Device Manager.

3) Double-click Sound, video and game controller. Right-click your audio card driver and click Uninstall device.

When prompted with the following notification, tick the box for Delete the driver software for this device and click Uninstall.

5) Restart your computer after the uninstall of both of your video card driver and your sound card driver.

6) Going forward, you need to update your video and sound card driver.

Manual drivers update – You can update your drivers manually bu going to the manufacturer’s website and searching for the most recent correct drivers. Note that if you are a laptop users, you should go to the laptop manufacturer for the correct video driver, since drivers from chipset manufacturer or video card manufacturer might not include the customized features you need for you laptop.

Automatic drivers update – If you don’t have the time, patience or computer skills to update your drivers manually, you can, instead, do it automatically with . Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and find the correct drivers for your exact video card and audio card, and your variant of Windows 10, and it will download and install them correctly:

6.1)and install Driver Easy.

6.2) Run Driver Easy and clickScan Nowbutton. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.

6.3) Click the Update button next to the flagged video and audio card to automatically download and install the correct versions of them (you can do this with the FREE version).

Or click Update All to automatically download and install the correct version of all the drivers that are missing or out of date on your system (this requires the Pro version – you’ll be prompted to upgrade when you click Update All).

7) Check if your Start menu is back.

Features

How do I configure Start Menu?

Either right-click Start button and click «Properties» or right-click opened Start Menu itself and choose «Properties» context menu item.

Can I use StartIsBack without start menu, just for skinning / jump list / awesomeness?

Yes. Just pick leftmost (Windows 10) style. Then select taskbar and start button styles separately.

Can StartIsBack break my system?

No. If you experience issues with old StartIsBack on too recent Windows 10 update, just hold Escape key when logging in to disable StartIsBack.

How do I uninstall StartIsBack?

As expected: go to Control Panel — Programs and Features, find StartIsBack and click Uninstall.

Fences 2.1

New: Persistent fences (and their icons) across pages
New: Network drive connection detection. Fences will attempt to recreate mapped folder locations on a reboot.
New: Page indicator. Skinnable via editing graphics in Images folder.
New: Added ability to reset appearance of All Fences
Fixed: Recycle bin jumps out of Fence
Fixed: Right click actions make files jump into the same fence
Fixed: Unable to move portal fence if title is off
Fixed: “Sort by” appears twice for folder fences with labels hidden
Fixed: icons would fall out of fence when ran if partially hidden
Fixed: You can no longer page onto blank screens (unless dragging an icon or a fence).
Fixed: When dragging a fence to a new page, you no longer endlessly scroll to new pages if you stay on the edge.
New option visible in FolderView pane when Aero is disabled: «Display incompatibility warning when Aero is disabled».
Can also toggle via registry — «HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Fences\Tips\NeverWarnAboutAero» = 0x00000001 (DWORD 32bit)