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Fixed.
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reserved for dark secrets
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What is it? OldNewExplorer is the Windows 10 (and Windows 8.1, and 8) shell extension / tweaker which can undo "improvements" to file browsing made in newer Windows version. Everything is optional for your liking. - Restore devices / drives grouping Everything is 'Devices and drives'. That's stupid! O-N-E can restore grouping which made sense in Win7/8. - Restore libraries / remove folders Remove all those folders which were unoptionally added into Windows 8.1 This PC folder and put the libraries back to their place, without registry hacking / breaking apps. - Restore command bar / remove Ribbon Because some people consider it an abomination. - Restore details pane at bottom Same reason; reclaim useful horizontal space. - Improve styling Get rid of some Win7 stuff here and there; improve styling with some built-in visual styles. For themers / skinners, O-N-E can help to override a lot of hardcoded styling in Windows 8, maybe even Start screen! Download https://tihiy.net/files/OldNewExplorer.rar TEST VERSION READ BELOW 100% FREE Stupid FAQ - This is a TEST version, no installer. Potentially dangerous too! - This is for Windows 8.1. Also should work for Windows 8 as well, though 8.1 options do not apply there; - No changes are enabled by default. If something does not apply, try logging off / restarting explorer.exe; - Install is for all users, settings are per-user. For long thoughful posts use email.
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http://startisback.com/StartIsBack_setupTEST.exe It would be nice if you got a time machine. You've been missed!
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It's stared if 'When I hold Windows key - Show everything at once' is enabled and / or if you have tablet (or laptop with fancy touchpad). It tracks when Windows key is held down and tracks if Windows key is pressed on tablet or separate keyboard. Maybe it should be named / descriptioned better.
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Not so sure about that, please continue testing, fresh installs preffered.
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Fixed this, re-download.
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+1.5 BETA1 http://www.startisback.com/StartIsBackPlus_setupBETA.exe
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Now that's not an epidemic but very alarming two ppl got that exception. Can you elaborate any specifics how to reproduce it? Do you run installer from some sandbox, specific UAC settings or user policies?
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Default is all checkboxes unchecked.
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Yeah. This checkbox is better named 'Use default color and disable traslucency'. That group policy will be updated with color and opacity values.
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+1.5.0 BETA 0 To the exciting beta world! http://www.startisback.com/StartIsBackPlus_setupBETA.exe - StartIsBack now can change color and opacity level of BOTH start menu and taskbar. Opacity is set to 80% by default, up from ~50% default 8.1 opacity. New transparency should work better on Server 2012 R2 and Aero Glass. Please provide your feedback on how you like new Appearance tab. Test tip: hold Shift when changing opacity or color to change them for start menu and taskbar at the same time.
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Could that be that you don't have WOW64 layer or not full GUI install?
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It's not SIB feature, it's 8.1 feature. SIB+ checks updates less often, you may run UpdateCheck.exe yourself or add it into Task Scheduler to run more often.
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It's enabled by default unless you check 'Enable all edges on secondary monitors'. Note we're talking about SIB+.
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But it's already not hiding on secondary monitor when you working on primary in desktop. Which scenario you have in mind? If only it was easily possible. Underlying grid does not support vertical scrolling at all. It would be easier to reimplement start screen from scratch.
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No, but new button can be improved. Yes, although multi-mon configuration need to be vastly improved. There will be optimizations for responsiveness, SIB does some things in UI thread which it shouldn't.
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https://mega.co.nz/#!8AgiXDAB!VgRXGGZ_VTP58KN4HLd_NzZAv7h9vUp_raLvrWEuWgc
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Not sure, it's new on server. Try cleaning temp folder. Huh. Do you install for you or all users?
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I'm afraid you ran into 'uninstall folder ACL issue' bug. To fix that, use tool like TakeOwnershipEx to allow access on files in folder where SIB is installed; or uninstall and install SIB into another folder. Yes it is, although SIB+ defaults to Plain8 skin and Windows 8 default button. If you specify 'Windows 7.msstyles' and 'win7_54.bmp' both SIB & SIB+ will use Windows 7 style and button.
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Activation system improved Now, when you change your hardware or replace a PC, you won't have to call support - you can just reactivate a program with your license key and it will work. That is possible if 30 days after previous activation has passed; so if you happen to wreck a new PC you can run a program in a trial mode for those 30 days. There is a certain limitation on how many times this would work, but now you just can worry less. Effective immediately for all license holders. SIB prices are gonna change to $2.99 (1PC) / $4.99 (2PC) / $9.99 (5PC).
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Please write to support email and - make sure you test your system without SIB+. SIB+ 1.0.5 is out! No visible changes from RC.
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+1.0.5RC http://www.startisback.com/StartIsBackPlus_setupRC.exe Write to support email.
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Install program for all users to not choke on UAC totally off. You can remove Start Apps folder with this policy.
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That's definitely not caused by StartIsBack. Your whole system DPI changes. It could be driver or configuration issue. Search for 'dpi' in start menu, open dpi configuration window and, choose 'one scaling level for all displays' and set dpi back to 100%. DPI may change when your physical monitor reports it, so it must be related to driver / monitor configuration.