StartIsBack++ 2.9

[TroudhuK]

On 9/25/2025 at 3:21 PM, Charizard said:

I've experienced the same issue people have been posting about recently. After a Windows Update, the StartIsBack start menu has a delay when opening. I tried a lot of different things but eventually figured out there's a registry key that causes it. I believe it's related to News and Interests as @TehCactus said, and I think it's probably an old setting that has been unused for years if you've had News and Interests disabled (like me) but for some reason it's causing trouble now. If your install is newer or you use the News and Interests feature you probably don't have the delay bug.

Go to \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Feeds and find EnShellFeedsTaskbarViewMode. Deleting this key fixed the issue for me instantly. I hope it works for everyone else too. You don't need to kill SearchApp.

Nice, thank's a lot! I just rename it and it fixes the delay, the not-working Parameters button (45s of explorer freeze trying to use it)... All my new problems.

Do you know what is this key, to which functionality it connects...?

[NiceOrNotNice]

First off, I just want to say thank you for StartIsBack. I've been using it for over six years now, and it's easily one of the best utilities on Windows. I really appreciate all the work you've put into SIB over the years.

I've been combining StartIsBack with OpenGlass (Glass8/DWMBlurGlass, etc.) for the Aero nostalgia. OpenGlass just added an option to mimic Vista's behavior of making the taskbar/status bar opaque whenever a window is maximized, which doesn't work as of now on StartIsBack. However, the developer mentioned that the reason it doesn't take effect on the taskbar is because "the taskbar hasn't specified fTransitionOnMaximized via DwmEnableBlurBehindWindow".

Would it be possible for StartIsBack to implement this flag, so that users can enjoy the proper Vista-style opaque taskbar effect when a window is maximized? I think it would make a big difference for those of those who are trying to replicate that authentic Vista look and feel.