Stardock's Start10 v1.5 Fixes the Windows 10 Anniversary Update Menu and adds Fences Integration
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 by Island Dog | Discussion: Press Releases (WC)
Plymouth, MI. – August 31, 2016 – Today Stardock announced the 1.5 update of Start10, an easy-to-use program that returns the Windows 10 start menu to a more familiar look and feel.
Windows 10 Anniversary Update has arguably taken a step back in menu design, making the icons smaller and removing much of the organizational features Windows users have grown used to. The focus is still on apps, which are preloaded, pre-organized, and viewed as tiles rather than in the simple list of programs in Windows 7. Start10 returns the familiar Start menu to Windows 10 and allows for additional customization of the look and feel with just a couple of clicks of a mouse.
Start10 also maintains the familiar "folders" metaphor. In the Anniversary Edition of Windows 10, everything is listed in alphabetic order in the Start menu, which can make the start menu quite long. In previous versions of Windows, applications like Word, Excel, and the other Office applications were found in the "Microsoft Office" folder on the start menu.
Additionally, people who use Stardock's award-winning desktop software, Fences, are now able to have that same organization within the Start menu. Consumers with many desktop icons can now have those same icons sorted for easy access on the Start menu.
Start10 is only $4.99. For more information about Start10, please visit www.start10.com. Fences is available for $9.99 at www.stardock.com/products/fences.
For more information about other desktop customization and productivity applications from Stardock, visit www.objectdesktop.com.
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About Stardock: Stardock is a developer and publisher of PC games and desktop software founded in 1991 by nationally recognized technology expert Brad Wardell. Located in Plymouth, Michigan, Stardock is a powerful leader in the video gaming and software development world. Its PC games include Sins of a Solar Empire, the critically acclaimed Galactic Civilizations series, and Ashes of the Singularity. Stardock puts the user experience first through software that enriches the Windows experience for everyone from casual computer users to highly technical professionals. Products offered by Stardock include Start8, Start10, Fences, WindowBlinds, Multiplicity, and more at www.stardock.com.
Reply #2 Thursday, September 1, 2016 11:55 AM
Hi there,
Start 10 1.5 cannot install. I have objectdesktop current.
Error message says I don't meet the minimum requirement: windows 10 and windows server2016
I have start 10 1.2/ Windows 10 upgrade after clean install on 8.1
Do I have to buy Windows server 2016 to be able to have Start???
Help!
Reply #3 Friday, September 9, 2016 10:45 PM
it isn't made for windows server 2016, that's why its called start 10, its for windows 10
Reply #4 Saturday, September 10, 2016 7:40 AM
If you get an error message chances are your computer is helpfully trying to tell the installer that it is an older version of Windows. Right click on the installer, pick properties and then the compatibility tab and make sure it is not faking the OS version.
Server 2016 should be treated as Windows 10.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, August 31, 2016 1:03 PM
Back to the store.