Ready for Windows 11 24H2

Stardock Software is ready for the Windows 11 24H2 release

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 by BradSams | Discussion: Software Blog

Microsoft announced today that the company has started rolling out the long-awaited Windows 11 update that introduces some new AI features. Like many of the previous second-half releases, this includes some fundamental changes to how Windows operates.

For the past few months, Stardock has been diligently evaluating our applications like Start11 v2 and Fences 5 to make sure that they are fully functional with these changes. You may have noticed that we have been shipping more updates recently, while not always directly related to 24H2, it was part of our effort to make sure that when the new Windows release hits your device, your applications are ready.

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And this includes Groupy 2 as well, which has one additional fix that addresses some text clarity when used in conjunction with File Explorer – you can find this new release in the beta channel.

Microsoft has an extensive post detailing what is new but many of the updates relate to new AI features detailed below:

  • Click to Do – Microsoft’s answer to “Circle to Search”, this feature is part of snipping tool that allows you to select items in an image or text and turn it into a search query, blur backgrounds, erase objects and extract text.
  • Recall – The controversial feature that makes it easier to find what was open on your desktop will start testing with ARM-based devices this month and Intel/AMD devices next month; Microsoft is also overhauling the security and storage of this feature.
  • Photos – A new “Super resolution” feature lets you upscale any image with the power of AI.

And there is a lot more to this release than AI tools including an improved security baseline and additional improvements to the update process. While the consumer features will grab all the headlines, it's these under-the-hood updates that will continue to improve the OS to be more resilient and reliable.

Our ability to make sure our applications are ready for new builds of Windows is thanks to our community. With 24H2, we frequently run our applications through various testing flows with each Insider release, but nothing truly beats the feedback we receive from readers like you. Many of the new additions to our applications are based directly from the feedback we receive, if you haven’t joined yet, you can find us on Discord and in our forums.

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DrJBHL
Reply #41 Wednesday, December 25, 2024 12:48 PM

Chasbo

So far the update hasn't come through for me. I don't think I want it.  

Resistance is futile, Chuck of Widget.  

PhoenixRising1
Reply #42 Wednesday, December 25, 2024 3:16 PM

DrJBHL


Quoting Chasbo,

So far the update hasn't come through for me. I don't think I want it.  



Resistance is futile, Chuck of Widget.  

you cannot step twice into the same stream

basj
Reply #43 Wednesday, December 25, 2024 7:26 PM

MarkSnyder61

Just found out that Icon Developer isn't working on Build 24H2. Will this get updated?

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. But, I have just installed IconDeveloper and it is working in my system.

Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

PawlB
Reply #44 Tuesday, January 21, 2025 6:24 PM

I updated to 24h2 and Start11's start menu choices aren't working. No matter which one I select it stays the windows 11 start menu. I saw on this forum that EP doesn't play well with Start11. I backed up my EP settings and uninstalled it. And I rebooted.  I still have the windows 11 start menu. I'm trying to decided whether to go back to 23h2.

stardock start11 and windowblinds both work great I'm on 24h2

MarkSnyder61
Reply #45 Tuesday, February 18, 2025 2:04 PM

So pretty disappointed in WindowBlinds. I am a OD Subscriber for many years and I like the products I have paid for. WB works great on Windows 10 but I'm not going backwards. When WIN11 came out I immediately installed WB and although most of the skins work it bogged down my system that I could not even open up outlook until I excluded it "per app" and Stardock claims WB is faster than the default skin WIN11 gives right Out of the Box.  So I put WB aside and pretty much all Stardock products. When Build 24H2 came out that build was pretty fast. BTW...I have an Intel i9 10th gen with 64 GB RAM. So with that build I decided to give OD and all it's apps a chance but can you imagine that all the Skins I load bog down my system. When opening Outlook it was so slow I had to revert back without WB and low and behold everything starting working normally again. I think what is happening is OD's WB is optimized for 24H2 but I could be wrong. What I think is happening here is all the WB skins here on Wincustomize are designed for Win7 and Win10. I would like to see Stardock go through the skins available on Wincustomize and separate them out based on Win7/10/11 accordingly and maybe even use separate libraries because right now they seem to load up but wreak havok with your resources, etc. What do you think Stardock, are you up to the challenge to keep happy customers!

basj
Reply #46 Tuesday, February 18, 2025 7:09 PM

MarkSnyder61

So pretty disappointed in WindowBlinds. I am a OD Subscriber for many years and I like the products I have paid for. WB works great on Windows 10 but I'm not going backwards. When WIN11 came out I immediately installed WB and although most of the skins work it bogged down my system that I could not even open up outlook until I excluded it "per app" and Stardock claims WB is faster than the default skin WIN11 gives right Out of the Box.  So I put WB aside and pretty much all Stardock products. When Build 24H2 came out that build was pretty fast. BTW...I have an Intel i9 10th gen with 64 GB RAM. So with that build I decided to give OD and all it's apps a chance but can you imagine that all the Skins I load bog down my system. When opening Outlook it was so slow I had to revert back without WB and low and behold everything starting working normally again. I think what is happening is OD's WB is optimized for 24H2 but I could be wrong. What I think is happening here is all the WB skins here on Wincustomize are designed for Win7 and Win10. I would like to see Stardock go through the skins available on Wincustomize and separate them out based on Win7/10/11 accordingly and maybe even use separate libraries because right now they seem to load up but wreak havok with your resources, etc. What do you think Stardock, are you up to the challenge to keep happy customers!

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. And I believe you repost your question here: https://forums.stardock.com/534583/. Let carry on there.

Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

 

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