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Neil Banfield
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Reply #26 November 3, 2021 3:21:09 PM
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Quoting info1731,
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Hi, I am too desperately waiting for this feature. Is there a chance that Stardock will add "never combine" to its Start11 product? I am primarily asking whether to use one of the open-source solutions (you probably know what I'm talking about) or whether I should wait. I would rather use something from a known/trusted vendor so if Stardock plans to do something in this area, I would be willing to wait.

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David.

I believe there was supposed to be a post about the roadmap, but the plan is to look at taskbar features for the 1.1 release which is the next big update.

1.0 was about getting the menu features out there, next up is the taskbar.

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Reply #27 November 3, 2021 4:04:50 PM
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Great, Neil, please, PLEASE return all the features of the "classic" taskbar to version 1+ of Start11 and many I am sure will finally be able to switch to Microsoft's latest :>

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Reply #28 November 3, 2021 4:58:04 PM
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Quoting Neil Banfield,
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1.0 was about getting the menu features out there, next up is the taskbar.

This is great news! I did not see a road map and honestly had no idea if the taskbar was going to be worked on or not. Thanks for the clarification. I would definitely prefer a stardock built taskbar over open source solutions

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Reply #29 November 4, 2021 5:41:30 AM
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At least Stardock listens to its customer's feedback, unlike Microsoft.

Hope Start11 gets the "Never Combine Taskbar Icons" feature soon.

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Reply #30 November 13, 2021 9:23:42 PM
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I also hope this gets done soon, I hope they do it better than StartAllBack because with that one it doesn't really look all that great, it removes the animations and makes the colors those of Windows10, with the selected window being a white eyesore, but I still haven't found anything better than that.

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Reply #31 December 7, 2021 6:52:39 PM
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Ping, anything new to report?

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Reply #32 December 19, 2021 3:52:51 PM
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Waiting to pay for this as soon as ungrouping tasks becomes available... 

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Reply #33 January 3, 2022 1:23:10 PM
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Any news about the feature?

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Reply #34 January 3, 2022 2:05:30 PM
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Next version still a work in progress , so no not yet .

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Reply #35 January 5, 2022 5:36:49 AM
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Ah OK, is there at timeline for this feature from Stardock? I know Microsoft plan to re-introduce this in October 2022, so hope it's released soon in Start11.

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Reply #36 January 12, 2022 3:58:15 PM
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Quoting lukejr,
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Ah OK, is there at timeline for this feature from Stardock? I know Microsoft plan to re-introduce this in October 2022, so hope it's released soon in Start11.

Really? I only heard that Microsoft is adding a drag and drop feature. I can't seem to find any info anywhere on them adding never combine

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Reply #37 January 12, 2022 6:48:40 PM
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Please, please, please add a Start 11 option to disable icon grouping in the taskbar. This really kills my productiviy hunting for right instance of each open program - continually.

Thanks in advance!

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Reply #38 January 12, 2022 7:02:35 PM
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i gave up waiting on features to be implemented i now use this tool in combination with start 11 to customize everything the way i need it to.

https://github.com/valinet/ExplorerPatcher

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Reply #39 January 12, 2022 7:47:09 PM
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Explorer patcher is a nice short term fix, but it looks like eventually Valinet will stop updating it once the project takes enough out of him. It is not sustainable long term the way Start 11 will be once it is finally released.

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Reply #40 January 16, 2022 12:16:13 PM
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Has the Ungroup Windows since been implemented? If so, where can I find this setting?
(considering switching from ExplorerPatcher, where this works fine.)

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Reply #41 January 16, 2022 7:06:49 PM
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Quoting ad252487,
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Has the Ungroup Windows since been implemented? If so, where can I find this setting?
(considering switching from ExplorerPatcher, where this works fine.)

No, not yet, taskbar features will be added later, for now it is planed to be in V1.2

Thank you,

Basj,
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Reply #42 January 17, 2022 6:28:08 PM
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Great it’s in the plan, is there a timeline for v1.2 release? Thanks.

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Reply #43 January 17, 2022 9:22:41 PM
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Sorry, no timeline published yet.

Thank you,

Basj,
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Reply #44 January 19, 2022 11:48:50 AM
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Thanks Basj, that's disappointing that there isn't a timeline yet as this is driving me nuts.

I'm on the verge of format and reinstall Windows 10 as I cannot work without being able to ungroup icons in the taskbar  

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Reply #45 January 19, 2022 8:06:10 PM
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I believe the Dev is having a hard time to set a time line since Windows 11 keep changing things around. Just read some of the issues reported from users running the Windows preview version. I really hope user stop using unofficial release version so that Dev team can concentrate on things like taskbar features.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

 

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Reply #46 February 26, 2022 9:36:02 AM
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Thank you very much for the link Squish_da_bug

It was driving me crazy with all the icons together on the taskbar. I don't buy Start 11 until it has the ungroup taskbar feature. I have used StartAllBack which does have that option, but it is not as functional as Start.

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Reply #47 March 8, 2022 11:12:32 AM
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Ping, do you have anything to share regarding this feature? Any idea when we can expect the beta release? I am ready to start testing.

Thanks.

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Reply #48 March 8, 2022 12:20:23 PM
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Quoting Quesito35,
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Thank you very much for the link Squish_da_bug

It was driving me crazy with all the icons together on the taskbar. I don't buy Start 11 until it has the ungroup taskbar feature. I have used StartAllBack which does have that option, but it is not as functional as Start.

 

I have used both, not many differences I notice

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Reply #49 March 10, 2022 12:36:48 AM
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Quoting Quesito35,
reply 46

Thank you very much for the link Squish_da_bug

It was driving me crazy with all the icons together on the taskbar. I don't buy Start 11 until it has the ungroup taskbar feature. I have used StartAllBack which does have that option, but it is not as functional as Start.



 

I have used both, not many differences I notice

Right, I'm tired of waiting and I've definitely installed StartAllBack.

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Reply #50 March 10, 2022 12:44:35 AM
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Have you tried Start11 1.15 Beta? https://forums.stardock.com/510777/

Start11 1.15 Changelog

  • New option to let Start11 manage the Taskbar - found under Taskbar settings.
  • This build contains a new taskbar experience that allows for items to be ungrouped on Windows 11 only. The setting is under Taskbar with three options to combine - Always, Sometimes, and Never
  • There are additional options under "More Start11 taskbar settings" that let the user define additional options that are also new in this build.
  • New Start11 menu selection experience.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

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