- Fixed some minor problems found in the previous release. Most notably the
corrupted text in the toolbar buttons
- Added a check if a new version is available
- Ctrl+Click in the navigation pane opens the folder in a new window
- Alt+Enter in the search box of the start menu shows properties of the
selected item
- The recent documents list can be sorted by name or extension
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== Version 3.3.0 general release (Jan, 2012):
- Fixed some minor problems found in the previous release
- Improved compatibility with Windows 8 and removed the features that are no
longer necessary or possible
- Added customizable "Windows Explorer" item to the start button context menu
- Added a new "paste shortcuts" command to Explorer
- Added an option to hide the user picture from the Windows start menu
- Ctrl+Shift+Enter can launch commands and documents as administrator from
the start menu
- Added a customizable hotkey for the Up button
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== Version 3.2.0 general release (Aug, 2011):
- Fixed some minor problems found in the previous release
- Added new setting to show the title in IE9 with no icon
- Added a new "sortby" command to Explorer to sort the folder by given property
- Added support for F2, Del and Alt+Enter keys in the start menu
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== Version 3.1.0 general release (Apr, 2011):
- Added a new component called Classic IE9. It lets you customize the title bar
and the status bar of Internet Explorer 9
- Added ability to use external search programs from the search box of the
start menu
- Added support for the Lock command in the start menu
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== Version 3.0.0 general release (Mar, 2011):
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== Version 2.8.3 beta (Jul, 2010):
- Added a way to put shell folders as buttons in the toolbar
- Fixed a crash when browsing the assembly cache in the start menu
- Fixed a problem that may corrupt the registry during uninstall
- Added more troubleshooting capabilities
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== Version 2.8.2 beta (Jul, 2010):
- Added toolbar commands for different Explorer views (Details, List, etc)
- Fixed a freezing bug in the start menu
- Fixed few cosmetic bugs in the skins
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== Version 2.8.1 beta (Jul, 2010):
- Added an option for cascading All Programs in the Windows start menu
- Added an option to open the start menu when hovering over the start button
- Added a possibility for the skins to include the user name in the start menu
- Added support for dropdown menus and chevrons in the Explorer toolbar
- Added an option to automatically open progress dialogs to show more details
- Converted the help to CHM file format
- A much better installer using WiX
- The settings no longer have semicolon in front of them. Just enter the new
value. Leave the value blank to use the default
- Changes to StartMenu.ini no longer require the start menu to be restarted
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== Version 2.0.0 general release (Jul, 2010):
- Fixed a bug in the "EnableContextMenu" setting
- Fixed a compatibility bug with Restorator
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== Version 1.9.8 release candidate (Jun, 2010):
- Fixed a compatibility bug with older applications (you see the message "The
ordinal 345 could not be located in the dynamic link library COMCTL32.dll")
- Fixed a problem with the backing up of the ini files during uninstall
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== Version 1.9.7 release candidate (Jun, 2010):
- Ctrl+Shift+Click in the start menu runs the program as administrator
- The uninstaller offers to back up the ini files
- Some improvements to the settings
- Fixed a bug that was blocking the toolbar on Windows Vista
- Fixed an incompatibility problem with QTTabBar
- Fixed a start menu bug that was causing a flicker when Windows was running
for too long
- Fixed a hovering bug in the start menu
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== Version 1.9.6 release candidate (May, 2010):
- Added a setting to track and display the recently used programs
- The middle mouse button can be used to open the start menu
- Fixed an incompatibility with X-Mouse and other mouse bugs
- Fixed some problems with separators
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== Version 1.9.2 release candidate (Apr, 2010):
- This build contains mostly minor bugfixes found in the previous version
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== Version 1.9.1 release candidate (Apr, 2010):
- Some skins can support two-column main menu similar to Windows XP
- Some skins can support showing the user picture in the main menu
- Fixed a bug showing an extra "Empty" item in the start menu
- Fixed a bug that broke most foreign translations
- Fixed a bug with the share overlay in the Recycle Bin items
- Added a new Luna skin that is similar to the Windows XP start menu
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== Version 1.9.0 beta (Mar, 2010) - new skin engine:
- The sub-menus can be skinned like the main menu
- Added dragging with the right mouse button for the start menu
- Fixed a few UAC bugs
- Fixed a few drag and drop bugs
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== Version 0.9.6 beta (Dec, 2009):
- Added Properties button to the toolbar
- Added settings for the look of the folder tree in Explorer - XP classic,
XP simple, don't fade buttons
- Added option to expand links to folders in the start menu
- Added option to show a confirmation dialog during Log Off from the start menu
- Added option for a hotkey to replace the Win key for the start menu
- The start menu hides the commands to search for printers or computers if
Active Directory is not available
- The start menu accepts click in all of the start button area even if it is not
exactly on the orb
- The start menu doesn't close if you hold down Shift while launching a program.
Allows the user to start multiple programs more easily
- The start menu follows the group policies for showing Run, Shutdown, Help, etc
- Fixed a bug with sorting Favorites and other top-level folders
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== Version 0.9.5 beta (Dec, 2009):
- Added option to remove the Documents menu and option to use an alternative
search application
- Added more buttons to the toolbar - Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete
- Added option for "big buttons" in the toolbar
- The selected menu item is drawn using the current theme
- Fixed a crash in the start menu
- Fixed a problem when dropping items in an empty sub-menu
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== Version 0.9 beta (Nov, 2009) - first public version:
- Classic start menu
- Replacement for the Copy UI in Vista
- Fix for Alt+Enter in Explorer