StartIsBack v2.9.19 (Windows 8 & 10) (Aetherx)

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Application ............... StartIsBack v2.9.19
Torrent Release ........... 01.02.2024
App Release ............... 03.08.2023
Official Page ............. https://startisback.com
Changelog ................. https://startisback.com (Scroll down to HISTORY)
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Be aware that there are different programs for different versions of Windows.
If you are looking to restore the start menu in Windows 11, check out StartAllBack.

-> StartIsBack : Windows 8, Windows 10
-> StartAllBack : Windows 11

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StartIsBack returns Windows 10 and Windows 8 to a real fully featured start menu
and start button, behaving exactly like the menus in Windows 7.

The program includes some of the following options:

VISUAL STYLES:
-> Windows 7
-> Windows 8 with Windows 10 buttons
-> Windows 10
-> Windows 10 Plain

START MENU SETTINGS:
-> Change start menu icon
-> Modify start menu settings per monitor
-> Use large or medium icons
-> Display frequently used modern apps
-> Display start menu shortcut
-> Display folders before items
-> Highlight newly installed programs
-> Open submenus when mouse movement paused
-> Search programs, settings, public folders
-> Ask Cortana to search if no results found
-> Display glyph icons
-> Set number of recent programs to display
-> Re-assign default action for Power Down button

APPEARANCE SETTINGS:
-> Use custom start menu coloring
-> Use custom taskbar coloring
-> Display all programs as flyout menu (Windows XP style)
-> Hide user account pictures
-> Taskbar icon sizes: S, M, L, LG
-> Taskbar icon margins: XS, S, M, L, XL
-> Center taskbar icons
-> Taskbar dynamic transparency
-> Taskbar segments

ADVANCED SETTINGS:
-> Do not prelaunch SearchApp and StartMenuExperienceHost processes
-> Do not prelaunch frequently used modern apps
-> Remove Pin to Start from shell context menu
-> Store, display, and clear recently opened programs
-> Store, display, and clear frequently opened modern apps
-> Enable taskbar start menu animations
-> Disable StartIsBack per computer user

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INSTALLATION:

[x] Install StartIsBack from exe provided:
-> StartIsBack\StartIsBackPlusPlus_setup.exe

If you want to download the program to ensure it's safe, you can visit
-> https://startisback.com/#download-tab

NOTE: This activator was tested with v2.9.19. If you download
a newer versions from the site, it may or may not work.

[x] Once installed, close out the StartIsBack program window if open.

[x] Launch the provided patch utility:
-> StartIsBack\SIBActivator.exe

A User Account Control (UAC) prompt will appear and ask:

"e;Do you want to allow this app from an unknown publisher
to make changes to your device?"e;

It will give you the options YES or NO.

Select YES

The activator is ing this permission to run as admin because
the activator must stop the process "e;Explorer.exe"e; for a short period of
time. This is required because StartIsBack ties into your Explorer.exe
process and the patch cannot be applied while StartIsBack is actively being
used by other processes.

Explorer.exe will be restarted as soon as the patch has completed its work.

[x] In the activator, click the "e;PATCH"e; button to the far left.
The activator will automatically search for the installation location of
StartIsBack.

The activator searches for StartIsBack in following locations:

-> Windows Environment Variable PATH
-> C:\Program Files\StartIsBack
-> C:\Program Files (x86)\StartIsBack
-> C:\Users\$USER\AppData\Local\StartIsBack
-> SIBActivator.exe directory (Where the patcher was executed from)
-> Final search using Powershell "e;where"e; command

If you don't have the StartIsBack files in any of the above locations, the
patcher will inform you that it cannot find StartIsBack.

You will then need to click the "e;MANUALLY LOCATE DLL"e; button and search for
the location of the file
-> StartIsBackCfg.exe

[x] You will see your start menu and taskbar disappear for a brief moment while
the patch takes place. Don't worry, your start menu and taskbar will
re-appear.

[x] After a successful patch has been applied, you can close out of the
activator and re-launch StartIsBack.