Start10 & MS Knows Best!

Homer712 · 28 Sep 2020

Seems every time there is a "Feature" update, MS takes it upon itself to change my desktop, tasks bar, etc. to what they know that I really wanted in the first place. Not those pesky settings I've honed over a period of months. Happened when I went to 1903, 1909 and now 2004 (OK, so I was just fooling around with 2004 and via a Macrium Reflect image I'm right back to where I was this morning).

When installing an update all the shortcuts on my desktop get their pretty arrows back. Easy fix via a reg file here on these forums that I keep on a separate drive. Done!

But the Stardock Start10 settings are something else. I can't remember how long it took me to get everything just the way I like it, but it did take a while. And, unlike other programs, Start10 doesn't seem to have a "Save Settings" feature, at least not that I have found. So, for anyone that has Start10 installed, is there a way to get back to the look/feel of the Start Menu and task bar after an update other than spending hours tweaking the Start10 settings?

Berton · 28 Sep 2020

All Win10 Version Upgrades tend to reset things to default, Build updates not so much. I have a couple programs that always get killed in a Version Upgrade so keep the necessary file/s stored for reinstalling. Part of the issue is non-support of some things, older apps from earlier Windows and third-party programs even though they may still work.