Looks like my XFCE desktop in Manjaro Linux.

Problem for me is it disabled itself the day after the install and wanted to default to the free non-pro version.
I tried to resolve by contacting the vendor. They said it was the result of changing equipment.
I didn't change equipment and am not happy that all they offered was a discounted price instead of the free program offered.

Love this menu,and have been using it forever,but unfortunately cannot continue with it because when I a set it to start with windows (10),it multiplied the start up time by a factor of 3-4.i.e.,from 40 seconds to 3 1/2 minutes. I have windows 10 fast startup option enabled.Start Menu x seems to nullify that feature somehow.

How do you obtain the key for Pro version?

This is a really great program. have used since win. 8 and will now use on win. 10

I have a dual monitor setup on Win 10 Pro and on my 2nd monitor have the standard MS UI. On my main monitor I have the Start Menu 8 from IObit providing a Win 7 like experience. Apps open on the monitor that they were last on and can be dragged & re-sized at will. My workflow is much quicker and since I do tech support I am able to use the UI that my customer is using. I am also able to learn the MS UI as I wish.

I tried this product on a previous give a way and found the learning curve and features to be way more than I had time to learn. It probably would be perfect for others though and it did work well! I am really happy with what I have at present.

Thanks for the opportunity to give my incite and I did post this GOTD on FB.

Rick Martin

You do not need to uninstall an older version before installing this one, but you will have to reboot the machine after the installation finishes.

I'm using this program since years and for me it is the best one I have come across to have my 300+ applications organized in a structured way. Denys is also providing an excellent support. I can highly recommend it.

I have had this program since Windows 10 came out and it is fantastic!!! Do not miss this if you have Win 10. Grab it, it's very much worth while.

I have been using versions of this for several years, and once you've learned all its features and customized things to your taste, it's a very powerful tool for controlling the Start menu.

Thank you for offering it again.

Love this program. My primary computer crashed hard and bad a couple of weeks ago, and I grabbed the free version of this program, while waiting for it to show back up on this site.

Easy to use, looks good, and allows me to customize my start to how I like it. Thanks for bring it back!!!

I look forward to this--am a longtime fan of regular Start Menu X, and the Pro has some additional features I've missed.

Ok... the Help section

First, thanks for the pro version, but I do have a problem. I was running the free version 5.5 and installed this version as administrator, after reboot it showed I was running ver 5.72 free. I did an uninstall, reboot and reinstalled as admin with the same results. The last try I made was to go to the administrator account where I did the uninstall, reboot and reinstall again. After reboot the admin account shows the pro version but the user account shows the free version. I would really like the pro version in the user account where I spent the most time.

Any thoughts?

I've been using Start10 (and previously Start8) from the good folks at Stardock.com, but after viewing the video on Start Menu X's home page, I may switch. This appears to be a very powerful program. I am impressed. It does allow for much more customization of the Start Menu that Classic Shell or Start 10 do.

Start10/Start8 (pay) and Classic Shell (free) offer more user options than this one. Check them all out before deciding.

For people still using Windows 8.1, is there any advantage to using Start Menu X Pro over the free Classic Start Menu (from classic shell dot net)?

I assume you can't have both installed on the same PC and you would have to uninstall 1 of them, or can you keep both installed and enable/disable either one on-the-fly?

I've used this from V4 on to this one, I bought a Pro key for the thing long ago, its good for W8 and 8.1 users, but not so much anymore on W10, the start menu on 10 is pretty customize-able now, and I've been slowly getting used to using it myself instead of startmenu. I still have startmenu installed and configured, but hardly open it now. But for those still getting used to the W10 menu, this is a good program to use as a go between.

I can't seem to get this to install. I've unzipped the files into a new folder and even tried running it as administrator, but within seconds of clicking on the exe file, I get the "successfully activiated" box, but nothing has changed. I am still running the free version I had previously installed. Any ideas? This seems to be the case when I've tried to install several GOTD programs recently....nothing seems to happen.

I have used the free and the Pro version for years and highly recommend this program. I have set it up, (the free version) on several computers for friends, especially those running Windows 8. Easy to customize, especially for older folks that often get confused with the newer Windows interface. I will be upgrading my free versions to Pro today. Thanks GOTD and OrdinarySoft for offering this software.

Denys, what are the changes since version 5.30 please?

Just use icons on the desktop.

"Classic Shell" runs circles around Star Menu X Pro and it is free plus it includes full customization of Start Menu, Explorer and IExplorer.

morning...been running an older version on win7 since jan2013....works perfect. never a start menu issue and everything layed out in front of you with one click...microsoft should learn from you. personally will not be upgrading as mine works perfect but do recommend it. always nice to find a program that does what it says without conflicts.

Smooth install on win10 (64).. Like finding an old friend. I do like the 10's menu so by working between the two it will make me happier.. The only draw back for me is in X's option there's no longer the transparent black but when 10 appears the back board is transparent so playing both menus is pretty neat.. Thanks GOTD and OrdinarySoft.. It's a keeper.

Good program! However, I have no indication that I have the PRO version...anyone know how to see if the PRO version was activated?

I have tried to download this giveaway in three different ways on three very different browsers on eight occasions and not been successful. I get responses such as "Failed download" and "Software not found" even though the actual process of downloading seems to have taken place.

Hi

I am quite frustrated and have mentioned this before in direct communication with the Startmenu author.
I was a proud user of your excellent software until I originally upgraded from Win 8.1 to 10, where I continued using it for a while.

After that I got some unrelated problems & subsequently made a clean install of Windows 10. Around that time, when I tried to re-install a free version from the website, somehow, it could not run. If you tried to start it manually, nothing happened. In the task manager, it appears briefly & then disappears & is no longer under processes.

I have had to do a Windows 10 re-installation, 2 or so other times again .... I had the same issue, with latest availble version on the site, both free & pro trial version.

I forgot about it.

Then today, once I saw the offer, I pounced on it, but it has led to the same disappointing results. I have 2 accounts on this laptop with admin. rights, one of which I never use. I thought I could try it on the latter, still same result.

Quite confounded by what keeps it from running on this laptop, when I have it functioning on another PC & on one of a friend, both with Win 10 & had it functioning before on this laptop as mentioned.

Is there any known issue, is there any way one can troubleshoot to see what stops it on this particular machine?

Regards

Even, Win 10, actually have a nice and easy customable start menu, I still like Start Menu X - even as my first choice. No, I have no share's in the program. As far as I recall, the developer, uses his time to design Start Menus......and he's pretty good at it. Thanks for the upgrade. In fact I had the freeware version installed. Though, be aware, Start Menu X uses quite some resourses - just in case, the pc isn't a power machine.

Happy weekend and thanks to, Ordinairy Soft, and the team behind GAOTD from Denmark.

I've been using Start Menu x (5.70 currently) for a number of years and I like it. My only gripe is that sometimes I have to click on the start icon (win 7 64) two or three times before the menu will appear. Other than that it's been very good.

Their website didn't mention any version differences that I could see, so I wonder if there are any. I think the later versions of windows have more interesting start menus (maybe?), but this definitely is an improvement for windows 7!