I would like two Start buttons like 4.4.170

[Scottk4122]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Good afternoon,

In 4.4.170 I had the open shell start button in the left corner, and the Windows start button in the center. There was much happiness. I was keeping Openshell as a crutch when I couldn't get what I wanted out of the Windows 11 start menu. Somehow I managed to upgrade to 4.4.195 and now my open shell menu sits directly on top of my Windows 11 start menu and I am unable to find a way to change that. I was a pretty frequent Open-Shell user, but I gradually adopted with Windows 10 and then Windows 11 Start Menus.

Describe the solution you'd like

I am requesting an option to pin the Open Shell Menu to the left or snap it to the Windows Start Menu.

Area of issue

Start menu

Alternatives you've considered

My only options are replace the start button or do not replace the start button.

Additional context

No response

[EJSnow]

The reason why Open-Shell 4.4.170 had two start buttons (a Windows start button and an Open-Shell start button) was because it wasn't updated for proper Windows 11 compatibility, but 4.4.190 and higher fix this issue.

What I'd recommend in your situation is configuring "Left-click opens:" and "Windows key opens:" to "Windows start menu" then "Shift+click opens" and "Shift+Win opens:" to "Open-Shell menu". That way, normally the Windows start menu opens, but you can still easily access Open-Shell's custom menu if you need it.

Disclaimer: I am not an Open-Shell dev, just another user.

[stefan242]

I'd like to have two buttons, too. I knew, it worked in the past, but didn't expect, that it was due to not "proper Windows 11 compatibility".
"4.4.190 and higher fix this issue." IMHO should be "eliminated this useful feature".

[EJSnow]

@stefan242 I get where you are coming from, but Open-Shell Menu isn't intended to complement the default Windows start menu, it's meant to replace it entirely. The two start buttons showing up on Open-Shell 4.4.170 on Windows 11 is unintended behavior. I personally use Open-Shell Menu exclusively on my computer and I don't miss any of the functionality of the default Windows start menu. You can always downgrade to Open-Shell 4.4.170 if you really want two start buttons. However, you may encounter other bugs/unintentional behavior with Open-Shell due to that version not being properly "compatible" with Windows 11.

And, as I already mentioned, you can set up custom keybinds or alter the click/Winkey functions to open the default Windows start menu. It seems like you didn't read my previous comment (that's right above your own!) about changing the keybinds and click actions. You can do that by opening Open-Shell Menu Settings > Controls > alter the click actions/Winkey actions to suit your needs.