Start11 start menu won't open when pressing the Windows key

Thanks for the feedback. We are aware of the issue, will you please try installing the build that we have posted here and let us know if this resolves the bug.

Hi, just installed and it's working as intended again. Thank you

Fixed this problem for me also.

Updating my desktop to 1.45 and rebooting still results in the Windows menu appearing when pressing the Windows key instead of Start 11 menu. Clicking Start button opens Start11 menu as expected. Win 22H2 (22621.1778)  Full disclosure, my "vintage" Northgate keyboard creates a pseudo Windows key from Right-Cntrl using Smartkeys, but it has worked flawlessly throughout Start 8, 10, and 11 until this past couple of days. Malfunction was observed in 1.43, 1.44, and now 1.45.

I am afraid it needs to use a real left win key.  Faking it may not be supported depending on how it is doing it.  I would check it is simulating a left win key not right.

The issue is the OS changed how win key is handled in a recent preview patch.

Thanks, you've helped me fix my setup. I was in fact using a remapped *right* win key and it was the latest win update that caused the problem. Rolling back the Windows update restored the functionality (for both remapped left and right win keys) and going forward again broke them again. Fortunately, by running the Sharpkeys (randyrants.com) utility *after* the Windows update (and with Start 1.4.5.1 installed) apparently rewrote the registry mappings over whatever Windows did and now the left win key is calling up the Start 11 menu (no longer the right win key however). Thanks again, and I also can confirm Start 11 1.4.5.1 fixes the menu problem for me.

Hello, 

I have a Logitech K800 with only one Windows key. I've installed version 1.4.5.1 and the Windows key opens Windows start menu but not Sart11. (Windows 11 22H2, 22621.1778)

Regards

I'm having the same problem. Pressing the Windows key opens the OS start menu instead of the Start11 one. This happens 100% of the time, regardless of what application is in the foreground.

I've discovered a workaround: I can get the Start11 start menu to come up if I press Shift+Windows. This works 100% of the time.

I'm on Windows 11 Pro build 22621.1778, fully updated. My keyboard is a Keychron K10 Pro with no keys remapped. The problem occurs under both Start11 1.4.5.0-j307 beta and the out-of-band Start11 1.4.5.1 that was linked above.

Please let me know if I can assist in helping diagnose this issue.

Same Issues as above pressing Windows Key make standard Win11 start menu to open, when i click start menu button it opens start 11 start menu. and ive installed version you posted above to no luck

Do you perhaps have UAC disabled?

It not please uninstall Start11.  REBOOT (critical) and then reinstall 1.45 beta.

Same issue still after doing the steps mentioned

UAC is set to default

Is this only a problem when you are using elevated apps?

If you open an explorer window and then press the Windows key (left only not right if you have two) does it open the menu correctly?

it does not open correct still no matter which app is open it doenst work properly

Ok looks like my issues is with Explorerpatcher i use that to make up for the things missing from start 11 that i like

Ahh that might be stopping Start11 detecting it needs to enable support for the newer OS.  We will check that.

Thank you!

The new update that just popped up from the beta fixed my issues thank you!

Wonderful.  Thanks for letting us know about the explorer patcher connection.