What's new in Handy Start Menu 1.94
Jun 18, 2014
- The Handy Start Menu programs database has been updated.
New in Handy Start Menu 1.93 (Mar 25, 2014)
- The search for the installed applications updates function now works faster (significantly faster on some systems).
- When pressing the "View the program update" button for one of the applications for which the update was found, the new version information page is opened right away now, without the intermediate page. For applications with the verified update only.
New in Handy Start Menu 1.92 (Jan 10, 2014)
- Double click on the Start button now can be used to open the Start screen under Windows 8.0 and 8.1.
- The name of the menu item in the menu available by using the arrow on the "Shut down" button has changed from "Switch user" to "Switch user / Lock" (under Windows 8 or higher).
- Fixed bugs:
- Disproportionate categories arrows under Windows 8.1 if using the custom system font size.
- Under Windows 8.0 and 8.1 the search function via Handy Start Menu does not work properly.
- The Modern applications (the former name is Metro applications) does not launch through Handy Start Menu.
New in Handy Start Menu 1.91 (Oct 12, 2013)
- Bug fixed: Under Windows 8 the "Open the Start Screen" command does not work in some cases.
New in Handy Start Menu 1.90 (Sep 25, 2013)
- Windows 8.1 Preview support.
- Under Windows 8 and 8.1 the color of the handy menu window depends on the current theme's color in the system settings.
- The Handy Start Menu programs database has been updated.
New in Handy Start Menu 1.82 (Sep 25, 2013)
- Bug fixed in the installed software updates checking function: In some cases the web page with information about the update could not be opened.
- The programs database has been updated. This means that more new programs can be sorted by categories without contacting the server.
New in Handy Start Menu 1.80 (Sep 25, 2013)
- The program puts back the Start menu under Windows 8 with the search field and the Shutdown button in it. These elements are absent in the standard interface of the above OS.
- The program is more stable now.
- Fixed bug: Sometimes the check for installed software updates function failed to open a website with information about the updated program. This was happening with certain browsers if the name of a program or the name of the program's author contained non-English symbols.
New in Handy Start Menu 1.72 (Sep 25, 2013)
- Bug fixed: In some cases Handy Start Menu could not be enabled after loading the system.
- The programs database has been updated. This means that more new programs can be sorted by categories without contacting the server.
New in Handy Start Menu 1.71 (Sep 25, 2013)
- The programs database has been updated. This means that more new programs can be sorted by categories without contacting the server.
- Bug fixed: When using the installed program updates check function, in some cases the program could inform the user about the updates which were already shown earlier.
New in Handy Start Menu 1.70 (Sep 25, 2013)
- The installed program updates check function allows you to perform the search for updates of all installed programs and show a list of the available new versions. To use this feature, click on the Start button and then select All Programs -> Find updates for all your software.
New in Handy Start Menu 1.60 (Sep 25, 2013)
- Windows 8 Release Preview support. Only the Handy Start Menu functionality is available so far, without the standard Start Menu functions (because it does not exist in Windows 8 Release Preview). In future versions we plan to add the standard Start Menu functionality to Handy Start Menu when working under Windows 8.
New in Handy Start Menu 1.55 (Sep 25, 2013)
- Ability to change the order of the Start Menu items categories. This can be done using the context menu or by dragging the items.
- When creating a new category you may specify an icon for it by choosing from several offered variants.
- Fixed bugs:
- Some applications might not have been removed using the uninstall feature available by clicking on the cross beside the Start Menu item.
- The program could freeze after repeatedly opening the Settings Window.
New in Handy Start Menu 1.50 (Sep 25, 2013)
- Now using Handy Start Menu you can easily uninstall programs you don't need anymore, even those that "forgot" to add an uninstall shortcut to the Start menu. To do this, simply click the red cross that appears when you move the cursor over a menu item.
- You can temporarily hide the Start menu items without removing them physically.
- The ability to import and export categories has been added. With this function you can move your categories and the order they are sorted out to another computer.
- Windows XP: A scrollbar is displayed in the menu if it contains many items.
- A main shortcut isn't assigned to the Startup Start menu folder, because it assembles shortcuts from various applications.
- Fixed bugs:
- In some cases changing a category in Handy Start Menu didn't persist after reboot.
- Visual glitches in the menu.
- If the program has been working for a while without reboot, menu items marked as new remained new even after a long while.
New in Handy Start Menu 1.40 (Sep 25, 2013)
- Starting with this version you can switch from the free version to the Pro paid version to evaluate its capabilities (and vice versa).
- Added the ability to change the font size of the Start menu (Pro-version).
- The Settings window now includes the option to disable any Internet activity: checking for updates, sending and receiving data to/from the server (Pro version).
- Under Windows XP when clicking Start -> All Programs, the additional commands to configure Handy Start Menu are now shown along with categories. (This feature was previously available in Windows Vista or above only.)
- The category "Games and Fun" was renamed to "Games".
New in Handy Start Menu 1.10 Beta 4 (Feb 22, 2011)
- Fixed bug: when running under Windows XP if the Start menu had too many items, it could go out of the screen by height.
- Minor improvements.
New in Handy Start Menu 1.10 Beta 3 (Feb 9, 2011)
- A link to the Internet site where you can leave a comment or ask a question
- was added to the program.
- The engine of the Handy Start M enu was built using the newer version of
- a compiler.
New in Handy Start Menu 1.10 Beta 2 (Feb 3, 2011)
- Increased application launching speed.
- Bug fixed: If Handy Start Menu was enabled during the installation of the
- newer version, the program could hang up.
New in Handy Start Menu 1.10 Beta (Jan 31, 2011)
- Allows adding your own categories
- The new menu now works much faster than before
New in Handy Start Menu 1.01 Beta (Sep 23, 2010)
- Bug fixed: the program could not restore from the system tray when clicking on its icon
- When showing the context menu of the menu item the selection is not lost from it