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Description
Describe the bug
Open Shell doesn't launch automatically when Windows 11 version 25H2 starts.
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We installed Open Shell version 4.4.196 and configured the interface. We configured the Open-Shell settings to display the classic Start menu with a left mouse click, and to display the standard Windows 11 Start menu when holding down the Shift+Left Mouse Key. Everything works fine. In the Windows registry, under Registry\All Users\Run, the string value "C:\Program Files\Open-Shell\StartMenu.exe" -autorun" is configured to launch Open-Shell when Windows boots.
We rebooted Windows, and the Start button still displays the standard Windows menu, not the classic Open-Shell menu.
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Okay. We also added a special shortcut to the C:\Users\<user profile>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup folder, specifying "C:\Program Files\Open-Shell\StartMenu.exe" as the OpenShell launcher. We rebooted Windows again. And again, the classic Open-Shell menu is missing from the Start button.
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Okay. We added "C:\Program Files\Open-Shell\StartMenu.exe" to the startup file "autoexec.bat," but unfortunately, nothing happened. The Start menu remains the same. "Standard Menu Windows 11."
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If we choose to launch Open-Shell manually, everything is fine: it starts and runs without problems. We tried running OpenShell with administrator privileges, but that didn't help; the same error persisted.
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P.S.
This error was not observed in previous versions of Windows 10 or 11.
Area of issue
Start menu
To reproduce
- Install Open-Shell on Windows 11 25H2.
- Restart Windows.
- Click the Start button.
- The Open-Shell menu does not appear; the standard Windows menu appears.
Expected behavior
The classic OpenShell menu should open.
Open-Shell version
4.4.196
Windows version
Windows 11 25H2
Additional context
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