Pinned Icons Slow to Load

July 26, 2026 7:55 AM from

Hi,

When I click on the Windows Start button, the display of pinned icons is very slow to load.

It starts blank, then loads a few then loads them all but, crucially, the "shadow" that shows that this is the app icon over which you are hovering, is even slower to load. Hovering back and forth across all the icons generally wakes it up but often I have to hit the Windows Start button again to unload the Start menu and begin again. Sometimes it gets so bad that I have to use the Search option which always seems to respond instantly.

I understand this is a known issue with Windows generally but since I am using Start11 (and since you probably know the whole Start world inside out!) I thought I would try here.

TIA

Ken

Windows 11 Home 25H2

OS Build 26200.8875

Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.334.0

Start 11 v1.56

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Reply #1 July 26, 2026 9:16 AM from

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Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having issues. Please post a video showing us your issue so we understand it better.

Thank you,

Basj,

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Reply #2 August 13, 2026 10:55 AM from

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Here we are. Usually I get :

- blank start menu - no icons showing - https://youtu.be/V-ljI-XbD0s

first of all and then :

- icons showing but not highlighted (not clickable) - https://youtu.be/O7oMCXBS-as - eventually they are clickable

but for now it is tending to do one or the other.

Thanks,

Ken

Reply #3 August 13, 2026 11:21 AM from

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Perhaps you're having, compatibility issue with latest Windows 11 version. As a test, do a 30 days free trial on Start11v2 and see if the issue still appear. Try that and report back.

Thank you,

Basj,

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