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MSIX: Package size under Apps and Start menu pinning


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12 minutes ago, ThiloL said:

Possibly the size specification here does not fit...

Those are the execution aliases, the actual applications are sandboxed.

12 minutes ago, ThiloL said:

Start menu pinning without app title is some kind of ugly. I more like the old version pinning style.

I know others have commented on this, too. Here's a thread.

 

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23 minutes ago, ThiloL said:

Start menu pinning without app title is some kind of ugly. I more like the old version pinning style.

My V2 apps pinned to Start have both icon and title, on both my Win 10 and Win 11 machines.

-- Walt
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4 minutes ago, N.P.M. said:

If one wants more control over the taskbar/menu in windows10/11 here's a nice opensource app https://open-shell.github.io/Open-Shell-Menu/
 

Do you know if it supports Microsoft Store and MXIS-based apps?

-- Walt
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    Desktop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 

    Laptop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU.
    Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2,  16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU
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10 minutes ago, N.P.M. said:

I'm not sure what you mean by that question?

Some of the Start menu and taskbar "replacement" tools don't support Microsoft Store or MSIX-based apps. They only work with traditional EXE programs, or MSI-based installers. Just as some applications don't let you point to Store or MSIX-based apps as helpers.

-- Walt
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    Desktop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 

    Laptop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU.
    Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2,  16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU
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10 minutes ago, N.P.M. said:

Perhaps you'll find it here http://www.classicshell.net/faq/

Unfortunately, the FAQ does not seem to address this. And I'm not interested enough to open a discussion on their forums or search them. But thanks; it's not one I'd heard of.

-- Walt
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    Laptop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU.
    Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2,  16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU
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ClassicShell was a biggie, very popular, when Windows 8 and the Metro UI hit but the original dev moved on. I think it's been picked up by someone else. Microsoft has used their SOP on the Start menu since: Make it just barely good enough (to kill off the competition) but no better than absolutely required.

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Thanks, @N.P.M., but I'm not sure what menus you're showing there.

-- Walt
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    Laptop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU.
    Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2,  16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU
iPad:  iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard 
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If you install the app from the Microsoft store instead the correct size will appear.

On 1/14/2023 at 10:25 AM, ThiloL said:

Possibly the size specification here does not fit...

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Start menu pinning without app title is some kind of ugly. I more like the old version pinning style.

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