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I am using Classic Start Menu 4.0.2 on Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit).

When trying to configure default settings for all users, I stumbled upon a bug concerning the "MenuStyle_Default" setting.

When the "MenuStyle_Default" setting is set to "Win7", the first time a new user logs in she will be presented with the correct style. However, on the second login (and each subsequent login), the "Classic with two columns" style will be shown.

This bug can easily be reproduced:

1. In the registry create the string value "HKLM\Software\IvoSoft\ClassicStartMenu\MenuStyle_Default" and set it to "Win7".
2. Exit Classic Start Menu.
3. Delete the registry subtree "HKCU\Software\IvoSoft" (simulating a user that has never used Classic Start Menu before).
4. Start Classic Start Menu. The menu will show correctly in Windows 7 style.
5. Exit Classic Start Menu and start it again. The menu will now show in the "Classic with two columns" style. You can repeat step 5 as often as you like. It will not change anything.

This bug does not appear under the following conditions:

• The registry key "HKCU\Software\IvoSoft\ClassicStartMenu" exists (it can be empty).
• The menu style is forced by using "MenuStyle" instead of "MenuStyle_Default".

Because of these symptoms there are two possible causes: Either Classic Start Menu does not create the "HKCU\Software\IvoSoft\ClassicStartMenu\Settings" key correctly when "HKLM\Software\IvoSoft\ClassicStartMenu\MenuStyle_Default" is set, or it only takes "MenuStyle_Default" into account when "HKCU\Software\IvoSoft\ClassicStartMenu\Settings" exists or "HKCU\Software\IvoSoft\ClassicStartMenu" does not exist.

I think the easiest fix is to ensure that "HKCU\Software\IvoSoft\ClassicStartMenu\Settings" is always created when "HKCU\Software\IvoSoft\ClassicStartMenu" is created.

This will be fixed in the next version.

This is fixed in Classic Shell 4.0.4.

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