diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/startmenu.cpp b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/startmenu.cpp
index 41841fcef95..058547cf763 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/startmenu.cpp
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/startmenu.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ HWND StartMenu::Create(int x, int y, const StartMenuFolders& folders, HWND hwndP
 
 	create_info._folders = folders;
 	create_info._border_top = top_height;
+	create_info._creator = creator;
 
 	if (title)
 		create_info._title = title;
@@ -238,7 +239,8 @@ LRESULT StartMenu::WndProc(UINT nmsg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam)
 			 // create a floating copy of the current start menu
  			WindowRect pos(_hwnd);
 
-			StartMenu::Create(pos.left, pos.top, _create_info._folders, 0, _create_info._title);
+			//TODO: do something similar to StartMenuRoot::TrackStartmenu() in order to automatically close submenus when clicking on the desktop background
+			StartMenu::Create(pos.left, pos.top, _create_info._folders, 0, _create_info._title, _create_info._creator);
 			CloseStartMenu();
 		}
 		break;}
@@ -274,6 +276,9 @@ LRESULT StartMenu::WndProc(UINT nmsg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam)
 		break;}
 
 	  case PM_STARTENTRY_LAUNCHED:
+		if (GetWindowStyle(_hwnd) & WS_CAPTION)	// don't automatically close floating menus
+			return 0;
+
 		 // route message to the parent menu and close menus after launching an entry
 		if (!SendParent(nmsg, wparam, lparam))
 			DestroyWindow(_hwnd);
@@ -569,8 +574,11 @@ void StartMenu::ActivateEntry(int id, const ShellEntrySet& entries)
  /// close all windows of the start menu popup
 void StartMenu::CloseStartMenu(int id)
 {
-	if (!SendParent(PM_STARTENTRY_LAUNCHED, id, (LPARAM)_hwnd))
-		DestroyWindow(_hwnd);
+	if (!(GetWindowStyle(_hwnd) & WS_CAPTION)) {	// don't automatically close floating menus
+		if (!SendParent(PM_STARTENTRY_LAUNCHED, id, (LPARAM)_hwnd))
+			DestroyWindow(_hwnd);
+	} else if (_submenu)	// instead close submenus of floating parent menus
+		CloseSubmenus();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/startmenu.h b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/startmenu.h
index ba4e04f1fa3..dd4e9db860f 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/startmenu.h
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/startmenu.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ struct StartMenuCreateInfo
 	StartMenuFolders _folders;
 	int		_border_top;
 	String	_title;
+	Window::CREATORFUNC _creator;
 };
 
 #define STARTMENU_CREATOR(WND_CLASS) WINDOW_CREATOR_INFO(WND_CLASS, StartMenuCreateInfo)
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ protected:
 	void	AddButton(LPCTSTR title, HICON hIcon=0, bool hasSubmenu=false, UINT id=(UINT)-1, DWORD style=WS_VISIBLE|WS_CHILD|BS_OWNERDRAW);
 	void	AddSeparator();
 
+	bool	CloseSubmenus() {return CloseOtherSubmenus(0);}
 	bool	CloseOtherSubmenus(int id);
 	void	CreateSubmenu(int id, LPCTSTR title, CREATORFUNC creator=s_def_creator);
 	void	CreateSubmenu(int id, int folder, LPCTSTR title, CREATORFUNC creator=s_def_creator);
diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/traynotify.cpp b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/traynotify.cpp
index 470b040b1a0..4848c8c97ff 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/traynotify.cpp
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/taskbar/traynotify.cpp
@@ -152,9 +152,11 @@ LRESULT NotifyArea::WndProc(UINT nmsg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam)
 					DWORD processId;
 					GetWindowThreadProcessId(entry._hWnd, &processId);
 
-#ifndef __WINE__ // currently no AllowSetForegroundWindow() in Wine
-					AllowSetForegroundWindow(processId);
-#endif
+					 // bind dynamicaly to AllowSetForegroundWindow() to be compatible to WIN98
+					static DynamicFct<BOOL(WINAPI*)(DWORD dwProcessId)> AllowSetForegroundWindow(TEXT("USER32"), "AllowSetForegroundWindow");
+
+					if (AllowSetForegroundWindow)
+						(*AllowSetForegroundWindow)(processId);
 
 					PostMessage(entry._hWnd, entry._uCallbackMessage, entry._uID, nmsg);
 				}
diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/utility/utility.h b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/utility/utility.h
index 76ddca21ad3..3a315ec8660 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/utility/utility.h
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/utility/utility.h
@@ -488,6 +488,13 @@ template<typename FCT> struct DynamicFct
 		_fct = (FCT) GetProcAddress(hModule, (LPCSTR)ordinal);
 	}
 
+	DynamicFct(LPCTSTR moduleName, LPCSTR name)
+	{
+		HMODULE hModule = GetModuleHandle(moduleName);
+
+		_fct = (FCT) GetProcAddress(hModule, name);
+	}
+
 	FCT operator*() const {return _fct;}
 	operator bool() const {return _fct? true: false;}
 
@@ -506,6 +513,13 @@ template<typename FCT> struct DynamicLoadLibFct
 		_fct = (FCT) GetProcAddress(_hModule, (LPCSTR)ordinal);
 	}
 
+	DynamicLoadLibFct(LPCTSTR moduleName, LPCSTR name)
+	{
+		_hModule = LoadLibrary(moduleName);
+
+		_fct = (FCT) GetProcAddress(_hModule, name);
+	}
+
 	~DynamicLoadLibFct()
 	{
 		FreeLibrary(_hModule);