MichaelBallai

11.02 Stopped Wndows Explorer Functionality in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

I am not sure what goes on underneath WindowsBlinds and I haven't worked in IT since 2007, but the latest Windows 11 updates caused something to burp and Windows Explorer functions stopped working properly. Programs that open files and the WE interface stopped behaving. I uninstalled WB and suddenly things worked again. Reinstalling 11.02 became a showstopper again. Installing 11.04 fixed it. I put 11.04 on my other machine too and we're back in business. If you have the same is

Reply to Taskbar icons gone in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

The 1.4 beta seems to fix everything driving me crazy. Thanks for getting that resolved so fast![e digicons]:grin:[/e]

Reply to Start11 makes system tray invisible in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

That sounds kind of like what I am seeing. Bizarre.

Reply to Taskbar icons gone in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

I got them back but can't hide the taskbar now because that seems to interfere with the appearance. Strange. I know the update has something to do with the taskbar but it really made a mess out of things.

Taskbar icons gone in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

MS issued a cumulative update that KO'd the right taskbar icons in the taskbar. I have no idea how to get them back.

Reply to Compatible yet Win 11 in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

I decided to go ahead and update to Windows 11 as I am performance-centric. WindowBlinds 10 doesn't work right. The interface goes yucchy. So I uninstalled it leaving the file setup in place. I'm rooting for Stardock to get this one back soon in the fold as I really do love it. Windows 11 is nice and very snappy. My Dell XPS computer runs faster on it. It's a great product just needs WindowBlinds! I splurged to keep my license updated and looking forward to the rewrite. </p

Reply to Compatible yet Win 11 in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

I reinstalled WindowBlinds10 and updated to Start 11 for the time being on Win 10. Would love to know if WindowBlinds works at all in Win 11. My guess is there are likely functionality issues?

Compatible yet Win 11 in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

This and Start 10 are my two all-time major loves for managing my interface in Windows. I can jump to Start 11 now but without WindowBlinds, I am slightly reluctant to move to Windows 11. Any idea on how soon we might make WindowBlinds compatible. I'd jump ahead if it works or is a WindowBlinds 11 Beta. Any thoughts?

Reply to Winstep Nexus dock and Nexus Ultimate v18.8 released! in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

I installed the basic Nexus Dock on three Win 10 machines in the last couple of days. Not sure if I need the deluxe version, but the startup issues with OD are gone and Nexus is snappy. Thank you!

Reply to WindowBlinds 8 and Windows 10 in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Hope you guys are getting to ready. Win 10 pretty much makes me happy and I want to resubscribe when you have something for WB. It's been my favorite product since XP.

Reply to WindowBlinds 8 and Windows 10 in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

[quote who="Neil Banfield" reply="46" id="3582224"] What does your taskbar look like? You should find icons are way wider than normal and the clock is probably missing and the entire bar is unskinned. [/quote] Yes the icons are weird on the taskbar but I'm using Object Dock on my two Win8 transplants, so that's no trouble right now.

Reply to WindowBlinds 8 and Windows 10 in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

I have two Win8 machines with WindowBlinds8 that still seem to work with Win 10. It isn't the latest 8.12 version which won't install. Maybe I'm just lucky, but I have to say that not having to do anything but get back to work on those two machines was a great relief. The GUI was mostly locked down to classic windows style re Win 7. I don't mind paying for software upgrades that make for a more useful computer and doesn't force me to work with an interface more lik

Reply to Doesn't Meet minimum requirements Error abort message in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Well the earlier version is working and installed ok so I suspect there's something wacky in the latest incarnation. No big deal, I'll sit the dance out until fix or version 10.

Reply to Doesn't Meet minimum requirements Error abort message in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Sorry yes it's Windows 10 Home. Caffeine hadn't kicked in... [e digicons]:'([/e]

Doesn't Meet minimum requirements Error abort message in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

8.12 won't install minimum requirements error abort My 8.05 works so this is just stupid.

Can't install in Start Menu Products Stardock Forums

I'm on 10 home and the only user and admin and it just doesn't want to install. 65535 error. Can't run as admin can't turn off smartsense and taskmanger just flashes. I can't turn off defender either. Baffled I've been using Windows since 3.1 and this just ticks me off

Reply to Window roll up functionality in WindowBlinds in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

For some weird reason, Google Chrome doesn't like to roll up, but then again Google Chrome is so good I can live with a bit of rebellion.

Reply to Window roll up functionality in WindowBlinds in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

Wow. That was so easy! Great and thanks! [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

Window roll up functionality in WindowBlinds in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

My favorite feature of WindowBlinds is to simply roll up the app window into the title bar and back down again when I need to use it. Seems like this has become a less common feature in the usual wba packages. Can I restore that functionality to a given package, or do I have to simply search for wba packages with it?

Reply to Making Win 8 like Win 7 in Object Desktop Stardock Forums

I figured since the W8 was already installed, Object Desktop was cheaper. And I'd probably still use it with Win 7 anyway! [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

Reply to WindowBlinds 7.9x (WB 8) Beta Issue Thread in Stardock Support General WinCustomize Forums

Since I hadn't used WindowBlinds in awhile, the override was kind of confusing for Start8. I think I'll just try to make sure that the start button in WB is what I want when I select the interface. That it's there is the main thing and that the functionality of what's accessible suits my use.

Reply to WindowBlinds 7.9x (WB 8) Beta Issue Thread in Stardock Support General WinCustomize Forums

I'm totally new to this, but there does to appear to be conflicts with Start8. Namely once you pick a configuration in WindowBlinds, you can't customize the Start8 button. I'm guessing one might be able to workaround by loading a different image into the specific folder that holds the given start button for the style chosen.

Reply to Making Win 8 like Win 7 in Object Desktop Stardock Forums

Thanks guys. I'm going to pony up for this one. Win 8 needs a facelift bad. [e digicons]:annoyed:[/e]

Making Win 8 like Win 7 in Object Desktop Stardock Forums

I'm considering going for a full Object Desktop upgrade. The main thing I want to do is make Win 8 look primarily like Win 7 and behave mostly like it. I already have Start8 and used to use WindowBlinds until I stopped using XP. A decent interface is worth the money. The question is whether the customization is tidy and well-behaved enough so the performance hit is minimal. I've got 10GB ram and 2GB video.