Victechnical

Reply to Fences Conflicts with Dual Monitors in Fences WinCustomize Forums

[quote quoting="post"] I would like to know whether Fences should work on Dual Monitors and also why it is so dramatically increasing my boot times?[/quote] I'm not noticing a slow boot time so can't speak to that, but I do use fences 3.x on dual monitors and the fences on Monitor #2 do stay in place consistently. The exception is the occasional system crash; after the system reboots the fences on Monitor #2 will load on Monitor #1 and overlap the fences there. I have

Reply to Windows 11 - Not For Me... in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote quoting="post"]So I'm just gonna use 10 for the foreseeable future until they fix the issues I have. Is anyone else sticking to 10? [/quote] Yes, I plan to stay with Windows 10 until its' EOL (end of life) date, which is October 2025. All of the issues you describe are good examples of why I won't use 11. There is simply no compelling reason to switch that makes it worth losing WindowBlinds, etc.

Reply to Start11 in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="DaveRI" reply="9" id="3828738"]I'm on Win10/Start11 now, and I'm seeing the same thing you're seeing - you have to completely turn off WinFX. (I'm not having any luck even getting WinFX to animate the Start Menu.) I don't normally run WinFX, so I'm afraid I have know idea when that might have changed, but if that's not working for you now with Start10 something else may have changed along the way (Win10 perhaps). Sorry about that, all I can say is "It used to work that

Reply to Start11 in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="DaveRI" reply="6" id="3828661"] Quoting Victechnical, reply 4 Yes, I am using WindowFX v6. I turned it off and sure enough the animation problem went away. In case it matters to you, I don't believe you need to entirely turn off WinFX, you just need to turn off the Start Menu

Reply to Start11 in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="don5318" reply="3" id="3828642"] Quoting Victechnical, reply 2 Actually I'm seeing this on Windows 10 with Start 10 too. Is there a workaround for Start 10? I looked at the settings and I don't see something similar to the "animate the menu when opening it" option. TIA

Reply to Start11 in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote quoting="post"] "to work around this you must turn off "Animate the menu when opening it" from the Visual appearance of Windows 7 style, then the animation will show up. The WB animation will show up on the start menu; normally on Start10. So, if you are using Start11 on Windows 10 use the steps below....[/quote] Actually I'm seeing this on Windows 10 with Start 10 too. Is there a workaround for Start 10? I looked at the settings and I don't see som

Reply to WindowBlinds 11 planning in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="RedneckDude" reply="348" id="3827605"]Windows 11 isn't so bad, from a standpoint of progress. Change is difficult for some.[/quote] The problem I have with Windows 11 is it doesn't look like progress. There's nothing in it that could not have been implemented in Windows 10 via the usual feature updates. It was not necessary to mess with the UI. It doesn't only break Stardock apps. It makes a lot of perfectly good hardware obsolete.

Reply to Computers can get expensive. in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Jafo" reply="13" id="3826629"]I have been known to have 20 or so instances of PSP6 open at once...along with a similar number of DXTBmp [a graphics converter], whilst all the usual stuff is open...and an instance of FSX still loaded minimized....so I can alt-tab into the sim at a 144 refresh rate. Frame rate is typically over 100 with hz to match at 2560x1440...[/quote] Heck, with a rig like that you could search for ETs in the off hours :-) https://setiathom

Reply to NOW AVAILABLE: Start11 Brings Customization to the Windows 11 Start Menu Today in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I'm curious how Start 11 works with WindowBlinds 10 on Windows 10. If you apply a WindowBlinds theme does it skin the start menu as it does when you use Start 10? TIA

Reply to Taskbar to the left with Start11 in Start Menu Products WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="oblivivion" reply="2" id="3818927"]Start11 replaces the default taskbar in Windows by hiding the taskbar and implementing its own via the software. It's very possible for Stardock to include vertical taskbars in Start11 and is an absolute necessity for me.[/quote] In Windows 10 you can drag the taskbar to either side of the screen; no extra software, such as Start10, is necessary to do this. As for a replacement taskbar and start menu perhaps you're thinking of NextS

Reply to WindowBlinds 11 planning in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="JCurie" reply="242" id="3824254"] I just can't believe that no one from stardock can give an approximate date on when we can expect window blinds 11? [/quote] It's not personal. It's always this way, ie customization apps lag behind when new OS versions are introduced. We "don't understand it" because we're not programmers. They say patience is a virtue, or you can do what I'm doing which is continue to run Windows 10 until apps l

Reply to WindowBlinds 11 planning in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Mossike" reply="240" id="3824081"]Since I upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11, Fences, WindowBlinds and Curtains don't work well anymore.[/quote] No offense, but didn't you read the posts stating what did and didn't work with Windows 11? One of the reasons I'm NOT upgrading to Windows 11 is because I like using my Stardocks apps on Windows 10.

Reply to Warp Core in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote quoting="post"]My next Free skin, will be Warp Core, stay tuned. [e digicons]|-)[/e] [/quote] That looks very cool; looking forward to it [e classic]:congrat:[/e]

Reply to With Start11, It's More Than the Menu in Stardock Blog WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="starkers" reply="10" id="3822628"]I would have thought there would have been more interest in this thread, given there's a new OS and an updated version of StartXX.[/quote] Well, I'm interested in seeing screenshots after you get 11 setup the way you want. [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] My own lack of interest in Windows 11 comes from seeing no compelling reason to use it plus I have an unsupported processor (I know I can probably ge

Reply to WindowBlinds 11 planning in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Jafo" reply="208" id="3821112"]I might try Win 11 sometime after 2030. Most bugs will be sorted by then....[e digicons];)[/e] [/quote] 2030 lol! Seriously, my plan is to wait until Windows 10 is no longer supported ( I believe 2025 ). Currently I just don't see any benefit in upgrading to Windows 11 that would outweigh the pain of early adoption. In particular all of my Stardock software works fine and I don't see any reason

Reply to Stardock Announces Start11 - Get into the Beta Today in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Does installing Start11 beta automatically uninstall Start10, or do I need to manually uninstall Start10 first? TIA

Reply to Start 11 update in Start Menu Products WinCustomize Forums

[quote quoting="post"]The Start11/Win11start menu looks so much better in Windows 10 than the original.. at least to me. Unlike many, I actually like Windows 11. [/quote] Were you using Start10 before trying the Start11 beta? I'm on Windows 10 and currently use Start10. I wonder if there's any benefit in using Start11 on Windows10 compared with Start10? TIA

Reply to October 2021 Desktop Screenshots in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="1nsomn1ac" reply="19" id="3819897"] Quoting JanOscar, reply 14 That is a modified/updated version of an old skin by Homeryulo called System Force (System Force 2/System Force Japan) made for the GUI Championship back in 2006

Reply to October 2021 Desktop Screenshots in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="LightStar" reply="17" id="3819894"]That screenshot is of the skin in Windows 10 Victechnical, modified by 1nsomn1ac for personal use. [e digicons]:)[/e] [/quote] Ah, so I guess the original wouldn't work so well...? I may give it a try and see.

Reply to October 2021 Desktop Screenshots in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="JanOscar" reply="14" id="3819840"] That is a modified/updated version of an old skin by Homeryulo called System Force (System Force 2/System Force Japan) made for the GUI Championship back in 2006. Link [/quote] Looks great! Do you know if it works in Windows 10?</

Reply to Master skins in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote quoting="post"]So 8 out of 9 skins on the WindowBlinds gallery home page are Master Skins. It makes me beg the question: is this slowly killing WindowBlinds?[/quote] I think the main problem is many apps, such as browsers and MS Office, cannot be properly skinned anymore. For me WindowBlinds is mostly about having an interesting start menu and taskbar. When I need the full effect I open an explorer window LOL.

Reply to Everyone ready for Windows 11 ? in Windows Discussion WinCustomize Forums

This sums up Windows 11 for me: "I can't get that scene from the classic comedy This Is Spinal Tap out of my head. You know, the one where dimwitted rocker Nigel Tufnel explains why the numbers on his amp all go to 11. "Well, it'

Reply to Everyone ready for Windows 11 ? in Windows Discussion WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="8" id="3808230"] Don...so my bud Satya sent me a screamie screenie of W11. Whaddya think?[/quote] Well, Alfred E Newman is involved. What could go wrong? [e digicons]B)[/e]

Reply to Sneak-peek at NEW WindowBlinds skins in Stardock Blog WinCustomize Forums

Great to know these skins are coming. I remember Airframe and Driftwood ( Dangeruss ) [e digicons]5*[/e]

Reply to taskbar button padding distances? in Curtains WinCustomize Forums

[quote quoting="post"] Controlling the padding distances around taskbar buttons? is it possible? like not the image padding but the actual padding space between buttons? [/quote] The space can be reduced using an app called 7+Taskbar Tweaker.