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Reply to No System Tray Icon in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="stdock2026d" reply="4146812" id="542418"] I tried a few including "default" [/quote] Loading the "Default theme by Microsoft", the first skin in the skins list, should unload WindowBlinds. WindowBlinds should then not start up at login/reboot after that, until you've loaded another WindowBlinds theme, at which point WindowBlinds will continue to load at startup again. When you switch to the default theme you may want to logout and back in once t

Reply to Need Help on a Windows 10 Issue in Windows 10 WinCustomize Forums

I did get an MS Update for Win10 a few days ago, believe it or not, so if you got that update it may have been wrapped up in that. I don't happen to use Defender though so I really can't tell. Looking at the update history I don't see anything referring to Windows Defender specifically though. You might look at your update history and see if it anything there gives you any idea. Generally speaking, it looks like a "nuisance update" without much meat to it. <

Reply to Where is Skin Studio? in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

I was thinking SkinStudio is available with either a standalone purchase of WindowBlinds or an Object Desktop subscription. (Either way, it is a separate download.) This Stardock page for WindowBlinds standalone would seem to agree with that, scroll down about 2/3rds of the page to the "Create"section: <img src="https://cdn.stardock.us/for

Reply to DeskScapes 2026 (26.0.1.1) Release Feedback in DeskScapes WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="basj" reply="3997125" id="542070"] Please share which Animated Wallpaper not working? [/quote] Just to save some time, I believe he's referring to the dream "Vintage" - the hybrid dream that used to ship with DeskScapes, had the red drive-in, a blue car, birds flying past, girl in a dress talking to the guy in the car.

Reply to A Rogue AI model broke free from human control in Artificial Intelligence WinCustomize Forums

"But wait, there's more..." Apparently Anthropic's Claude had a similar incident. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anthropic-claude-gained-unauthorized-access-to-real-world-systems/

Reply to A Rogue AI model broke free from human control in Artificial Intelligence WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="DrJBHL" id="542047"] Well, it didn't take long, did it? [/quote] No, it certainly didn't. And they weren't even trying . Imagine what'll happen when somebody intentionally points one at something (or everything). Now where did I put my rose-tinted glasses... Thanks for the read Doc.

Reply to Static or Animated Desktop in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I have dreams running almost all the time, but I do frequently pause them. It all depends - If I have the desktop pretty much covered to the point where the dream effect is a waste, I'll pause it. If I'm really trying to focus on something and the dream is distracting me, I'll pause it. Right now I have the window taking up about 2/3rds of the screen and I'm not having to think too hard, and the dream is running and it's a pleasant addition. I'd guess overall in terms

Reply to DeskScapes 2026 Release Feedback Thread in DeskScapes WinCustomize Forums

I have to ask so I can stop wondering: Should I even attempt to install this on Win10?

Reply to White margins in SkinStudio WinCustomize Forums

You're welcome.

Reply to White margins in SkinStudio WinCustomize Forums

I think you need to do this section, both the left and right lines:

Reply to Wincustomize.com Is 25 Years Old in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Happy birthday and thanks for keeping it going. [e digicons]:)[/e]

Reply to Adding new Animations to DeskScapes 11 in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

[quote]let us know your favorites or any styles we should add to the app. [/quote] I've always thought an animated "wispy smoke" could be nice. A "shift" function could be useful, to shift the entire wallpaper or dream to get the center to either edge, with a left/right slider control. I'd guess it would create a mirrored effect on the vacated area.

Reply to Disk space issue for Deskscapes in DeskScapes WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Blaine Tellis" reply="3" id="3986411"] but do I still need to keep BOTH of the User folders? [/quote] I leave both the folders out there because they are expected to be there. I see that dreams downloaded via the DeskScapes interface are saved in the UserName folder, and dreams installed during the DeskScapes installation are installed to the Public folder. You do not need to leave the dreams in those folders, you can put them anywhere you like includ

Reply to November 2025 AI/ Art/Wallpapers in Artificial Intelligence WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="naroon1" reply="49" id="3983363"] Chained Serpent [/quote] I really like that guy. [e digicons]B)[/e]

November Win10 Update, KB5072653 in Windows Discussion WinCustomize Forums

I had a Win10 update today, which made me scratch my head a bit. I thought those were done. Since I went to the trouble of tracking it down I thought I'd pass it along to my fellow Win10'ers. Apparently it's related to their ESU program functionality, I haven't tracked down exactly how or what though. Anyway, it's valid. https://www

Reply to Windows 10 Support Has Ended in Windows Discussion WinCustomize Forums

If you like you can peruse the forums for what's been said: https://forums.wincustomize.com/search;0Patch Other than that all I can really say is I've had the pro version installed on W10 for about a month and had no problems. I will warn you that they bill in Euros, if your account isn't a Euro account it'll get converted and a conversion fee will be added or charged separately.

Reply to Search background colours in Start Menu Products WinCustomize Forums

If you're using WindowBlinds, it's using System Color / Window Background for the search results list.

Reply to How to get Aero effect in Windowblinds? in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="DaveRI" reply="6" id="3978425"] The image you posted in the OP is not particularly well-suited to be tiled, note the tiling seam in the titlebar of my image. You'll probably want to edit the image so that the right edge flows better into the left edge. [/quote] Well, maybe you can get it to look decent by adjusting the left and right margins (with tiling). It took me awhile, I just kept shifting the seam, but after I got them higher than I ex

Reply to How to get Aero effect in Windowblinds? in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="JanOscar" reply="7" id="3978426"] The AI generated spam comment has been removed and the user banned. [/quote] Ah. Sorry, I misinterpreted the post.

Reply to How to get Aero effect in Windowblinds? in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="arandomstranger741" reply="5" id="3978399"] ok, i fixed it. I know I am being nitpicky (and annoying probably) but... It is lighter that the original with the default blend option, it squishes the image a little bit and because of that, the reflection looks thinner that the original. I also think the image is also tilted a little bit(???) [/quote] All of that distortion is the result of vertically squishing and/or horizontally stretching the image. You

Reply to I'm at a loss about how to best relay this... in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Through his artwork and dentistry he no doubt made the world more tolerable for so many. Thank you Nikos.

Reply to Left Side Min/Max/Close in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

There is no option to simply flip the buttons from the right side to the left. You would need to edit the skin in SkinStudio and change the positioning for each of the buttons.

Reply to Skin Studio and WBWooD skin - request advice in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Derell Licht" reply="5" id="3975914"] I had a slight bit of confusion, because the menu on the left side of 'Edit UIS2 frames' was different than yours [/quote] I'd guess you have SkinStudio set for "Section based mode". If you want the more comprehensive tree view in SKS, use the command line command Tools/Preferences and select [Edit mode] "Tree mode with search": <img src="https://cdn.stardock.us/forums/7/9/709321/9b48b830-4da5-4c89-ad9a-bb9

Reply to Skin Studio and WBWooD skin - request advice in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

Now that's a Retro skin. [e digicons]:)[/e] Skinstudio/Edit Titlebars and WindowFrames/Edit UIS2 frames/Titlebar buttons. On the [Buttons]tab scroll down to the button you're wanting to change and click on it. Then click on the [Actions]tab type in the name of the program you want to run in the Command field. I haven't really played with these but I changed the Explorer button to Notepad++ and it seemed to work fine, I didn't even have to include the .exe on the en

Reply to Edit WindowBlinds Per Application Settings in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

I believe if you just double-click on the application tile in the per application screen it will let you edit the settings for that application.