I agree ... fairly useless in its current state. I use version 1.07 on Windows 8.1. I can set charms color, lock-screen photo, etc., but eventually, Windows will override those settings and revert to back to what it wants. This is, btw, when logged in to a Microsoft Account. Not sure that it affects a non- Microsoft login.

Just updated to the new Windows 8.1 UpDate.  I agree it does not seem to be working well.

For one thing change the color scheme from one custom scheme to another and it doesn't change.  Second No clock anymore

Neil,

I was using the desktop background which happens to be a solid color.  You're right when I pick a background in Decor8 I get clock. 

Have same issue!

I have a black background I made and the clock shows only sometimes.  Interestingly enough, I can turn off the option "Add a clock to the start screen" in Decor8, see that there is no clock, turn it back on and the clock is there.  It will be for a short time and then gone again.

No, I am using my Microsoft Account on just this PC.

Yes 8.1 fixed it so it is no longer functional.  I believe 8.1 to be worse than 8.0 in many aspects.

I think it is semi-illegal to knowingly sell a product that does not function as represented.

the clock doesn't work on the startscreen. Just sometimes it does work but mostly not. But you ignore fix that.

And yes of course i use background picture. (Using latest 1.08 with Windows 8.1 Pro x64)

This is because you changed your operating system, rather than we removed a feature from you.

Unfortunately sometimes a feature requires OS support and new versions of the OS (and 8.1 is a different OS to 8) remove support for those.  If you have 8.0 (which still gets its own OS updates), you can change your charms bar colour.