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New WindowBlinds 10 Brings More Customization to your Windows 10 Experience!

Windows 10 Compatible, a New UI, and New Skins

March 15, 2016 1:00:00 PM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Make the Most of Your Windows 10 Experience with WindowBlinds 10
The New WindowBlinds 10 is Windows 10 compatible, has a new UI, and new skins for a broader customization experience!

Make your desktop uniquely yours with WindowBlinds 10! Customize the task bar, window frames and control buttons! WindowBlinds enables users to customize desktop interface themes called skins to personalize the look and feel of their desktop.

Features:
- Apply custom skins to your desktop
- Add backgrounds, textures and colors to skins
- Choose your own skin fonts
- Design your own skins with SkinStudio

Get WindowBlinds 10 for just $9.99!
For more information about WindowBlinds, please visit www.windowblinds.net

2016-03-01_0943
NEW! “The Captain” skin
Make your desktop look like another operating system.		 2016-03-01_1102
NEW! “Ice” skin
A simple and elegant style enhances any desktop.		 2016-03-10_1022
NEW! “Eva” skin
The first WindowBlinds style to change the min/max/close buttons on universal apps!
2016-03-01_1044
2006 Windows Xp Facelift by Choon Hian. Relive the good old days of Windows XP.		 WB10_Screenshot_New_05
Personalize any style with textures or your own creations.		 2016-03-01_0935
“Fett” Skin by Mike Bryant
Exciting skins are available at WinCustomize.


Upgrade from WindowBlinds 8 to WindowBlinds 10 today
Do you own a previous version of WindowBlinds and want to upgrade to WindowBlinds 10? See if you are eligible for an upgrade discount here.

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Reply #1 March 15, 2016 2:47:24 PM
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Having not used WindowBlinds in the past I was hoping there would be a trial available. The current trial version appears to be for Windows 8(8.1). Will the current trial version get updated shortly?

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Reply #2 March 15, 2016 2:53:13 PM
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Just a heads up, Smart Screen Filter tried to block the download from my store account page. I had to go to other options and allow it.  That's the first time I can ever remember that happening with any SD software.

Windows 7, IE11

Also now on install, the About and tray icon say I still have 8.05 install, yet I do have the new UI. I have rebooted.

Windows 7 Ultimate (7601.win7sp1_gdr.160211-0600)
WindowBlinds 8.05 (027 - Windows 7 Edition) - 64 bit OS


        Wblind.dll                2014/05/14 07:23:47
        Wblind64.dll              2014/05/14 07:23:49
        Wbsrv.dll                 2013/06/18 08:44:40
        WB10Config.exe            2016/03/10 10:13:55
        Wbload.dll                2014/05/05 15:34:43
        Screen.exe                2015/12/02 08:52:27,

 I will try an uninstall, reboot and reinstall/rebootl and report back.

 Another edit, Add/Remove programs says I have 10.03 installed.

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Reply #3 March 15, 2016 2:56:30 PM
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Thank you for your interest in WindowBlinds! The trial link should be good to use now at https://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/download.asp

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Reply #4 March 15, 2016 3:23:22 PM
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Quoting Wizard1956,
reply 2

I will try an uninstall, reboot and reinstall/rebootl and report back.

That straightened things out, but those are more steps than I should have to take, IMHO.

Windows 7 Ultimate (7601.win7sp1_gdr.160211-0600)
WindowBlinds 10 (010 - Windows 7 Edition) - 64 bit OS

        Wblind.dll                2016/03/14 12:56:37
        Wblind64.dll              2016/03/14 12:56:37
        Wbsrv.dll                 2016/03/04 08:54:32
        WB10Config.exe            2016/03/10 10:13:55
        Wbload.dll                2016/03/07 10:16:47
        Screen.exe                2015/12/02 08:52:27

Great job on the new UI, I like it a lot.

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Reply #5 March 15, 2016 3:34:54 PM
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dl'd...uninstalled, re-installed...works just fine!

 

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Reply #6 March 15, 2016 11:44:24 PM
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Quoting Wizard1956,
reply 2

Just a heads up, Smart Screen Filter tried to block the download from my store account page.
As with UAC (Useless Annoying Crap) , SmartScreen is turned off on my rig. I have no need of it.

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Reply #7 March 16, 2016 1:07:24 AM
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Very NICE update with the BETA.

 

... for some reason, I had to used the Stardock Alternative Activation. It's all good !!!

 

The Captain is a very nice alternative skin of the OS X skin. 

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Reply #8 March 16, 2016 5:38:34 AM
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nobody spotted the bug in the promo?

 

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Reply #9 March 16, 2016 8:47:25 AM
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Quoting moshi,
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nobody spotted the bug in the promo?

 


Yes and annoyingly the skin itself does not show that issue with the release version of WB10.

I have raised my 'concerns' over this.

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Reply #10 March 16, 2016 11:24:34 AM
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Quoting Neil Banfield,
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Yes and annoyingly the skin itself does not show that issue with the release version of WB10.

I have raised my 'concerns' over this.

I don't have the skin Fett, Neil. Could it be because I have a personal windows 7 tweak that I did years ago installed?

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Reply #11 March 16, 2016 11:30:32 AM
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Quoting 2of3,
reply 10

I don't have the skin Fett

It's not included, it's just one I love and wanted to use for a screenshot.

You can find it at https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds/5938/

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Reply #12 March 16, 2016 12:05:29 PM
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Quoting ZubaZ,
reply 11

It's not included, it's just one I love and wanted to use for a screenshot.

You can find it at https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds/5938/

Ah, cool.

2of3 did a complete W7 version that looks awesome because it has all the newer elements skinned

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Reply #13 March 16, 2016 1:10:59 PM
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Quoting 2of3,
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2of3 did a complete W7 version that looks awesome because it has all the newer elements skinned

Link?

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Reply #14 March 16, 2016 1:54:13 PM
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Quoting ZubaZ,
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Link?

For personal use only. I never bothered asking for permission to upload because skinners rarely give that in my experience. I have a completly Windows 7-10 compatible version of Fett just sitting here.

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Reply #15 March 16, 2016 2:00:20 PM
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Going to be purchasing this tomorrow when I get my paycheck. Though when it said "Windows 10 Support Coming Soon!" on the main page I was under the assumption that the current version of WB 8 was going to get the proper support through a patch. I guess a new version had to be developed to achieve this support.

 

Have no issues buying it since you guys gave me a nice discount offer but kind of confused still. 

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Reply #17 March 16, 2016 9:43:54 PM
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Is it necessary to uninstall WindowBlinds 8 before installing WindowBlinds 10? My OS is currently Windows 8.1 Pro x64. Many thanks in advance.

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Reply #18 March 17, 2016 4:39:19 AM
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On the road again....

OK ! time for Kudos

hmmm do i like "Jupiter" ?  we will see...
must have been around 2008 when that appeared in the Microsoft codelabs.
(...a new application framework, codenamed "Jupiter" >> wikipedia)

"if we cant fix it we put another one on top", or something like that seems to be the idea there...
...hahaha  win 7 felt like "save haven" after the vistamess for a while...
and then with its latest incarnation, "as a service"... BANG...
...
so yeah... intercepting this....  now "immersive modern metro design" mishmash is indeed a,
let me simplify, a "darn tricky" task...

and here we are..

yesterday installed on:     Win10pro 64bit
                                     AMD FX-8320 (8x2.9ghz)
                                     NVIDIA GTX 660

(btw: this system is a upgrade install from win8.1, where WB8 was installed on.
 after deepscanning registry i did find some old, old ... and older entries... with no idea why the win 10 upgrade process moved them over into the win 10 registry, even after uninstalling wb8 BEFORE the upgrade...)

i just mention this because,

The installation of WB10 went absolutely perfect !
Never stuck anywhere, clean and stable and fast swapping between the skins, WOWWW !!!

so to those who might stumble over strange effects out there...

i use to clean my system with CCleaner on a regular basis since years...
but still...   sometimes there is still somethin left...

so maybe its worth doin a little registry search action before you start,
make sure to get rid of any unexpected leftovers in there...
yeah windows is a @@@ sometimes...

but then !

WINDOWBLINDS ROCKS AGAIN !!

and before i forget...

the first win10 skin creations/adaptions i found so far were made by:

2of3, danioc, essorant, LightStar, RedneckDude, starone .......

WAY TO GO ! thanks for being the first skinners jumping on again !


PS: ... i guess they are sitting there at stardocks.... 

d*** Jupiter...  oh wait..  we'll get ya too...  once...

its a great day !! Greetings to all !!

Cytraveler

 

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Reply #19 March 17, 2016 5:32:26 AM
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Quoting 2of3,
reply 16

Reduced 31%
Original 1920 x 1080


 

NICE !!!!  

 

[pointing a blaster at the back of Plo Koon's head] I'm not a murderer, but I want justice! -- Boba Fett

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Reply #20 March 17, 2016 7:09:59 AM
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Quoting rikster3,
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Is it necessary to uninstall WindowBlinds 8 before installing WindowBlinds 10? My OS is currently Windows 8.1 Pro x64. Many thanks in advance.

Yes as WB10 is very different from WB8. Uninstall WB8, run CCleaner if you have it, reboot then install WB10 and reboot again.

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Reply #21 March 17, 2016 12:05:06 PM
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Just bought my upgrade

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Reply #22 March 17, 2016 12:18:45 PM
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New version installed perfectly here.  Great job!!

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Reply #23 March 17, 2016 2:27:38 PM
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The new skins are awesome and WB works flawlessly here. Thanks !

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Reply #24 March 17, 2016 3:06:59 PM
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I encountered a bug where explorer.exe started using up 100% of 1 core 10-12 hours after I had switched to a skin (Scarlet), and a bunch of buttons/pixels in the top left corner (roughly above the left edge of the address bar is in explorer) kept flickering in/out of existence. Had to switch to a different skin after killing/restarting explorer.exe (the issue persisted) to 'fix'. Atm I don't have any further clues/ideas about reproducability, will update if it recurs.

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Reply #25 March 17, 2016 3:12:24 PM
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Additional issue: Firefox has by now crashed twice while trying to show a download window (to pick to open/save a file) since installing wb10 (on w10 x64 b1511), whereas it never did so before.

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