Is it possible to use Windows blinds 11 with Start11 2.1 at the same time?

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I'm using windows 11 64bit and when I have Windows blinds11 enabled with Start11 2.1, windows blinds only skins the windows file explorer and doesn't skin the windows 11 taskbar no matter how I try and set it up and it uses the default windows 11 taskbar only. On Start11 2.1 I have it setup to use the windows 7 start menu and the WindowsBlinds theme. Is there anyway at all to make them both work together with no issues?  Thanks for any help with issue. The white Windows 11 default Taskbar looks nasty and has tiny small ugly looking font for everything, I just want to use Start11 2.1 to change the font to another style and a bigger size, and Start11 2.1 has been the only program I have found capable of changing these. But when Start11 2.1 is enabled it over writes the Windows Blinds skinned Taskbar and sets it to the white Windows 11 default Taskbar.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. I just checked and Windowblinds 11 work with Windows 11 24H2 and Start11 v2.49.1 (Beta) refer screenshot below. Please try these steps. Uninstall Start11, reboot immediately after uninstall is done, download Start11v2.49 (Beta) or Start11v2.11 (if you not wish to install Beta version) Install it, reboot again. Retest. If the issue still there, repeat above steps for Windowblinds 11. Remember to reboot. Retest and report back.

Also, please check if you also using other 3rd party software that change how your taskbar work.

Thank you.
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

im sorry, that taskbar looks incredibly wrong, there is clearly something wrong with bothsoftwares as Windows Blinds hasn't been updated in forever, especially considering it's 24H2 and there's been changes to the themeing system.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Dalton2192, reply 2

im sorry, that taskbar looks incredibly wrong, there is clearly something wrong with bothsoftwares as Windows Blinds hasn't been updated in forever, especially considering it's 24H2 and there's been changes to the themeing system.
End of Dalton2192's quote

I am sorry, but what is "incredibly wrong"? Do know that I am posting that screenshot, just to show that the taskbar is skin-able, not to show if it accurately look like Windows XP.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Thanks for the reply, I don't feel like uninstalling and re-installing everything and losing saved custom Windows blinds themes just to check if it possibly might work. I found another free app that let's me change the Taskbar text to any type I want and having it working perfectly with Windows blinds :congrat:  Just delete this thread if you'd like. Have a wonderful day.