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Unblock "vivaldi.exe" from skinning?

Vivaldi browser can be skinned if the executable is renamed to "dummy.exe" so the filename is blacklisted

February 27, 2025 7:07:24 AM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

How I can unblock the process that has filename "vivaldi.exe" from skinning?

WB skinning works on Vivaldi if the executable is renamed to "dummy.exe" or something so I think the filename "vivaldi.exe" is blacklisted.

 

Image that WB skinning works on Vivaldi with renamed executable ("use native window" option enabled in Vivaldi settings):

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Reply #1 February 27, 2025 8:19:44 AM
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Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. May I know where did you learn the mod you mentioned above. Also, need to know which version of Vivaldi in the screenshot you posted above? From what I know all chromium base browser no longer skin-able after they change something in it last year.

Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

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Reply #2 February 27, 2025 8:26:28 AM
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Quoting basj,
reply 1

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. May I know where did you learn the mod you mentioned above. Also, need to know which version of Vivaldi in the screenshot you posted above? From what I know all chromium base browser no longer skin-able after they change something in it last year.

Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

 

Hi,

I just renamed the file "vivaldi.exe" to "dummy.exe" in "%LocalAppData%\Vivaldi\Application" using file explorer then launched "dummy.exe" instead of "vivaldi.exe".

This is also possible in a .bat file below:

@echo off

cd %LocalAppData%\Vivaldi\Application

copy /y .\vivaldi.exe .\dummy.exe

start .\dummy.exe

Also, you need to enable "use native window" in Vivaldi settings - appearance - window appearance.

Version number of Vivaldi is 7.1.3570.58 (Stable channel) (64-bit), Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/132.0.0.0 Safari/537.36.

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Reply #3 February 27, 2025 8:45:41 AM
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Note that the tab bar is not skinnable as previous version of chromium that were skinnable with the flag "--disable-windows10-custom-titlebar".

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Reply #4 February 27, 2025 9:02:55 AM
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Hello,
I have forwarded your problem/question to Stardock Support Team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

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Reply #5 February 27, 2025 2:00:48 PM
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Hi hanubeki,

It seems for the time being you've found a workaround.  Thanks for posting.  I've logged the findings for internal review.

Internal Ref: ODNT-9597

Best regards,

Adam McGuinness
Stardock Customer Support Specialist

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