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Reply to W11's Start Menu (without Start11) Is About to Get Worse in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="SimplexDesigns" reply="7" id="3910238"] I honestly downgraded back to windows 10 to avoid any more of that crap they are trying to force on its users. [/quote] Well said! I did the same thing about a week ago. Now I'm looking for a legal way to upgrade Windows 10 Pro to Windows 10 LTSC which will be supported until 2032. [e digicons]:

Reply to Windows behind taskbar in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="basj" reply="9" id="3909583"] Well I checked under my taskbar and it do render it properly. My guess it is something else causing it. [/quote] I completely agree with Basj. Right now my system is Windows 10 22H2 (build 19045.3570) + WindowBlinds11 + Start10 + OldNewExplorer + ExplorerPatcher: No any p

Reply to [Solved] I need help uploading updates for my skins on Wincustomize. in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="10" id="3909771"] Should be o.k. now, Vad. [/quote] YES! YES! YES! [e digicons]:D[/e] Thank you! I'm finally happy! [e digicons]:inlove:[/e] [e digicons]:rofl:[/e]

Reply to [Solved] I need help uploading updates for my skins on Wincustomize. in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Jafo" reply="8" id="3909716"] Vad....I've reset the dates... [/quote] Hi Jafo! Thank you very much! Almost everything is fine. The only problem left is: 1. HUD Desktop : https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/desktop_gadgets/639/ the date is still old. This is THE MAIN PART of HUD proje

Reply to [Solved] I need help uploading updates for my skins on Wincustomize. in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="5" id="3909665"] when the menu height was solved [/quote] Hmm... After fighting hard with Windows 11 and Stardock apps Link , I downgraded my system to Windows 10 and decided to use it until MS support ends. I don't see any point in doing anything for Windows 11 due to the bugs and compatibility issues found. Half-skinned desk

Reply to [Solved] I need help uploading updates for my skins on Wincustomize. in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="3" id="3909649"] We'll get it fixed. Please try to be patient, my friend. It's currently the weekend. [/quote] I understand, so there's no any problems. [e digicons]:blush:[/e] Thanks a lot. [e digicons]:)[/e]

Reply to [Solved] I need help uploading updates for my skins on Wincustomize. in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Thank you, Basj! My patience is almost limitless. However... these skins have appeared in galleries for the third time and again with old dates! 1. HUD Desktop: Updated July 20, 2021 2. Digital Tech SP: Updated Jun 19, 2019 3. HUD Desktop WB: Updated Aug 18, 2020 ... Do you think there's any point in spending time developing updates for existing skins/projects if people won't see them anyway? Who will sc

[Solved] I need help uploading updates for my skins on Wincustomize. in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Can anyone explain to me how many times should I re-upload skin updates on WC to reset the Update Date ? I already did this two times with selected " Check to reset Update Date. Only check this if your skin has a major update. " But this option does not seem to work, since the old dates remain under the skins - 2019/2020/2021 years. So I ask once again right here PLEASE, RESET UPDATE DATES FOR THESE THREE SKINS : 1. HUD Desktop: <

Reply to Windows behind taskbar in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

If you are on Windows 11 and has ExplorerPatcher installed - this is a compatibility issue between WIndowBlinds11 + Start11 and ExplorerPatcher. Please, look here: https://forums.wincustomize.com/523705/page/1/#3908460 . ExplorerPatcher kills taskbar transparency in this case because of a different way of rendering graphics on Windows 11. The last stable working configuration is: Windows 10 + WIndowBlind

Reply to Problems after upgrade to Windows 11 & Bugs in Start 11 in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

I did the final test. System: Windows 11 23H2 + WindowBlinds10 + Start10. Here the results: 1. Start Menu works and looks perfect. Even search icon displays like it should. 2. Unfortunately, GPU rendering has stopped working. I'm not a great guru, so I can't explain why this happens. 3. One more important thing is that Tray Area,

Reply to Problems after upgrade to Windows 11 & Bugs in Start 11 in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Neil Banfield" reply="12" id="3908404"] I think you may have misunderstood the explorer patcher code. It obtains the debug symbols for internal explorer functions and then patches them in memory. These are non public internal functions liable to change. [/quote] Wow! Thank you! I did not investigate it so deep. But I'm sure there are other ways to show hidden parts of the Explorer GUI and change their layout / drawing method. Why? Because I'm doing the sa

Reply to Problems after upgrade to Windows 11 & Bugs in Start 11 in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="BigDogBigFeet" reply="11" id="3908403"] Good to see you back Vad_M. [/quote] Me too! Look at your screenshot. This is exactly what I was trying to say. Start Menu has the wrong height. As a result - the "Default Programs" item is half out of background bounds. TaskBar buttons not centered vertically. Tray Area Expander not skinned, Show Desktop not displayed and the clock font is thin and white, instead of the bold digital font that contains in .wba packa

Reply to Problems after upgrade to Windows 11 & Bugs in Start 11 in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

Thank you! [quote who="PhoenixRising1" reply="9" id="3908390"] You will have to leave the option "let start 11 enhance the taskbar" turned off in the settings. [/quote] I spent almost two days trying to understand what prevents WindowBlinds from displaying the taskbar correctly. Here are the results (look at my Rep

Reply to Problems after upgrade to Windows 11 & Bugs in Start 11 in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

This is sad news... Maybe you're right. The only thing I can’t understand is why the height of the Start Menu is adjustable in Start10, but not in Start11 . Tested both this morning on Windows 11 23H2. This leads me to believe I should uninstall Start11 and continue using Start10.[e digicons]:X[/e] Very impressive... Seems I lost money... [e digicons]:hugme:[/e] P.S. It would be great if Stardock added an option to Start XX like "Exclude

Reply to Problems after upgrade to Windows 11 & Bugs in Start 11 in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="LightStar" reply="5" id="3908313"] On Item #1, are you talking about the height of the image where the Libraries and Pictures text is? [/quote] Thank you very much for your answer! Yes. This part height is too high in Windows 11... In that skin the height of search field background .tga is 23px with 2px top/bottom margins . The Top Glass Area background image is only 5 x 5px ... But the height of this area on the screenshot

Reply to Problems after upgrade to Windows 11 & Bugs in Start 11 in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Neil Banfield" reply="3" id="3908282"] This is not a path we can go down as it is a support nightmare as it gets broken over and over again. [/quote] I understand. Ok... Let's forget Explorer Patcher. How about my first few questions directly about WindowBlinds - the height of Navigation Panel, missing Show Desktop button, the height of Start Menu and the problem with DWM render (the last seems is global...)?

Reply to Problems after upgrade to Windows 11 & Bugs in Start 11 in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

And now the fun part! At the beginning: ExplorerPatcher returns back the NATIVE LOOK of TASKBAR and TRAY AREA, and they begins to display correctly with the true fonts and colors from WB. An unpleasant but not fatal thing - the taskbar loses transparency... 1. The Show Desktop button disappears completely and the Expander overflow window loses its appearance after installing Start10 or Start11 . <img src="https://cdn.stardock.us/forums/

Reply to Problems after upgrade to Windows 11 & Bugs in Start 11 in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

P.S. Incorrect search icon is displayed in the Start Menu --> Search Box... P.P.S. By the way, the Start Menu scales on Windows 11 as it should (i. e. the height is correct) when using WindowBlinds11 with Start10... <img src="https://cdn.stardock.us/forums/13/95/1395545/d7c2b0ac-26a4-4aee-ab50-2c863fc6446a.jpg" alt="" width="425" height

Problems after upgrade to Windows 11 & Bugs in Start 11 in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[Excuse me for Google Translate] Hi, friends. I haven't been here for a long time for obvious reasons... Well, I finally upgraded my PC to Windows 11. Then I bought Start11 (1.47) and WindowsBlinds11 (11.02) through Steam. I know it was a bad choice because they didn't even send me the serial numbers... Unfortunately, I couldn't pay dollars to Stardock. So this was the only way for me to purchase licensed versions of these programs... But that's not what I want to talk

Reply to Ukrainian Members Check In in Community Stardock Forums

Thank you! At the moment, everyone in my family is alive and well. Praise God! Hope this madness ends soon and I'll get back to skinning...

Reply to Ukrainian Members Check In in Community Stardock Forums

Hi, As far as I remember Kostiantyn is also from Ukraine...

Reply to windowblinds upgrade does not skin firefox anymore in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="MickLimprecht" reply="25" id="3844813"] Is this Firefox theming issue resolved in this version? [/quote] Yes! [e digicons]:)[/e]

Reply to Bug Issue with WM_SETICON message in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote] SendMessageA(hWnd, WM_SETICON, ...); [/quote] I think the problem is not in WindowBlinds. The problem is in your code. Have you tried another way ? Something like this (converted from vb.net): public void SetWindowIcon( IntPtr hWnd ) // m.hWnd { IntPtr hIcon = new Icon(My.Resources.ANY_ICON, 16, 16).Handle; if (hIcon != IntPtr.Zero) { SetClassLongPtr(new HandleRef(nul

Reply to July 2020 Desktop Screenshots in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="ALMonty" reply="48" id="3783968"] Did you just say multi monitor support? I wish all your themes were like this. I use 3 monitors one of them is for info widgets and gadgets. [/quote] I think the other themes have lost their relevance. And also... It's too hard to make them compatible with Windows 10... [e digicons]:([/e] Are you sure this still makes sense?

Reply to July 2020 Desktop Screenshots in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Almost done (about 99%, with multi-monitor support). [e digicons]B)[/e] It remains to fix a few textures and run full testing... This project turned out to be more difficult than I imagined... [e digicons]x_x[/e]