<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="2.0"><channel><title>WinCustomize Forums » RSS Feed » WindowBlinds Posts</title><link>https://feeds.feedburner.com/Stardock/Wincustomize/forum/167</link><copyright>© 2006 - 2026 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><description>Recent Posts In WindowBlinds</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:13:58 AM -0400</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:13:58 AM -0400</lastBuildDate><docs>http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html</docs><generator>Stardock Rss Generator v1.0</generator><managingEditor>info@stardock.com</managingEditor><webMaster>kwilas@stardock.com</webMaster><item><author>PoSmedley</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540437</comments><description><![CDATA[So, MyColors is not compatiable with W11. How do I use the themes I've purchased? (South Carolina Gamecocks theme, Gloss Burgundy, Mint, Grey, and Winter) Ive tried installing MyColors with different compatibility settings but no change allows it to install.  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540437</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540437</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 1:01:13 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-03-10T13:01:13-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>MyColors Themes</title></item><item><author>JoeyNovichok</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/541007</comments><description><![CDATA[ Everything about the Stardock "Windows Classic" skin is perfect.... except for the fat eyesore non-standard windows logo button.    Attempting to change the .tga image with the official Win95 Start Button in Skin Studio completely breaks the skin, seemingly random elements.   I purchased Start11 on Steam specifically to get the "small taskbar" option for the classic windows feel, but can't use the skin I want from Stardock themselves because of that enormous, hideous button. Upsetting and f...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/541007</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/541007</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:53:43 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-03-09T09:53:43</pubDateParsed><title>Need help changing Start Button on official Stardock Windows Classic Skin</title></item><item><author>marcelofrau</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540483</comments><description><![CDATA[I love to use openshell, a little bit more than Start11, but I wanted to keep using the WindowBlinds and this is a dealbreaker to me, I was somehow even unable to add this one into the exclusionlist and the text is always dark with the wrong shadow.. without windowblinds the text in the pointed below is white, somehow windowblinds turn them into the opposite.      Moved to Windowblinds area   &nbsp;  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540483</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540483</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 9:52:39 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-03-09T09:52:39-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>openshell text always getting black</title></item><item><author>Derell Licht</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540942</comments><description><![CDATA[I've been using WB 10 on Windows 10 Pro, for years now, with no issues. Recently, I upgraded to WB 11.07 (still on Windows 10) to gain access to a new feature in that program.  However, I now am having an odd quirk when I run VLC Media Player... In the past, I could double-click on a video file (in Explorer), and it would open in VLC and just play normally.&nbsp; Since the upgrade to WB 11.07, though, its behavior has changed... the first time I play a video file, it just opens a small window...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540942</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540942</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 8:38:33 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-03-08T08:38:33-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Odd quirk with VLC Media Player and WB 11.07</title></item><item><author>Derell Licht</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540948</comments><description><![CDATA[This is another new problem, and a rather crazy one... it *also* started this afternoon, after I did the "WB config set dark UI" switch... Several programs will show nuked menu bars after I load a new skin...  This particular example was after loading the Denim skin, but this is happening with *any* new skin load...  After loading skin:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/derelllicht/55120260908/   after closing/reopening the program:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/derelllicht/55120260913/ ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540948</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540948</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 4:17:40 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-03-01T16:17:40-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Whoa!  Yet another crazy thing happening on my system!!</title></item><item><author>ascendedducky</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540956</comments><description><![CDATA[ I recently got WindowsBlinds11 and Start11, and I used the Aero11 theme, however no matter how many settings i tweak or change the taskbar refuses to change color and is always a dark opaque color, which is highly annoying considering that this is a $30 software that doesn't work. And yes I've tried changing every single setting available in WindowBlinds, Start11 and Windows Settings yet nothing seems to work. Any help is greatly appreciated!   ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540956</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540956</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 7:08:14 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-03-01T07:08:14-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Windowblinds &amp; Start11 not working</title></item><item><author>Derell Licht</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540947</comments><description><![CDATA[I was looking around WB settings, related to my previous thread about VLC Media Player, and I opened the settings menu in upper-right corner of WB 11 config - Style page, and selected 'Force dark mode on UI' ... That did what I wanted - it changed the config dialog to dark mode - cool...  However, it also did something unexpected... It changed all the Messages lists in Mozilla Thunderbird beta to Bright White background Bold Black text for unread messages Normal Black text for read message...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540947</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540947</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 11:35:33 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-02-28T12:35:33</pubDateParsed><title>any known issues with Thunderbird beta and WB 11.07 ??</title></item><item><author>1xHacker</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540873</comments><description><![CDATA[fix apply theme Its Not Applying To&nbsp; Terminal App Or CMD.EXE Run As Not Admin.. Its Not Applying Theme..MultiMail.exe Its Not Applying Either  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540873</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540873</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 9:57:59 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-02-20T21:57:59-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>fix apply theme Its Not Applying To  Terminal App...</title></item><item><author>DanaGoyette</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540871</comments><description><![CDATA[With a number of Windowblinds themes in Windows 11, Explorer has a weird gap at the top of the navigation and content areas, or between the menu bar / toolbar and the content areas.&nbsp; I can see through it to the window underneath.&nbsp;   Weirdly, I can't seem to capture the peek-through in a screenshot, perhaps due to some leak-prevention code in Windows.  Note that I'm using a scaling factor of 200% on my main monitor, because it's 4K at 27 inches.&nbsp; For that size and resolution, 1...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540871</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540871</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:05:28 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-02-18T12:05:28</pubDateParsed><title>Weird gaps in Windows Explorer on Windows 11</title></item><item><author>DanaGoyette</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540872</comments><description><![CDATA[Some of the old Stardock Design skins from previous versions of Windowblinds are cool, but they don't look right on Windows 11.&nbsp; Most notably, the Aura theme has weird gaps.&nbsp; I wish Stardock would go back and make fixed versions of their old skins!  There are also some inconsistencies between light and dark in the notification area.  Adamant without Start11:    I tried installing Start11 v2, and it makes things a bit better for this skin:    The old Aura skin is broken even w...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540872</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540872</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 7:48:33 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-02-17T07:48:33-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Some old Stardock official skins are cool; I wish they worked on Windows 11</title></item><item><author>Derell Licht</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540818</comments><description><![CDATA[This is a question that I've been pondering for several years now... I've discussed it occasionally with theme creators (Hi, @LightStar !!), but never gotten any useful insight into the situation, so I would like to introduce it here...  First, let me set the background... I *love* custom fonts!! I typically use CaligulaA for desktop, Lucida Calligraphy for menus and such, and a varying selection of fonts for Message, which is used by Thunderbird email program.&nbsp; Under Wonderful Windows 7 ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540818</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540818</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 1:16:07 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-02-11T13:16:07-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Question about font handling in WB themes</title></item><item><author>burgerloverforlife</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540817</comments><description><![CDATA[I've been using windowblinds for a while now, but something that I wonder is if the show hidden icons button on the taskbar could be skinned anymore.. A lot of the themes I have usually skin the button (according to the preview on wincustomize at least!) but it never ever works on Windows 11... (I always assumed it could be because of windows 11 being annoying with updates messing up things as per usual) I know the button used to skin on older versions of windows. But the thing is, when I use ot...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540817</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540817</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 7:08:17 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-02-10T07:08:17-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Can the show hidden icons button be skinned/themed?</title></item><item><author>TovarichBen</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/507096</comments><description><![CDATA[ I wanted to use StartIsBack for it.   ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/507096</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/507096</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 7:53:55 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-02-09T07:53:55-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Is there any way to disable taskbar skinning in WindowBlinds?</title></item><item><author>BauKo.</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540748</comments><description><![CDATA[ Hi,  I'm having a persistent issue with transparency and blur effects not working properly in WindowBlinds 11.07 on Windows 11 version 25H2 (build 26200.7628). Please note that I bought both WindowBlinds and Start11 last year (May 2025). I was on Windows 11 version 24H2 (I think?) and it already didn't work at that time.  Specifically, when using Aero-inspired themes like "Aero 11" by SimplexDesigns or "Aero7X Reset" by NewInfinitePro, the window frames/titlebars show no transparency or glass/...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540748</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540748</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 4:53:44 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-01-31T04:53:44-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>WindowBlinds 11.07 - No transparency / blur on Aero-style themes</title></item><item><author>johndtay</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540709</comments><description><![CDATA[I do like the schemes that are available. It's just there is no information on themes which might help the vp/blind community to get a nice theme for windows which would suit their needs Also, which themes are and aren't accessble.  Sometimes if you choose a theme it might immediately want to change the font sizes. etc. Would there be a way to make it possible to say what is themed before download so the theme they get is suited to their needs. I have had a look on the theme type. e.g. photogr...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540709</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540709</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 11:45:40 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-01-24T12:45:40</pubDateParsed><title>Accessibility</title></item><item><author>1xHacker</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540428</comments><description><![CDATA[    ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540428</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540428</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 7:46:30 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-01-17T19:46:30-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>its not applying the theme to cmd.exe properly and no settings to fix the scroll bar see youtube video i made</title></item><item><author>Neil Banfield</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/480750</comments><description><![CDATA[If you have compatibility issues with WindowBlinds and&nbsp;an application or game, please do let us know in this thread so we can investigate it and hopefully resolve the problem.  Please make sure you are running the latest version of WindowBlinds first and that the problem exists with a theme included with WindowBlinds vs a downloaded one.&nbsp;  Please provide as much detail as you can, screenshots of the problem, information on the application itself, how to reproduce the problem and if...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/480750</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/480750</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 5:59:14 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-01-17T05:59:14-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Compatibility issue with an app?</title></item><item><author>marcelofrau</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540484</comments><description><![CDATA[Save dialog in firefox is strange and not skinned properly in Windowblinds.. even in the exclusion list is still somehow with this strange behaviour opening like windows vista dialog. can this be changed?     ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540484</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540484</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 6:59:16 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-01-15T06:59:16-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>firefox save dialog is strange</title></item><item><author>ryma52</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540480</comments><description><![CDATA[Hi  I am currently testing  Start11  and came across  WindowBlinds  in a Stardock promotional email. I have a question about this: Do the two programs interfere with each other? Is  Start11  integrated into  WindowsBlinds ? I look forward to your reply.  Regards, ryma52  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540480</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540480</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 4:56:40 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-01-15T04:56:40-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Is Start11 integrated into WindowsBlinds?</title></item><item><author>rokepok244</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/523887</comments><description><![CDATA[If a windowblinds theme is applied it breaks the taskbar, start menu and explorer when StartAllBack is running.  It's not a big issue as I only like the segmented taskbar feature of StartAllBack, and there are alternatives for StartAllBack, butI'd like to know if Startdock would somehow patch this issue.  They fixed taskbar not being skinned while Classic shell is running in the past, so perhaps they could do the same for StartAllBack? You can see the WindowBlinds taskbar briefly show up whe...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/523887</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/523887</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 1:32:02 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2026-01-09T13:32:02-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Make windowblinds compatible with StartAllBack?</title></item><item><author>paris17</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540291</comments><description><![CDATA[  Windows 10 Pro 22H2 (19041.vb_release.191206-1406)      WindowBlinds 11.07 (024 - Windows 10 Edition) - 64 bit OS      Window titlebar blur features are enabled on this operating system    &nbsp;    &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Wblind.dll&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2025/09/10 19:37:43      &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Wblind64.dll&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2025/09/10 19:37:52      &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Wbsrv.dll&nbsp; &nbsp; &nb...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540291</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540291</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 7:50:33 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-12-31T19:50:33-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Bug with windows colors</title></item><item><author>KeithCollyer</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540280</comments><description><![CDATA[According to Windows, the Settings app is "SystemSettings.exe", but when I try to exclude this from WindowsBlinds, the exclusion is ignored. This makes it almost impossible to use the Search function as this is covered by the WB title bar.     ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540280</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540280</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 8:29:42 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-12-31T08:29:42-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Excluding Windows Settings?</title></item><item><author>Robert84MK</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540144</comments><description><![CDATA[ Hi.    How can I fix this style? so that it isn't grayish blue? And why are so many themes in WB11 so broken?        ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540144</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540144</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 7:20:57 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-12-29T19:20:57-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Broken themes on WB11</title></item><item><author>amerifax</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/538265</comments><description><![CDATA[I used my&nbsp;00-0000000-OEM-00000000 Key with Objet Desktop to load Window Blind,&nbsp;Windows 10 Pro 64-bit.  Also,do you make an Apple Groupy. Friends want to know.  Robert Snow Amerifax    Link removed by moderator. Do not post links without relevance to the post and/or Stardock software.     ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/538265</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/538265</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 4:39:28 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-12-15T16:39:28-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Install Window Blink for my Windows 10 Pro 64-bit</title></item><item><author>Robert84MK</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540010</comments><description><![CDATA[ Hi.  1. Why does WindowBlinds, after a system restart, enable the default Windows 10 theme for unskinned elements, even though a custom theme is selected in Windows settings and a WindowBlinds theme is enabled?  2. And secondly, why do you have to log out every time you want to switch to the default or a custom Windows theme instead of a WindowBlinds theme?  &nbsp;  I use WB10 on Windows 10, WB11 will fix this bugs? &nbsp;  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/540010</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/540010</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 1:48:08 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2025-12-14T13:48:08-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>WB and Windows Custom msstyles</title></item></channel></rss>