Time To Personalize Windows 11

jvickers said:

Oh, it installed all right. And then all heck broke loose. Fences kept throwing a message saying it needed to be reenabled, windows were blinking left and right, and Explorer kept restarting. Not a fun experience at all. I had to uninstall it. I installed whichever version they have for download now.

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Yikes!!!
I've had some pretty weird stuff happen in the past, needs lots of reboots!
If you ever try again, go to Stardock and get the Purge WindowBlinds Tool.

Edwin said:

There are some options for apps that may have terrible frame bleed through..., you gotta play around with them...

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Couldn't even get that far. Once I hit "apply" to one of the basic skins, it was on. Meaning nothing worked.

jvickers said:

Couldn't even get that far. Once I hit "apply" to one of the basic skins, it was on. Meaning nothing worked.

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Did you reboot after initial install?

Many times. And each time, the same fiasco occurred. I have to go pick up some groceries now, but I'll look into it when I get back. Maybe I picked the wrong one.

Typical example:
Ye ole native Calculator skins properly but File Explorer Options, nope!

Edwin said:

Typical example:
Ye ole native Calculator skins properly but File Explorer Options, nope!

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Well, I installed it again after disabling TranslucentTB and restarting. Then I restarted again. Then, I fired up WindowBlinds 10.69. It worked until I opened up Explorer, and then all heck broke loose again. I uninstalled it again.

I figure I'll go with Stardock's massage in Object Desktop indicating that WindowBlinds is incompatible with Windows 11. I'll wait until they release the Windows 11 version. I read on Stardock's forums that it should be this year. Only 10.75 months or so left in this year, so it'll be here before I know it!

@jvickers
You ever tried Stardock Groupy?

Edwin said:

@jvickers
You ever tried Stardock Groupy?

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I have not. The images on Stardock don't really provide a good visual description of what things look like when you use Groupy. How do you like it? Or have you tried it yet?

Just tried it. It's a keeper! I will appreciate it, I think. Thanks!

jvickers said:

I have not. The images on Stardock don't really provide a good visual description of what things look like when you use Groupy. How do you like it? Or have you tried it yet?

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I've been foolin around with it, as an alternative to Sets, ever since MS chickened out on it!
Great concept but kinda buggy in a weird way! Just wondered if you had experience with it.
It simply drives me nuts when Windows opens another instance of an app 25-30 pixels up and over, some times off the screen!!!

I do a lot of work designing and preparing presentations for local livestreams, sometimes up to 8 per week!
Most of it is done within PowerPoint, Publisher and Word..., this concept is great for swapping slides and elements back and forth quickly!

Edwin said:

I've been foolin around with it, as an alternative to Sets, ever since MS chickened out on it!
Great concept but kinda buggy in a weird way! Just wondered if you had experience with it.
It simply drives me nuts when Windows opens another instance of an app 25-30 pixels up and over, some times off the screen!!!

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I like the fact that you can group or not group. I was thinking it only grouped like applications, but your image is more explanatory than Stardock's. Thanks for asking me about it. As I mentioned, it's something I'm sure I'll use.

jvickers said:

I like the fact that you can group or not group.

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That's where it seemed buggy. I think I've got it figured out now.

Sh*t!!! The new NotePad doesn't work with Groupy!!!

Feck it!



Notepad3

There's always gotta be something tethering about those stinkin UWP Apps!!!

Edwin said:

Probably best, unless you've got a machine that you can wipe clean every time.

I know, over at Stardock, they're pretty p*ssed about having to re-write their software all over again!

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I am always Impressed by the things you say and have used a lot of your suggestions Thank's

jerrypc1 said:

I am always Impressed by the things you say and have used a lot of your suggestions Thank's

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You're welcome and, thank you! I'm flattered!
I don't always do things properly and, I don't know every friggin thing but, if I come across a solution that is desirable and has a greater chance of success, I do like to share it!

jvickers said:

... It's a keeper!

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I'm keeping it! Way better than snapping windows to halves or quarters!
I need to be able to read what's on each PP slide..., a real time and wits saver!

Sumb*tch!
High Contrast Themes actually look half a$$ in W11, if you do it up right!