ModernMix 1.14 Beta with Windows 8.1 Update 1 Support Now Available

Published on April 8, 2014 By Island Dog In WinCustomize News

The ModernMix 1.14 Beta with support for Windows 8.1 Update 1 is available now for download.

Registered users can download the latest beta from their store accounts page at http://download.stardock.com. New users can begin a 30-day, fully functional trial of ModernMix by downloading https://www.stardock.cachefly.net/ModernMix_1.14_beta_setup.exe.

New in this update:

Performance optimizations and fixes for Windows 8.1 Update [April 2014]
Added option to suppress overlay when running full-screen Modern apps
Added support for windowed apps to continue to play sound on x86 (was already present on x64)
Please note that taskbar items that were pinned prior to Windows 8.1 Update 1 will need to be recreated after the ModernMix upgrade install finshes (needs a reboot to complete).

Comments (Page 2)

Neil Banfield

on Apr 14, 2014

jbsinnott

reply 14

Nope, although I had to just go to confirm it again. With 8.1 update, you only get close and minimize, along with letting it show it running in the taskbar. Windowed option only exists when running it with ModernMix.

Great discussion here: http://winsupersite.com/windows-8/windows-81-update-1-modernmix. Key quote:

There's just one problem: When you switch to a Modern app from the desktop, it still runs full-screen, and you can't see the taskbar or any other running mobile apps and desktop applications, let alone the Windows desktop. I reported previously, however, that Microsoft will be adding the ability to run Modern mobile apps in windowed mode on the Windows desktop. (See "Threshold" to be Called Windows 9, Ship in April 2015 for more about that important release.) So by the time Windows 9 hits, we should have a more complete integration between the desktop and Modern apps.

However, you may also recall a wonderful little utility from Stardock called ModernMix. (If not, check out two of my posts, Windows 8 Tip: Run Metro Apps in Windows on the Desktop and Windows 8.1 + ModernMix for more information.) That tool lets you run Modern apps in windowed mode on the desktop right now.

With 1.14 beta, the upper windows title bar mentioned in the article disappears - just the windowed option remains.

I think there has been some confusion.

ModernMix adds that option to the 8.1 Update 1 titlebar, but this is always enabled in ModernMix. There is no setting to disable this so you didn't need to change any ModernMix settings to enable it. Also the 8.1 Update 1 titlebar when an app is maximized remains enabled with ModernMix installed, again there is no option to remove it. The only difference is the bar is not shown to you on app open as this was pointless.

Daiwa

on Apr 14, 2014

Well, to my way a thinkin, an option that can't be disabled isn't an 'option'.

Carry on.

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