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August 10, 2021 by Island Dog
Stardock Restores Classic Start Menu in Windows 11 Beta version of Start11 is live today   Stardock announced  Start11 , a program that allows users to customize the Windows Start menu. As with previous editions of the StartX products, Start11 allows users to restore the Start menu to appears as it does in previous versions of Windows as well as customize it to their liking. The beta version is now availab...
August 9, 2021 by Island Dog
If you are looking for a new desktop wallpaper, then you have some great choices from the past month in the WinCustomize gallery. It's also fun that we can get these through DeskScapes 11 without even leaving the app, which is what I've been doing on a couple of my PCs. There's plenty to choose from in the gallery here, and new ones come in just about daily. Check them all out here . Here are five of the top wallpapers on WinCustomize. Check them out! Futuristic Neon Cityscape ...
August 2, 2021 by Island Dog
We are getting into the final stretches of summer, and I for one am looking forward to fall. We still have some weeks of summer left, so let's take a few minutes and show off those hot August desktops to our community!  Post your desktops to the monthly thread here:  https://forums.wincustomize.com/506171/ (This is a news thread and will be locked. Screenshot taken by LightStar)
July 27, 2021 by Island Dog
How is that for a dramatic post title? Well, I'm only exaggerating a little as the WindowBlinds gallery has had a considerable number of beautiful skins added over the past few weeks. Some of these are new skins, some are updated, and some are being re-uploaded by "retired" members of the site. It's nice to see a wide range of distinctive styles and colors being used, and it's been fun to combine these themes with various static and animated wallpapers from DeskScapes to create some awes...
July 22, 2021 by Island Dog
Major Version Update for Fences Now Available Stardock  released  a major update to  Fences , its popular Windows desktop organization software , today .  Fences  creates a one-of-a-kind experience for users by automatically organizing their Windows desktop shortcuts and icons in shaded areas, offering a clutter-free workspace for creating.    Fences tucks files and folders away in plain sight with designated portals while also...
July 21, 2021 by Island Dog
The Public Beta for DeskScapes 11 is Now Available Popular desktop background management application brings animated background creation, cloud wallpaper library integration, and more Buy from Stardock   |    Buy from Steam Back in May, DeskScapes 11 arrived as a beta exclusive to the Object Desktop suite. Now, the beta for this popular desktop customization app is publicly available to everyone. DeskScapes  allows users to manage and apply...
July 19, 2021 by Island Dog
Major Version Update for Fences Coming on July 22nd Stardock announced a July 22nd release for a major update to Fences, its popular Windows desktop organization software. Fences creates a one-of-a-kind experience for users by automatically organizing their Windows desktop shortcuts and icons in shaded areas, offering a clutter-free workspace for creating.   Fences tucks files and folders away in plain sight with designated portals while also provi...
July 19, 2021 by Island Dog
Since the DeskScapes 11 beta has been out for a few weeks, along with the release on Steam , I wanted to show off some more of the dynamic wallpapers we have for DeskScapes. These are dynamic wallpapers that will change based on the time of day to give your desktop a fun, changing background throughout the day! Here are some of our favorites, and you can find many more in the DeskScapes gallery here ! Beach Time   Outset Island Throughout the Day &n...
July 14, 2021 by Island Dog
DeskScapes is Now Available in Steam Early Access Stardock’s popular desktop background management application brings animated background creation, cloud wallpaper library integration, and more to Windows Users Join Early Access on Steam Stardock  released  their popular desktop management application,  DeskScapes ,  into Early Access on Steam today.  DeskScapes  brings a host of desktop background features to Wind...
July 12, 2021 by Island Dog
We are back from break and hope that everyone who celebrates July 4th had a fun and productive holiday. It seems like summer is halfway through, and it's certainly been a hot one so far! Danioc has been remarkably busy over the past couple of weeks creating some new Curtains themes to share on WinCustomize! I wanted to take a few minutes and share what he's been working on. Check out these and more in the Curtains gallery here . Alpha 7   Eleven &...
July 5, 2021 by Island Dog
We hope you had a fun holiday weekend, and July continues to be a hot one! We love seeing your summer inspired desktop screenshots, so be sure to share with us what skins and themes you are using! Post your desktops to the monthly thread here:  https://forums.wincustomize.com/505719/ (This is a news thread and will be locked. Screenshot taken by DrJBHL)  
June 29, 2021 by Island Dog
Independence Day is coming next week for us in the United States! As with many holidays it can also be a fun time to put some related content on your desktop. Fireworks are obviously a popular one, and we have quite a few of those in the animated wallpaper gallery. There's also a variety of other types of themes, and we'll highlight a few below! Let us know what you're doing for July 4th this year! American Flags   American Flag   Colorful Fir...
June 21, 2021 by Island Dog
Galactic Civilizations IV was recently announced and is the newest installment of its award-winning space 4X strategy sandbox game series takes the best of what its predecessors had to offer and adds to it with many new and exciting features. As the all-powerful leader of a spacefaring civilization, the player must seek out new star systems and discover the exciting potential of the subspace realm.  Learn more about the game here:  https://www.galciv4.com/ To help celebrate...
June 14, 2021 by Island Dog
The WindowBlinds gallery has been updated with quite a few new and updated skins from some of our talented community skinners lately! I wanted to feature some of them in the news this week in case you might have missed them. Download these and see many more in the WindowBlinds gallery here . 7 for 10   Windows Zero   Simple Gray   50s Style  
June 9, 2021 by Island Dog
Hello all, Just a heads up that we released DeskScapes 11 Beta 3 today for Object Desktop subscribers and individual purchasers of DeskScapes 11.  You can see the changelog here: https://forums.stardock.com/505115 Any feedback you may have can be posted there. As always, thank you for your time and patronage.