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November 14, 2021 by Island Dog
Fences 4 Beta 1 Available Today with New Peek Feature Fences Peek and Desktop Display will improve your workflow Get into the Beta Now Stardock has released the first beta of Fences 4, a program that allows users to automatically organize files, folders, and applications on their PC desktops into custom-sized spaces called fences. Fences 4, designed to work with Windows 10 and 11, introduces Peek, a new feature ...
November 8, 2021 by Island Dog
Thanksgiving isn't the most popular skinning holiday, but I wanted to feature a few Thanksgiving themes and wallpapers for those who want a festive desktop this month. The good thing about Thanksgiving is that many of our autumn skins will work perfectly for the holiday, and we have a wide selection of those already. Check out a few of our favorites! Thankful   Scenic IV   Happy Thanksgiving Holiday Spread   Two Pumpkins on a...
November 3, 2021 by Island Dog
Start11  Brings Customization to the Windows 11 Start Menu Today  Learn more about Start11 at  www.stardock.com   Stardock released  Start11 ™, a program that allows users to customize the Windows® Start menu and taskbar, today. As with previous editions of StartX products,  Start11  allows users to restore the Start menu to appear as it does in previous versions of Windows, as well as custom...
November 1, 2021 by Island Dog
November is here and we're getting closer and closer to the holiday season! It's not too early to start getting ready for the Christmas season, and I'm going to get to work on mine, and start featuring seasonal skins to for the community to check out.  But since it's a new month, it's time to share your current desktops so take a screenshot and post to our desktop screenshot thread linked below and let us know what themes you are using this month. Post your desktops to the monthly th...
October 27, 2021 by Island Dog
Halloween is this weekend, so there's just a few more days to get your desktop ready for the day! We've been looking at many skins over the past couple of weeks, so I wanted to finish off the Halloween season with a few of our favorites.  We want to see your Halloween desktops, so be sure to post a screenshot in our October desktop thread .   Bad Jack   Pumpkin   Creepers   Busy Night   Toxic H...
October 20, 2021 by Island Dog
Stardock Announces Fences 4 with new features, a Refreshed Interface and Support for Windows 11 Fences 4 offers an array of customizations to keep PC desktops clean and organized Get into the alpha now (available exclusively through Object Desktop) Stardock announced  Fences 4 , a program that allows users to automatically organize shortcuts and icons on their PC desktops into custom-sized spaces called fence...
October 18, 2021 by Island Dog
Halloween is just a couple of weeks away, and now is the time to get your desktop ready! Today I wanted to feature some of the fantastic, animated wallpapers for DeskScapes that we have on WinCustomize. An animated wallpaper is a fun way to add some customization to your desktop, and Halloween is an especially fun time. Come check out some of top animated wallpapers for Halloween! Halloween Eve   Spooky Halloween Forest with Bats   Candle Insi...
October 11, 2021 by Island Dog
Halloween is just a few short weeks away, and it's always a fun time to put a "costume" on your desktop! We've asked the WinCustomize community in the past what their favorite "skinning holidays" are and Halloween is always one of the favorites. I've been going through the gallery and grabbing some of my favorites and wanted to share them in this week's post. Bat O Ween (WindowBlinds)   Halloween Night (DeskScapes animated wallpaper)   Black Widow ...
October 8, 2021 by Island Dog
Enhance the Start Menu and Restore Classic Functionality with Start11 Get into the Beta Stardock announced the availability of the Release Candidate 1 update for Start11 , a program that allows users to customize the Windows Start menu and taskbar. This update brings several new Start menu layouts to choose from,  restored context menu functionality, enabled repositioning of the taskbar , plus one of our users’ favorite featur...
October 4, 2021 by Island Dog
We are finally into fall and October is already here! Since it is October, now is a fun time to get your Halloween themed desktops ready! We have a bunch of Halloween skins, so it'll be fun to see what you put together this month. Take a screenshot and post to our desktop screenshot thread linked below and let us know what themes you are using this month. Post your desktops to the monthly thread here:  https://forums.wincustomize.com/507200/ (This is a news thread and will b...
September 27, 2021 by Island Dog
The fall season is finally here, and I hope wherever you are located that you are starting to get some cooler weather. This is a fun time of year for skinning as Halloween and Christmas are two of the most popular holidays for skins and themes. We already have a fantastic selection of skins for the season, and we're getting more added weekly.  Have you put together a fall or Halloween desktop yet? Do you plan to? If you're looking for some themes to get started with, check out these ...
September 20, 2021 by Island Dog
The wallpapers and Dreams (animated wallpaper) galleries have categories so you can view certain types of wallpapers that you are looking for. These categories haven't been updated in a long time, and it was certainly due for a refresh for a more modern and updated gallery. Some gallery categories were not ever really used or relevant, so we removed some and added quite a few to each section for an expanded range of wallpaper choices. With the added integration of some WinCustomize galleries...
September 13, 2021 by Island Dog
Stardock's Publisher Sale is here with up to 75% off* on our most popular games, DLC, and software! STEAM KEYS ARE PROVIDED WITH PURCHASE Star Control: Origins $29.99 Now $13.49 - 55% Off Galactic Civilizations III ( Includes FREE: Crusade and Retribution Expansions, Mega Events DLC) $29.99 Now $9.89 - 67% Off Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation $29.99 Now $9.89 - 67% Off Offworld Tra...
September 13, 2021 by Island Dog
Fall is just around the corner, and I've been getting ready with my pumpkin coffee and changing the wallpapers on my various PCs! We have a bunch of seasonal desktop wallpapers here on WC, and we've been adding more so there's a wide selection to choose from. We've also been making sure the tags are in place, so just by searching 'fall' or 'autumn' should bring up plenty of results in all categories! Here's a few of our favorites to get you started! If you like these be sure to share! ...
September 6, 2021 by Island Dog
September is finally here, and we are just weeks away from the official start of fall! With a new month brings a new opportunity to show off the skins and themes you are using on your desktop. Take a screenshot and post to our desktop screenshot thread and let us know what themes you are using this month. Post your desktops to the monthly thread here:  https://forums.wincustomize.com/506729/ (This is a news thread and will be locked. Screenshot taken by JanOscar)