Happy Friday everyone!  Lets end this week and get ready to close the month of January out as well with some favorite skin picks from the past week.   Construct FX by neone6   Something Blue by gmc2   Touch the sky by c31marius

WindowBlinds users are in for another treat this week with another Master WindowBlinds skin, this time from LightStar.  Green and white colors make up this skin, so if you are looking forward to the Spring season then this will surely please you. Greenery by LightStar

If you have already upgraded to Windows 8 Pro, be sure to visit http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/feature-packs before January 31 to take advantage of the free Windows 8 Media Center Pack offer. The Media Center pack also includes video codecs for decoding MPEG2 videos (these were previously available in Windows 7, but are limited to the Media Center pack for Windows 8 Pro users). Even if you have no plans to use Media Center, we encourage you to take advantage of this f...

The Surface Pro finally has a release day, which will be February 9th through various retailers in the U.S. and Canada. ”Powered by an Intel Core i5 processor, Surface Windows 8 Pro provides the power and performance of a laptop in a tablet package and will run all Windows 8 applications as well as current Windows 7 desktop applications. Last month, we announced Surface Windows 8 Pro pricing starting at $899 and that it will be available in 64 GB and 128 GB models. A Surfac...

CONSTRUCT is the first Master Skin from TomRichter, and what a great first impression he has made.  Great detail and a unique design make this a winner, so be sure to grab it today!  WinCustomize Subscribers get a 20% discount too! CONSTRUCT by TomRichter  

Since Windows 8 was made available, you could grab the upgrade to Windows 8 Pro download for just $39.99 and the retail box version for $69.99.  The last day for this promotion is January 31st and after that prices go way up. Prices starting in February: The Windows 8 Pro upgrade edition will be available online and at retail for $199.99 MSRP (U.S.). The Windows 8 upgrade edition will be available online and at retail for $119.99 MSRP (U.S.). The Windows 8 Pro P...

Hey there folks!  It’s Monday, and a holiday for many people in the U.S., but for others work goes on and here’s some new skins to get your week started off right. 

Windows 8 is here and tons of users have downloaded Start8 to bring back the missing Start menu in Windows 8.  Among the many features of Start8 is the ability to have custom start menu buttons.  Start8 includes several already, but users can also create their own and upload them to WinCustomize to share with others. This is a relatively new gallery on WinCustomize, and I’d like to encourage you to create some buttons and get them uploaded. Start8 gallery - https://www.win...

Start8 1.1 was released today with many improvements and features such as multi-monitor support for the Start button, custom places support, additional languages, and more.  Start8 is the “best solution” for the missing Start Menu on Windows8 by USA Today, Forbes, CBS News and Lifehacker! Full changelog for v1.1 can be found here , but here are the highlights: Added drag & drop including rearranging items in the all programs tree. Added rename support in the tree ...

Master Skinner Xiandi released a new Master Skin for WindowBlinds last week, and I unintentionally forgot to post about it.  As with all her skins, it brings stunning detail and design and is a must have in your WindowBlinds collection. Innominatum by Xiandi WinCustomize Subscribers get a 20% discount!

I hope you are having a great week so far.  It’s been a few days since some skins on WinCustomize were highlighted, so I figured it was time to get that done. Here’s some of the latest from our galleries! Cryo64 Apocalypse by D. Arnaez   CDJ 850 by don5318   Kahlua 7 by DaveBax   Innominatum Xtreme by Xiandi

The soundtrack for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is now available on Steam.  55 high-fidelity tracks that gives you over 2 hours of musical enjoyment! Soundtrack -  http://store.steampowered.com/app/228600/ Bundle w/ game -  http://store.steampowered.com/sub/18821/  

We have a wide variety of wallpapers on WinCustomize, but lately we’ve seen lots of nature themed wallpapers.  These are a popular wallpaper category especially when people look for seasonal wallpapers to match the snow outside, or the sweeping landscapes of warmer months. These are a few of the latest, and you can find more in our wallpaper gallery. https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/all If you are a Windows 8 user, these are also great to have as your start screen backg...

We have released the v1.09.3 (1.1 RC) beta for Start8 today.  Start8 brings back the start menu missing in Windows 8, and offers other customizations to help make Windows 8 work the way you want to. Changelog for v1.1 RC: Added new start button images Added option to disable multiple monitor corner stickiness feature of Windows 8 Added option to make right clicking the start button when at the bottom of the screen open the Win + X menu Modified custom places to support l...

Oberson 7 for CursorFX is the newest Master Skin from Vampothika.  This highly detailed cursor has some fantastic animations and matches lots of popular WindowBlinds skin as well.  Don’t forget WinCustomize Subscribers get 20% off! Download : Oberon 7