A lot of code has changed in Windows 10 (especially within the GUI), so its doubtful WindowBlinds 8 will ever work properly on Windows 10... the logical conclusion is WindowBlinds 10 will be released, much as WindowBlinds 8 was released for Win8.  To demonstrate just how much code has changed, a simple restore point creation vbs script for Windows 8/8.1 does not work on Windows 10.  

Upgrading an existing 8.1 install to RTM build 10240 [Win 10] with WindowBlinds 8 installed results in havoc... the gui is broken and boot times increase dramatically.  Clean installing RTM build 10240 [Win 10] results in a refusal to install WindowBlinds 8 (which is correct), (though SkinStudio 8 is allowed installation) due to lack of compatibility.  

Right, because it's not compatible with Windows 10.  If it was a general application, compatibility mode would suffice, but due to the deep hooks DWM has in Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10, Windowblinds is not an application that should be ran in compatibility mode, as the gui will not render correctly (it goes beyond the taskbar, and you'll notice other incorrect renderings as you utilize Win 10 10240).

What about boot times, notice a difference?  If you run Windows 10 long enough with WindowBlinds 8, you'll notice other issues.  WindowBlinds 8 should not be installed on Windows 10 period, as it wreaks havoc within the OS.  The only things that WindowBlinds must be installed to easily change are the background colors of windows and toolbars. Text, highlight, and button colors can all be changed via the registry (as can display fonts).

Window and Toolbar backgrounds can be changed without WindowBlinds, but it involves editing system dlls.  It's fairly easy to do, but because checksums won't match, sfc /scannow and dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth will replace all dlls and system files that have been modified, resulting in having to copy back the modified files every time either is ran.

I had the same experience when I first upgraded to win 10 from win 7; after awhile the taskbar issue made me uninstall it..

hopefully, it gets fixed once the official win 10 is out on july 29th

Just Installed Windows 10 And Windowblinds 8.0 Don't Work? Help

Reading is always a good place to start...

I'm not sure either considering I've never see an application windows refuses to install work the way it's supposed to if then installed in compatibility mode.  

Windows 8 has been touted by a lot of PC journalists as a more refined Windows 8.1, and while that may be true from a GUI/user experience perspective, it is most certainly not the case from a coding perspective.  You have to look no further than simple vbs scripts for creating a restore point, which worked fine under windows 8/8.1, but of which don't function on Windows 10 using the same arguments as have been applied to the last 3 OS versions.

It is NOT recommended to install WindowBlinds on Windows 10 until Stardock has either released an update to WindowsBlinds8 (unlikely) or releases WindowBlinds 10 (more likely).

With that being said, users can backup this Stardock registry key on Windows 8:  

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock

Users should be able to merge it into Windows 10 without issue.  This will allow users to keep their customized UI colors, with the exception of explorer/toolbar backgrounds.

• Obviously, transparency, if utilized, will be lost
• Some custom colors will not apply, however other Windows Registry keys can be modified to attempt to change them: 
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\Colors

Above all else, BACKUP REGISTRY KEYS PRIOR TO EDITING via right click - export

For transparency, users can experiment with AeroGlass, which is what was used on Windows 8 to achieve transparency prior to the WindowBlinds 8 release:

• www.glass8.eu/guide.html

For customization of the explorer and toolbar backgrounds:

• Users will have to manually edit windows theme files:
• For example, those located within: C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\aero
• Again, prior to doing so, backup the files
• There are guides and tutorials online with how to edit theme resource files.  

Please keep a backup of theme once completed as running either of these commands will replace the files you edited:

• dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
• sfc /scannow

Thanks for info it's only so sad that Stardock is sooo slow now a days on giving us updates and new software(Yes i know it's hard to make some thing awesome better but still)

in the meantime an update to simply disable theming the taskbar/start menu - would resolve most of the issues.

Not. That. Difficult.

@NossieUK

There's more to it than just that, as Explorer backgrounds and toolbar backgrounds also render incorrectly.  This isn't simply an application compatibility issue, there's been fundamental changes done in the coding of Windows 10 that make what used to work in Windows 8  not work in Windows 10 (this doesn't just apply to WindowBlinds, as simple RP creation vbs scripts no longer operate with arguments used in Windows 8.1 and prior).

Many users don't understand the complexity of skinning the Windows UI from Windows 8 and forward.  It's not a simple overlay, as DWM (Desktop Windows Manager), which controls the skinning of the Windows GUI, has extremely deep hooks within the OS (please research what that means for a much more in depth understanding of the issues here; ever notice the Windowblinds x86 and x64 hooks running in task manager and wondered why they were running)?

Please be aware, running WindowBlinds in Windows 10 will, without doubt, result in additional issues that may or may not be immediately apparent.  Unless you're well versed in Windows troubleshooting, DO NOT INSTALL WINDOWBLINDS ON WINDOWS 10 as you will experience issues in other areas of Windows

Agree
same goes for iconpackager...

One would assume WindowBlinds 10 would be released for Windows 10, as to my knowledge, no other product exists on the market to do what WindowBlinds and SkinStudio allow users to do.  That being said:

• Stardock isn't the greatest at supporting certain applications (IconPackager is a great example, as it never worked properly from day 1 in Windows 8).
• To know for sure, one would have to know what revenue is generated from WindowBlinds and/or ObjectDesktop purchases to gauge the user base that uses the product.  This can't be gotten reliably from WinCustomize, as most themes there are from Windows 7 and XP.

If you bought the object desktop subscription, it would be a free upgrade... If you bought WindowBlinds 8 separately, its a tossup (Stardock could allow free upgrades for purchase after the release of Win 10 or simply require you to buy the upgrade).  If it's something you just bought individually, and you dont have other devices running Windows 8, I believe Stardock has a return policy and would recommend getting a refund (unless Stardock provides you, in writing, that they will upgrade you for free when WindowBlinds 10 is released).

is there currently a simple theme that works with windows 10?