I've read all the comments here. Is WB worthless without IP? Of course not.  That being said, I have the WB Agenda, with the matching WS theme. It's absolutely stunning with the wallpaper I have. The default Win10 icons look completely out of place; they look terrible and I would like to be able to match an IP to bring the whole thing together. It's to the point where I'm thinking about replacing certain icons individually and hoping for the best. The Win10 icons look that bad. 

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Our IT dept. changed our only slightly crippled Win7 installation to Win7 Classic. It looks like Win2000. Totally blows. It's institutional. So... It's better to have a themable OS without the icons than nothing at all.

That being said, I sincerely hope that Stardock decides to continue the Icon Packager software.  It really is a needed part of the theming process.

It's understood that Microsoft has been a pain in the proverbial, re-skinning, but waning financial incentives should NOT be the reason Stardock discontinues support for IconPackager.   It IS a part of ObjectDesktop.... and users ARE PAYING for it.  It's there for users of XP, Win 7 and 8/8.1, so why not for Win 10!

Yes, business is about making money.... but it is also about keeping customers happy.  Without the latter, customers will either go elsewhere or just stop coming, simple as that.

I didn't want to 'downgrade to Win 10 for this very reason, the default icons are goddam awful and totally ruin any theme one wishes to apply  There are/were other reasons, but MS forced Win 10 onto my HP 2-in-1 and I'm stuck with it cos 'roll back' refused to run.  Anyway, I am using a free Steampunk icon pack I downloaded from devart to change that Fisher Price look, and it does okay, but Iconpackager would be preferable as it does a better job without hacking system files.

Having said that, however, one uses what is available to get the job done, and being that I've had absolutely no issues with the icons/pack, and there is a free theme to change the UI, it is a cheaper option to the Stardock one.  Now I have known about these free themes/icons for quite some time, yet I keep upping my OD sub because I like to think of myself as a loyal customer to a deserving company who has the better solutions for customisation.  Still, without Iconpackger, the incentive to continue upping my sub is teetering on will I or won't I next time around.

I recently re-upped my sub a few weeks back because of having Win 10 foisted upon me, and there was no way I was going to tolerate that gaudy, horrible looking Start Menu a minute longer... and OD was a better solution than just Start10 on its own.  However, ObjectDesktop is much better value with IconPackager included for Win 10... and therein lies my dilemma. 

My finances are more strained since having to move recently, so do I continue to support Stardock with continued subscriptions, or do I cease and get icons a themes for free?  The former would be more desirable, but the absence of Iconpackager for win 10 could be the deal breaker, and I'm sure there are many others thinking quite similarly.

At the end of the day, however, it is Stardock's decision to update IP for all Windows editions, though I do think it folly to dismiss millions of OD/Iconpackager users and not do so, given how many are on Win 10 nowadays... and how many who will be forced onto it.

Well, I really wish there were millions of OD/Iconpackager users, because then this world would be a happier place. However, just based on the lack of activity on this forum I assume the number of OD subscribers to be in the thousands, not millions. A mildly successful game probably has more subscribers.

Maybe I am underestimating, but considering that Stardock is THE company for Windows customization and Wincustomize is the related forum I am amazed how little activity this forum sees. I think people are looking at their Android screen instead of their Windows screen. Windows is the workhorse, while the phone is the little cherished pet that is always close.

As a desktop guy (hate smartphones) this is really saddening.

I had a look at deviantart just to see if Windows skinning is dead there. After seeing a bunch of XP skins I concluded that this is indeed the case. There are a small number of people at Wincustomize that master SkinStudio, but the future doesn't look bright.

It will be interesting to see what happens to Win 10. Will it gain momentum and fully replace Win 7 or will it be the redheaded stepchild that never gets fully accepted.

If it's the former than maybe IP will materialize.

I think people want the real deal, like in the good ol' days.

I once dreamt of not even being able to change my icons in Win 8/10 via IP but also of being able to change the tiles by IP. That would have been a way to go.

The link goes to a page of icon packs but no application to install them.  What am I missing?  NEVERMIND, I see the icon packs contain EXEs.  

On each of the sets or individual icons you want to use, on the left side of the page you can download either the ico, on or png, or the icns that would be the whole set. Or you can just roll your mouse over the one you want and click ico and save it to a file.  I save it to a file on my desk top.  Then all you have to do is right click on your desktop icon and go to properties and then  customs and then go to browse and then pick the file your ico is in.  Click on the icon and apply it and it changes the desktop icon to what ever you have chosen.  Hope this helps.    

As has been mentioned before the future of IP is under discussion.  I cannot promise specifics but I am hopeful there will be a version for Windows 10 at some point.

Yup, me too! 

Q: Did you hear about the blonde who discovered IconPackager is no longer a part Of ObjectDesktop?

A: She got different coloured nail polishes and painted herself a pretty looking iconset on her screen.

Then there was the blonde who couldn't get a wallpaper up on her screen, so she took to her screen with some oil paints and reproduced a picture of her 'then' house and family she did in kindergarten.

This is cool thanks for sharing.