Windowblinds 10 works fine for me. There are parts of the OS that are unskinnable because of "hard coding" and that was true of Windows 7, as well.

WinStep works just fine, too...and they work just fine together on Windows 7, 8 8.1 and 10...as far as I know, they always have.

So...it isn't an either/or...it's a both! Win-win.

I'm with Neil and the Doc here.

They don't do the same thing at all: WindowBlinds skins other applications, Winstep is essentially a program launcher - and only skins itself. Winstep and WindowBlinds nicely complement each other, in fact, many Winstep themes are made to match existing WindowBlinds skins.

Anyway, thanks for the compliment.

OH! ok I get it thanks or the very helpful answers

Yeah. That is because unlike Brad & Stardock I'm mainly a techie, so I totally suck at marketing.

Winstep has been around since late 1998 (i.e.; roughly the same year Stardock moved from OS/2 into Windows and WindowBlinds started to become popular). Many famous skinners (think Treetog, Essorant, etc..) started skinning because of Winstep's first application, NextSTART (which is now a part of Winstep Xtreme and is a lot like ObjectBar, except that NextSTART came first lol).
 

Yes to all of the above EXCEPT the calendar. Still on the to-do list (although work on new modules/widgets has resumed again at full force, the new battery monitor module in v16.2 being a result of this).

I probably shouldn't post this here because that page is still under construction (i.e.; I'm currently working on it) but you can learn a bit more about how feature complete existing Winstep modules/widgets are by taking a look at THIS PAGE.

Slacker! Get back to work! 

Winstep runs great on 10 and I haven't noticed any issues. Maybe I don't play with it enough. 

Sooo....when 16.3 comes out can it be installed over 16.2 or should 16.2 be uninstalled first.

I use both Windowblinds and Winstep Xtreme together and they compliment each other brilliantly, especially when the same theme can be applied to both.   When that happens it's a marriage made in heaven.  Now all we need is a Win 10 compatible Iconpackager to complete the beauty of it all. hint, hint.

Oh, and I am very much looking forward to the new components and updates.  I havent installed Winstep Xtreme on Win 10 as yet [have only been on it a couple of days] but I shall do that sometime today... if I can find my serial No. that is.  Hmmm, and that reminds me, I will probably need to up my subscription in the next week or so.  Can't afford it today... had an expensive week or two with bills and living costs.

BTW, Jorge, it's great to see you back at work.  I know you went through a difficult period and I'm glad you're feeling more like your old self... as in beforehand.

I didn't give in willingly...they dragged me kicking and screaming all the way.  And the tactics were as dirty as you can get.  Whenever I did a factory reset or tried to roll back to Win 8.1, a download was sent to my machine moments after activation, so that when I opened Windows Update the first <read only update> was for Win 10.  There were updates for Win 8.1 listed, but the illusion they were actually available was just a token gesture on MS' part.

As for the sense of defeat, well I'm furious with being made to feel that way... livid, even.

Anyway, like it or not, and I don't, I'm on Win 10 and having to get used to it.  As you say, though, there are some great 3rd party apps that make it somewhat more bearable and easier to use... like Start10, for instance.  I really hate the look of MS default start menu, so Start10 and WindowBlinds make it more like using Win 7 and much nicer to look at.

I'm still finding my way around cos things have either been renamed or moved or both, but once I've figured it all out and set everything up the way I want, things will get better..  I've disabled all the phone home stuff I can, so I'm a little happier in that regard, but I'm still concerned about forced updates and crap I don't want on my machines.