Register | Login
BootSkins XP
Cursor FX
Dream
Icon Packager
LogonStudio XP
LogonStudio
Object Dock
Sound Schemes
Suites
WallPapers
WindowBlinds
All

Search
Forum Home | Login
We have re-enabled logins for the forums, please be aware that you may need to reset your password or register for an account again while we continue to restore full functionality.
Island Dog
Island Dog
Join Date 06/2003
+1047 sdemployee

WindowBlinds 10.56 Beta Now Available

February 22, 2017 2:31:00 PM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

The WindowBlinds 10.56 beta is now available for download. 

  • Performance Improvements (like when you resize a window).
  • Windows 10 Insider Build fixes
  • Better high DPI handling in skins with shadows as part of frames
  • Improved blur on high DPI on Insider builds
  • Fix for Skype menu bar
     
  • Possible issue: Black frames around MMC (Event Viewer) - Please test!
  • Possible issue: Improvements in rendering may affect Win7 and 8 controls - Please test!

Current WindowBlinds 10 users and Object Desktop members can download the betas from your Stardock account.

Please uninstall the previous version, reboot and then install the new version.
windowblinds
+1 Karma
Search this post
Advanced Search
Subscription Options
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
shermantim97
2 Pages1 2 
Island Dog
LightStar
Join Date 12/2002
+1520
Reply #1 February 22, 2017 5:09:04 PM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Good list of fixes, thanks! 

 

Well, sorry to say that this beta completely screws up Windows 7 64-bit, so I am not even going to try it on 8.1 or 10. After uninstalling and installing the new beta on 7, not a single one of my skins will apply, they all come up with the Windows Classic look, but different colors. Aero and Cideral work, but that is it. Going back to the previous release. 

 

Are betas even being quality control tested on Windows 7 any more?

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
Neil Banfield
Join Date 04/2001
+1079 sdemployee
Reply #2 February 22, 2017 6:04:14 PM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Quoting LightStar,
reply 1

Good list of fixes, thanks! 

 

Well, sorry to say that this beta completely screws up Windows 7 64-bit, so I am not even going to try it on 8.1 or 10. After uninstalling and installing the new beta on 7, not a single one of my skins will apply, they all come up with the Windows Classic look, but different colors. Aero and Cideral work, but that is it. Going back to the previous release. 

 

Are betas even being quality control tested on Windows 7 any more?

Did you do an upgrade install or a clean install?

Unfortunately some files do not get replaced sometimes with upgrade installs and with this version if there is a mismatch you will get classic due to a change in how the components communicate with each other.

If you uninstall, reboot and then install you should be fine.

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
LightStar
Join Date 12/2002
+1520
Reply #3 February 22, 2017 7:07:21 PM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Quoting Neil Banfield,
reply 2


Quoting LightStar,
reply 1

Good list of fixes, thanks! 

 

Well, sorry to say that this beta completely screws up Windows 7 64-bit, so I am not even going to try it on 8.1 or 10. After uninstalling and installing the new beta on 7, not a single one of my skins will apply, they all come up with the Windows Classic look, but different colors. Aero and Cideral work, but that is it. Going back to the previous release. 

 

Are betas even being quality control tested on Windows 7 any more?



Did you do an upgrade install or a clean install?

Unfortunately some files do not get replaced sometimes with upgrade installs and with this version if there is a mismatch you will get classic due to a change in how the components communicate with each other.

If you uninstall, reboot and then install you should be fine.

 

I already did all that Neil, it did not help. Applied Aero, unloaded WB, uninstalled, rebooted, ran two registry cleaners, installed 10.56, rebooted, no help. Back on 10.51 beta now and all is fine.

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!

Sign Up or Login and this ad disappears!
There are many great features available to you once you register. Sign Up for a free account and browse the forums without ads.

Island Dog
ASARussell
Join Date 10/2013
+1
Reply #4 February 23, 2017 6:50:52 AM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

I installed this today under Windows 10 Pro x64 14393.693. And so far I have detected no problems. For me this is a good update!

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
Neil Banfield
Join Date 04/2001
+1079 sdemployee
Reply #5 February 23, 2017 7:02:00 AM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Quoting LightStar,
reply 3

Quoting Neil Banfield,
reply 2






Quoting LightStar,

reply 1


Good list of fixes, thanks! 

 

Well, sorry to say that this beta completely screws up Windows 7 64-bit, so I am not even going to try it on 8.1 or 10. After uninstalling and installing the new beta on 7, not a single one of my skins will apply, they all come up with the Windows Classic look, but different colors. Aero and Cideral work, but that is it. Going back to the previous release. 

 

Are betas even being quality control tested on Windows 7 any more?



Did you do an upgrade install or a clean install?

Unfortunately some files do not get replaced sometimes with upgrade installs and with this version if there is a mismatch you will get classic due to a change in how the components communicate with each other.

If you uninstall, reboot and then install you should be fine.



 

I already did all that Neil, it did not help. Applied Aero, unloaded WB, uninstalled, rebooted, ran two registry cleaners, installed 10.56, rebooted, no help. Back on 10.51 beta now and all is fine.

It would appear our QA team did not correctly test the latest update on Windows 7.  They are supposed to but it seems this did not happen.

We will put out an update with the same version number later today and post here when it is out with a fix for this.

+1
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
LightStar
Join Date 12/2002
+1520
Reply #6 February 23, 2017 9:52:05 AM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Thank you very much Neil. 

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
ZubaZ
Join Date 11/2001
+917 sdemployee
Reply #7 February 23, 2017 2:00:27 PM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Quoting LightStar,
reply 1

Well, sorry to say that this beta completely screws up Windows 7 64-bit, so I am not even going to try it on 8.1 or 10. After uninstalling and installing the new beta on 7, not a single one of my skins will apply, they all come up with the Windows Classic look, but different colors. Aero and Cideral work, but that is it. Going back to the previous release. 

The beta has been refreshed and should work fine on Win7 32/64.  On the bright side, UIS0 skins worked fine before.

Thanks for reporting this LightStar

+1
Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
LightStar
Join Date 12/2002
+1520
Reply #8 February 23, 2017 3:10:38 PM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Quoting ZubaZ,
reply 7


Quoting LightStar,
reply 1

Well, sorry to say that this beta completely screws up Windows 7 64-bit, so I am not even going to try it on 8.1 or 10. After uninstalling and installing the new beta on 7, not a single one of my skins will apply, they all come up with the Windows Classic look, but different colors. Aero and Cideral work, but that is it. Going back to the previous release. 



The beta has been refreshed and should work fine on Win7 32/64.  On the bright side, UIS0 skins worked fine before.

Thanks for reporting this LightStar

 

No problem.... time to go download again! 

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
LightStar
Join Date 12/2002
+1520
Reply #9 February 23, 2017 3:36:05 PM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

The new beta works fine on Windows 7 now, but when I updated my Skype to the latest version, it caused system lockups and I was forced to end it in task manager. The menu area was also messed up a bit, areas with menu text were white, but to the left and right of them it was an off gray. I installed the previous version of Skype and all is fine.

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
Nerius
Join Date 09/2008
+2
Reply #10 February 23, 2017 6:13:56 PM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Same bugs as usual still ever since 10.07.
Adobe flash plugin 24.0.0.221 crash/unresponsive in Pale Moon x64 web browser (www.palemoon.org)
when maximizing windows. (Playing Farmville 2 at zynga.com and Facebook is not possible with this WB version)
(https://zyngagames.com/play/farmville-two)
when maximizing the window in the game it freeze and crash. Disable WB and it works fine again.
Tried different themes so it's not that.

Works wih Firefox 32bit and Chrome x64, but not with Pale Moon x64.

Opening windows in explorer in windows 10 still are a bit sluggish. Modern apps when opening for example
MS weather app it starts very fast zooming in and then out. Extremly irretating.
Still bug/incompatible with ShellFolderFix. Disable WB and opening windows/explorer and all works fine. (No delay)
Tried different settings in shellfolderfix. No changes.

I've tried disable WB and then flash and everything works just fine again.
so it's not skin related. Have tried disabled ribbon in explorer in WB.
Makes explorer a bit better, but still not good enough.
These all new versions after 10.07 are all crap on both my win 10 machines.
Sorry stardock.

What have been done with WB since 10.07 that causes this?
v10.07 is the latest versions that works just perfect.
Have also tried cleaned installed windows 10. Same thing.

I give up on newer WB versions now. I've repported them many times now.
Too tired of these bugs now that seems never be fixed.
The new features i don't have any use for anyhow in WB.
I will stay with v1.07 as long as it will work with win 10.
Just hope 10.07 will work for a long time with win 10.

Yes, i uninstalled v10.07 first, rebooted, and installed 10.5.6.
Installation went fine.

No errors whatsoever with my windows/drivers/machine/hardware/software.
All and everything checked thoroughly with no errors anywhere. Top-notch.
All latest windows updates, drivers etc and so on installed as usual.

/Windows 10 Pro 14393.693 Version 1607
WB all versions after 10.07 to 10.5.6
ShellFolderFix x64 v1.1.4.0

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
Neil Banfield
Join Date 04/2001
+1079 sdemployee
Reply #11 February 23, 2017 6:43:52 PM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Quoting Nerius,
reply 10

Same bugs as usual still ever since 10.07.
Adobe flash plugin 24.0.0.221 crash/unresponsive in Pale Moon x64 web browser (www.palemoon.org)
when maximizing windows. (Playing Farmville 2 at zynga.com and Facebook is not possible with this WB version)
(https://zyngagames.com/play/farmville-two)
when maximizing the window in the game it freeze and crash. Disable WB and it works fine again.
Tried different themes so it's not that.

Works wih Firefox 32bit and Chrome x64, but not with Pale Moon x64.

Opening windows in explorer in windows 10 still are a bit sluggish. Modern apps when opening for example
MS weather app it starts very fast zooming in and then out. Extremly irretating.
Still bug/incompatible with ShellFolderFix. Disable WB and opening windows/explorer and all works fine. (No delay)
Tried different settings in shellfolderfix. No changes.

I've tried disable WB and then flash and everything works just fine again.
so it's not skin related. Have tried disabled ribbon in explorer in WB.
Makes explorer a bit better, but still not good enough.
These all new versions after 10.07 are all crap on both my win 10 machines.
Sorry stardock.

What have been done with WB since 10.07 that causes this?
v10.07 is the latest versions that works just perfect.
Have also tried cleaned installed windows 10. Same thing.

I give up on newer WB versions now. I've repported them many times now.
Too tired of these bugs now that seems never be fixed.
The new features i don't have any use for anyhow in WB.
I will stay with v1.07 as long as it will work with win 10.
Just hope 10.07 will work for a long time with win 10.

Yes, i uninstalled v10.07 first, rebooted, and installed 10.5.6.
Installation went fine.

No errors whatsoever with my windows/drivers/machine/hardware/software.
All and everything checked thoroughly with no errors anywhere. Top-notch.
All latest windows updates, drivers etc and so on installed as usual.

/Windows 10 Pro 14393.693 Version 1607
WB all versions after 10.07 to 10.5.6
ShellFolderFix x64 v1.1.4.0

Unfortunately you are the only person reporting these issues.  Admittedly you are probably the only person using PaleMoon but we have boxes with ShellFolderFix running and it is working as expected and explorer windows etc open quickly.

I just checked PaleMoon 64 bit here with Farmville2 and nothing crashes when I maximize the window.  It is apparent that PaleMoon is incorrectly marking the entire window as transparent which makes things slower but it worked just fine.

Ultimately we cannot reproduce any of your problems and that makes me wonder if there is something else running on your boxes causing some sort of weird interactions.

 

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
LightStar
Join Date 12/2002
+1520
Reply #12 February 23, 2017 7:52:18 PM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

OK, had to go back to 10.51 on Windows 7 again as some images are having issues. For instance, the search icon in explorer and on the start menu. If you put text in for a search, the "X" that comes up to close the search is from Aero and not the WB skin that is applied. This also happens with the navigation icons, some of them are from Aero also. So I uninstalled the 10.56 beta again, rebooted, ran registry cleaners and then reinstalled 10.56. After installation I rebooted, and WB locked up, nothing you clicked on worked. Had to close it in task manager.

So I uninstalled again, rebooted, ran registry cleaners and installed the WB 10.51 beta and all is fine again.

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
Neil Banfield
Join Date 04/2001
+1079 sdemployee
Reply #13 February 24, 2017 6:08:14 AM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Quoting LightStar,
reply 12

OK, had to go back to 10.51 on Windows 7 again as some images are having issues. For instance, the search icon in explorer and on the start menu. If you put text in for a search, the "X" that comes up to close the search is from Aero and not the WB skin that is applied. This also happens with the navigation icons, some of them are from Aero also. So I uninstalled the 10.56 beta again, rebooted, ran registry cleaners and then reinstalled 10.56. After installation I rebooted, and WB locked up, nothing you clicked on worked. Had to close it in task manager.

So I uninstalled again, rebooted, ran registry cleaners and installed the WB 10.51 beta and all is fine again.

Thanks for reporting those two issues with the graphics.  I was able to reproduce them and the next update should address them.  The app hang is probably just one of those random things as the config UI didn't get any updates in the beta.

I would have recommended you stick with the build unless those both annoy you greatly as it ensures any other issues are caught early vs us releasing a final version which ends up breaking something your skins are using.

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
LightStar
Join Date 12/2002
+1520
Reply #14 February 24, 2017 10:22:32 AM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Well, I would continue using the beta Neil, but like I said, it locked up and I could not even use it, could not even close it, so if I open SKS to work on a skin, that would be a work stoppage for me, could not apply a skin as I worked on it.

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
Neil Banfield
Join Date 04/2001
+1079 sdemployee
Reply #15 February 24, 2017 10:46:27 AM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Quoting LightStar,
reply 14

Well, I would continue using the beta Neil, but like I said, it locked up and I could not even use it, could not even close it, so if I open SKS to work on a skin, that would be a work stoppage for me, could not apply a skin as I worked on it.

That was probably a one off glitch.

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
LightStar
Join Date 12/2002
+1520
Reply #16 February 24, 2017 11:03:11 AM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Quoting Neil Banfield,
reply 15


Quoting LightStar,
reply 14

Well, I would continue using the beta Neil, but like I said, it locked up and I could not even use it, could not even close it, so if I open SKS to work on a skin, that would be a work stoppage for me, could not apply a skin as I worked on it.



That was probably a one off glitch.

Well, I will wait for next release still Neil, sorry.

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
fictitiousfellow
Join Date 03/2016
+12
Reply #17 February 24, 2017 5:53:47 PM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

This Beta is, so far so good on Windows IP Build 15042. 

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
DaveRI
Join Date 09/2003
+467
Reply #18 February 24, 2017 9:46:51 PM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

(Win10 64bit Home)


Possible issue: Black frames around MMC (Event Viewer) - Please test!

Looked at it with a half dozen skins, seems fine.

_____________________

Config window is opening fine (no pause) with certain skins which have been problematic.

_____________________

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
RedneckDude
Join Date 04/2009
+2210
Reply #19 February 25, 2017 1:54:54 AM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Waiting as well. Want to see how this all works out before I screw my system.

 

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
RedneckDude
Join Date 04/2009
+2210
Reply #20 February 25, 2017 2:04:23 AM
from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Actually, I'm not much of a beta tester. Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.  

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
ZubaZ
Join Date 11/2001
+917 sdemployee
Reply #21 February 25, 2017 10:46:08 AM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Without testing in beta problems are more likely in release.  

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
fictitiousfellow
Join Date 03/2016
+12
Reply #22 February 25, 2017 11:35:29 AM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview (64-bit), Build 15042; Windows Blinds Beta 10.56

Tested numerous Skins with almost no flaws; system links on a couple skins were color inverted.

Frames are a bit laggy but, I'm on a fresh upgrade on a 'spinner'.

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
Neil Banfield
Join Date 04/2001
+1079 sdemployee
Reply #23 February 25, 2017 12:29:54 PM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Quoting fictitiousfellow,
reply 22

Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview (64-bit), Build 15042; Windows Blinds Beta 10.56

Tested numerous Skins with almost no flaws; system links on a couple skins were color inverted.

Frames are a bit laggy but, I'm on a fresh upgrade on a 'spinner'.


I can't see your attached image, but what do you mean by laggy?

One thing to note is that the later windows insider builds alter how window resizing works which means that unlike before where the frames could be quick and the contents might lag a bit, the two are better synced now.  This may in some circumstances make things feel slower.

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
fictitiousfellow
Join Date 03/2016
+12
Reply #24 February 25, 2017 2:52:31 PM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
Island Dog
Neil Banfield
Join Date 04/2001
+1079 sdemployee
Reply #25 February 25, 2017 7:48:14 PM
from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Quoting fictitiousfellow,
reply 24


Which app is that and does it refresh ok?

What happens without a WB skin? Does the content of the window update slowly (ignore the left over painting of frames which might differ slightly)

Reason for Karma (Optional)
Successfully updated karma reason!
2 Pages1 2 
View all recent posts
Mark all posts as read Delete cookies created by the forum Return to Top
Stardock Forums v        Server Load Time:   Page Render Time:


Home | About | Privacy | Upload Guidelines | Terms of Service | Help
WinCustomize © 2025 Stardock. All Rights Reserved.