Happy Fall, WinCustomize!
Monday, September 27, 2021 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News
The fall season is finally here, and I hope wherever you are located that you are starting to get some cooler weather. This is a fun time of year for skinning as Halloween and Christmas are two of the most popular holidays for skins and themes. We already have a fantastic selection of skins for the season, and we're getting more added weekly.
Have you put together a fall or Halloween desktop yet? Do you plan to?
If you're looking for some themes to get started with, check out these posts.
- Getting an Early Start on Your Fall Desktop!
- Here's 5 Top Desktop Wallpapers for Fall
- Halloween Animated Wallpapers for Your Windows Desktop
Those are just a few to get you started, and we'll post a couple of the newest featured wallpapers and animated wallpapers for DeskScapes below!
Autumn Leaves Falling in the Park
Category Updates for Wallpaper and Dream Galleries!
Monday, September 20, 2021 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News
The wallpapers and Dreams (animated wallpaper) galleries have categories so you can view certain types of wallpapers that you are looking for. These categories haven't been updated in a long time, and it was certainly due for a refresh for a more modern and updated gallery. Some gallery categories were not ever really used or relevant, so we removed some and added quite a few to each section for an expanded range of wallpaper choices.
With the added integration of some WinCustomize galleries in DeskScapes, it will also reflect a better experience for in-app users as well.
Here are the new and updated categories available in these galleries today...
- Anime
- Beach/Tropical
- City
- Landscapes
- Movies/TV
- Nature
- Seascapes
- Space
- Vehicles
- Winter
- Anime
- Aquariums
- Beach/Tropical
- Gaming
- Landscapes
- Movies/TV
- Nature
- OS
- Seascapes
- Technology
- Vehicles
- Waterfalls
- Winter
We've populated the new galleries with items, but if you have some wallpapers that need to be changed over, you can edit your skins to a new category. Of course, please let us know if you need any help with that.
Save up to 75% on games, DLC, and software in the Stardock Publisher Sale on Steam!
Monday, September 13, 2021 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Stardock's Publisher Sale is here with up to
75% off* on our most popular games, DLC, and software!
STEAM KEYS ARE PROVIDED WITH PURCHASE
Star Control: Origins
$29.99 Now $13.49 - 55% Off
Galactic Civilizations III
(Includes FREE: Crusade and Retribution Expansions, Mega Events DLC)
$29.99 Now $9.89 - 67% Off
Offworld Trading Company
(Includes FREE: Jupiter's Forge Expansion and Almanac DLC)
$29.99 Now $11.99 - 60% Off
The Political Machine 2020
$14.99 Now $7.49 - 50% Off
Game Bundles:
Classic Games:
Popular Expansions/DLC:
Stardock Software:
*Sale ends 9.20.21 at 1PM ET.
Here's 5 Top Desktop Wallpapers for Fall
Monday, September 13, 2021 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Fall is just around the corner, and I've been getting ready with my pumpkin coffee and changing the wallpapers on my various PCs! We have a bunch of seasonal desktop wallpapers here on WC, and we've been adding more so there's a wide selection to choose from.
We've also been making sure the tags are in place, so just by searching 'fall' or 'autumn' should bring up plenty of results in all categories!
Here's a few of our favorites to get you started! If you like these be sure to share!
Share Your September Desktops with the WinCustomize Community!
Monday, September 6, 2021 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News
September is finally here, and we are just weeks away from the official start of fall! With a new month brings a new opportunity to show off the skins and themes you are using on your desktop. Take a screenshot and post to our desktop screenshot thread and let us know what themes you are using this month.
Post your desktops to the monthly thread here: https://forums.wincustomize.com/506729/
(This is a news thread and will be locked. Screenshot taken by JanOscar)
New Curtains Themes for a Minimalist Desktop
Monday, August 30, 2021 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News
The Curtains gallery has quite a few new themes added recently, and we have just been enjoying them. They have a smooth and minimalist design and are great for daily use either at work or home.
Check out some of the latest theme below but be sure to check out the full Curtains gallery for many more themes. Have you tried any of these new themes? Let us know in the comments!
Here's 5 Relaxing Animated Wallpapers for Your Desktop
Monday, August 23, 2021 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News
One of my favorite things about using animated wallpapers with DeskScapes is the relaxing scenes I can have right on my Windows desktop. My personal favorite types are the triggered .dreams that change on the time of day, and animated wallpapers with very subtle animations. A quick example would be snow slowly falling on a winter scene, or subtle movement of water that doesn't distract you from anything.
The best thing is we have a ton of those types of animated wallpapers here on WinCustomize. Here's five of my favorites to check out!
Getting an Early Start on Your Fall Desktop!
Tuesday, August 17, 2021 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News
We're just over a month away until the fall/autumn season arrives, and I am so ready for some hopefully cooler weather. Fall is a wonderful time to base some desktop themes on as we have many types of skins that fit perfectly with the season. We have an excellent selection of wallpapers, WindowBlinds skins, animated wallpapers for DeskScapes, and much more to choose from!
We'll be featuring plenty of themes over the next few weeks, but here are some of our favorites to get started with. Let us know if you have any seasonal favorites that you'll be using.
Autumn Leaves in the Breeze (Animated Wallpaper for DeskScapes)
Fall leaves in Kolob Canyon (Wallpaper)
Stardock Announces Start11 - Get into the Beta Today
Beta version of Start11 goes live today
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Stardock Restores Classic Start Menu in Windows 11
Beta version of Start11 is live today
Stardock announced Start11, a program that allows users to customize the Windows Start menu. As with previous editions of the StartX products, Start11 allows users to restore the Start menu to appears as it does in previous versions of Windows as well as customize it to their liking. The beta version is now available at Stardock’s homepage.
“This first beta is designed to regain some of the lost functionality in the current Windows 11 Start menu,” said Brad Wardell, Stardock CEO. “We have a lot of exciting new features planned to make the Start menu not just more accessible but also more useful to companies and power users.”
The first beta of Start11 is compatible with Windows 11 and Windows 10, supports moving the start button to the middle or to the left, makes visible many subtle Windows features, and provides a new configuration UI that allows extensive customization.
“The new UI has been designed to support future Start menu designs,” said Wardell. “Start8 and Start10 focused on restoring previous versions of the Start menu. Start11 will be extending this to support a host of new Start menu ideas such as the concept of pages, tabs, minimalism, and features for our enterprise customers.”
Join the Start11 Beta Today for $4.99
Users who buy into the beta will get the full release free.
Own Start8 or Start10? We've got special upgrade pricing just for you.
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Top 5 HOT Desktop Wallpapers to Check Out!
Monday, August 9, 2021 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News
If you are looking for a new desktop wallpaper, then you have some great choices from the past month in the WinCustomize gallery. It's also fun that we can get these through DeskScapes 11 without even leaving the app, which is what I've been doing on a couple of my PCs.
There's plenty to choose from in the gallery here, and new ones come in just about daily. Check them all out here.
Here are five of the top wallpapers on WinCustomize. Check them out!
