WindowBlinds 6.4.100 Fileforum Pick

3.8 out of 5 stars 3.8 (275 votes)

(March 26, 2009)

Windows 2003/Vista/XP / Shareware; $19.95 / 339,455 downloads

WindowBlinds is a program that allows you to completely change the look and feel of Windows to however you want it to look like. It allows you to completely customize your desktop by changing the style of title bars, buttons, and toolbars. You can change the look of buttons and check boxes by assigning them skins, or personalities, and you can assign buttons that will launch programs to toolbars. You can create your own skins, choose from the four that are included in the program, or download additional ones. You can also choose to exclude certain programs from WindowBlinds if you don't want to change their appearances.

  • Publisher

    Stardock Corp.

  • Homepage

    WindowBlinds

  • Limitations

    Yes - 30 day timeout

  • Latest Changes

    - Updates for Safari, Skype 4, and IE8 tweaks

    - Various other unnamed Bug fixes and performance enhancements

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  1. 4 out of 5 stars
    luluz

    Reviewing 6.4.100 (Sep 23, 2009)

    Nice customization features, some very nice themes, and plus it is very light on system's resources.

  2. 2 out of 5 stars
    angrybulldog

    Reviewing 6.4.100 (Mar 26, 2009)

    nice upgrade program WB gang! how about giving us subscribers a little something instead of paying full piper for an upgrade ... this program has been slow, though nice looking ... not worth the full price for something I feel I already bought and never worked as promised.

  3. 4 out of 5 stars
    DudeBoyz

    Reviewing 6.4 (Feb 12, 2009)

    I have downloaded and tried the new version and it seems to work very well on Windows XP Pro SP2.

    I purchased version 5 and usually alternate between the original "StealthOS" and "Chaninja" themes and may just end up staying with that version for now, since I'm not using it on Vista or the Windows 7 Beta Build 7000. I'm not sure exactly what version 6.4 brings to the table in Windows XP installation when compared to the Version series and will need to look into this further to try and determine if it is worth upgrading since I'm sticking with XP for now.

    Still, this is a good program, and I enjoy many of the themes available for it. I like and support the "UXTHEME" patch, which is free, but I do like the way that WindowBlinds works and looks and think it is a worthy investment if you want to have a little fun and spruce up your PC.

    I am using Dual Core processors, and I'm not sure if it would perform badly on a single processor by comparison, but it does not seem to have any significant overhead on my particular gaming computer. It feels stable with the Nvidia 178.24 drivers and it's cool to be able to mix things up every now and then.

    I think I'd feel good about recommending the program to others. Vista and Windows 7 have Aero, but I'm just not ready to go to another platform right now, so WindowBlinds helps give me a bit of visual goodness added to my daily computing experience.

    Good price point, as well. Certainly worth a try.

  4. 5 out of 5 stars
    Input Overload

    Reviewing 6.4 (Feb 12, 2009)

    Brilliant program which has never caused me any issues or slowdowns whether on XP or Vista. This is one of my must have programs. Great stuff!. 10 stars.

  5. 5 out of 5 stars
    Zoroaster

    Reviewing 6.4 (Feb 12, 2009)

    When I first heard about WindowBlinds I feared it would slow down my system (a senior, healthy and dynamic, but senior) : not at all. WindowBlinds brings an everyday pleasure to my eyes and is totally unobtrusive. I just wouldn't (though I could) have XP's original aesthetic on my screen :)

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