| Date | Title | Description |
| 07.06.2025 | Fences 6.0: The Desktop Revolution for Windows Users | In the bustling world of desktop management, Stardock has unveiled Fences 6.0, a tool that promises to transform the chaos of your screen into a symphony of organization. This latest version is not just an upgrade; it’s a game-changer for W... |
| 06.06.2025 | Best Windows apps this week | Six-hundred-fifty in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 and 11 on the Microsoft Store and elsewhere in the past seven days.
Microsoft announced big changes coming to Wind... |
| 02.06.2025 | Fences 6.0 is the essential desktop upgrade for Windows 10 and 11 users -- get it today! | Stardock has released Fences 6.0, a major new release of its desktop organization tool for Windows users. The app, which allows users to create windowed 'fences' to keep desktop icons under control, adds two major new features in this lates... |
| 14.03.2025 | Like it or not, Google Assistant is being replaced by AI-powered Gemini on millions of devices | Google Assistant is being consigned to history. Almost a decade after it first launched, Google’s voice-activated digital assistant will be replaced by Gemini, Google’s updated AI-powered assistant.
If you’re an existing user of Google Assi... |
| 14.03.2025 | Best Windows apps this week | Six-hundred-thirty-eight in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 and Windows 11 on the Microsoft Store and elsewhere in the past seven days.
Microsoft announced the end of ... |
| 13.03.2025 | Windows 11: The Good, the Bad, and the Tools to Make It Work | Windows 11 is a mixed bag. It’s like a shiny new car with a few dents. Users love its sleek design but often find themselves grappling with quirks and bugs. Microsoft’s latest operating system has made strides, but it’s not without its flaw... |
| 13.03.2025 | Microsoft admits that a recent Windows update may have made your printer act erratically | If your printer has been spontaneously printing at random, you’re not alone – and you can almost certainly blame a wonky Windows update from Microsoft.
The company has acknowledged a strange print issue affecting some users of Windows 10 an... |
| 13.03.2025 | Take control of Windows 11 and save a tasty 10% off the incredible Stardock Fences 6 during beta testing | Few people would argue that Windows 11 is perfect; in fact, for many people the operating system has many flaws and failings. A lot of the weaknesses of Windows have been addressed by the developers of PowerToys, but this is far from being ... |
| 16.12.2024 | Yes, there is a way to get a vertical taskbar in Windows 11 | One of the changes in Windows 11 that continues to generate lots of complaining is the removal of a vertical taskbar option. Microsoft decided that it wanted everyone to have their taskbar anchored to the bottom of the screen, and that was ... |
| 13.12.2024 | Best Windows apps this week | Six-hundred-twenty-five in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 and Windows 11 on the Microsoft Store and elsewhere in the past seven days.
Microsoft lifted several blocker... |
| 15.10.2024 | Энтузиаст сделал Windows 11 похожей на ОС из 90-х годов | Пользователь Reddit продемонстрировал, как выглядит Windows 11, если бы она вышла в 90-х. Он показал ретро-версии Steam, Discord и Telegram.
Энтузиаст опубликовал пост на /r/Windows98. Он использовал сторонние инструменты.
Поскольку Windows... |
| 09.08.2024 | Windows 11 c интерфейсом «десятки»: необычный гибрид, который понравился многим | Источник.
По состоянию на август 2024 года Windows 10 по-прежнему является самой популярной версией операционной системы Microsoft. Сейчас ей пользуется от 65 до 70% юзеров. И это несмотря на многолетние усилия корпорации перевести их на ак... |
| 07.08.2024 | RevertSV: A One-Click Journey Back to Windows 10 | In the ever-evolving world of technology, nostalgia often plays a significant role. Windows 11, while modern and sleek, has left many users yearning for the familiar embrace of Windows 10. Enter RevertSV, a new tool that promises to bridge ... |
| 06.08.2024 | Приложение RevertSV позволяет преобразовать Windows 11 в Windows 10 «в один клик» | Разработчик выпустил неофициальное приложение RevertSV, которое позволяет преобразовать Windows 11 в Windows 10 всего за один клик. При этом изменится только пользовательский интерфейс.
Разработчик с ником LagLife, который выпустил приложен... |
| 08.05.2024 | Stardock представила бесплатное для клиентов настольное приложение DesktopGPT | Stardock представила настольное приложение с возможностями искусственного интеллекта DesktopGPT. Оно будет бесплатным для клиентов Object Desktop.
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С помощью DesktopGPT Stardock привносит возможности искусственного интеллекта на н... |
| 02.05.2024 | Real data backs Plymouth-made presidential campaign game | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
A video game created in Wayne County has had some success predicting outcomes of U.S. presidential elections, including seeing former President Trump as the winner in 2016, its makers say.
The big pic... |
| 31.03.2024 | First look at the new All Apps section of the Windows 11 Start Menu | Microsoft is working on a redesign of the All Apps menu of the Windows 11 Start Menu. The current iteration of All Apps was introduced in Windows 10. Users could activate the section to get an alpha-numerical list of all installed applicati... |
| 22.03.2024 | Best Windows apps this week | Five-hundred-and-eighty-seven in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 and 11 on the Microsoft Store and elsewhere in the past seven days.
Microsoft announced two new Surfac... |
| 21.03.2024 | Surprise! Customization tool ObjectDock updated so you can add a macOS dock to Windows 11 | Here's a blast from the past for you -- ObjectDock. After lying dormant for several years, the customization utility has suddenly been updated by Stardock to add support for Windows 10 and Windows 11.
This is great news for anyone who is no... |
| 02.12.2022 | Best Windows apps this week | Five-hundred-and-nineteen in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 and 11 on the Microsoft Store and elsewhere in the past seven days.
Microsoft released a preview update fo... |
| 29.09.2022 | Stardock releases public beta of WindowBlinds 11 complete with full Windows 11 support | Many criticisms have been levelled at Windows 11, but one of the most frequently voiced is the complaint that Microsoft has reduced the personalization and customization options in the operating system. This is something that WindowBlinds a... |
| 10.03.2022 | Windows 11 multitasking to get better in an important way | There are already many ways to multitask in Windows 11, with Snap Layouts and Snap Groups being the biggest ones, but one more important multitasking ability could be on the way. That is all according to Rafael Rivera, an advanced Windows I... |
| 19.11.2021 | Google Chrome has a secret feature to make it match Windows 11’s new design | One of the signature features of Windows 11 is the new rounded corners and glass-like mica effects. Usually only found in Microsoft and select third-party Windows apps, these design elements are now making their way into Google Chrome but a... |
| 12.10.2021 | How to replace the Windows 11 Start menu with Stardock’s Start 11 | The Windows 11 Start menu jettisons the familiar Windows 10 layout with a less familiar and more stark approach. The new menu shows only pinned and recommended apps and requires an extra step to access all your installed apps. Further, the ... |
| 01.10.2021 | Start11 will let you defy Microsoft and move the taskbar in Windows 11 | Starting next week, Microsoft will start to rollout Windows 11 to people with compatible computers that qualify for the free upgrade. While there have been numerous previous versions of the operating system for people to play with, it is no... |
| 11.09.2021 | 11 худших особенностей Windows 11, и как их исправить | Windows 11 вызывает смешанные чувства. С одной стороны, многие люди с удовольствием остались бы и на Windows 10. С другой стороны, есть вполне достойные причины обновиться до 11-й версии – улучшенное переключение между окнами, улучшенный ко... |
| 12.08.2021 | Start11 para Windows 11 traz menu Iniciar clássico de volta | O novo menu Iniciar é uma das novidades do Windows 11 que mais chamou a atenção do público. A mudança, por outro lado, não agradou a todos os usuários do sistema operacional da Microsoft. Mas existe uma alternativa para trazer o menu Inicia... |
| 11.08.2021 | This app reverts controversial Windows 11 Start Menu back to classic form | Windows 11 caused an uproar with major changes made to the beloved Start Menu. But popular Windows utility developer, Stardock, has a beta version of an application that makes Windows 11 feel a bit more familiar.
Microsoft doesn’t currently... |
| 23.04.2021 | How to use Start10 as your Windows 10 Start menu | The built-in Windows 10 Start menu offers you a traditional one-column list and a tiled screen. All your installed apps appear in the one-column list, and you can pin your favorite apps to the tiled screen. But if you prefer a more traditio... |
| 05.02.2021 | Best Windows 10 apps this week | Four-hundred-twenty-four in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 on the Microsoft Store in the past seven days.
The next feature update for Windows 10, version 21H1, may ha... |
| 06.08.2020 | Add new style modes to Windows 10 and give it a Windows XP or Mac OS makeover | Windows 10 currently lets you choose from two styles -- Dark Mode and Light Mode -- which you can enable and switch between in the Settings > Personalization section of the OS.
If you’ve ever wished for access to more style modes than th... |
| 11.02.2020 | Customize the Windows sound scheme with Stardock's new SoundPackager 10 | There are lots of tools available that let you customize Windows in a number of ways. See this Windows 98 themed version of Windows 10 for just one example of what’s possible.
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| 25.10.2019 | Best Windows 10 apps this week | Three-hundred-and-fifty-eight in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 on the Microsoft Store in the past seven days.
Microsoft is rolling out a Store update that features a... |
| 02.01.2019 | Original Star Control creators deploy nuclear option against Stardock [Updated] | Enlarge / This is a Mu'Kay, and they really, really like fish. They do not, however, like protracted litigation.
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| 03.11.2016 | WindowBlinds 10.5 adds universal app skinning | Stardock has released WindowBlinds 10.5, the latest edition of its desktop customization tool, with new support for skinning universal apps.
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There’s no extra work involved for the user, nothing else to configure -- just choose... |
| 19.05.2016 | Stardock releases Fences 3.0, adds Windows 10 support, roll-up fences | Stardock has released Fences 3.0, a major new version of its Windows desktop organization tool. The new release brings Fences bang up to date, with support for Windows 10 and high DPI monitors.
Fences 3.0 also introduces several new feature... |
| 24.02.2016 | AMD partners with Stardock to create awesome graphics for Ashes of the Singularity | Ashes of the Singularity is an upcoming real-time strategy game for the PC where tons of things can move around on the screen simultaneously. As such, it requires a lot of 3D graphics horsepower to run fluidly.
That’s why graphics chip make... |
| 24.02.2016 | AMD partners with Stardock to create awesome graphics for Ashes of the Singularity | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Ashes of the Singularity is an upcoming real-time strategy game for the PC where tons of things can move around on the screen simultane... |
| 30.07.2015 | The best alternative Start menus for Windows 10 | Windows 10 is here, and with it is the Start menu missing from Windows 8.x. The world rejoices. Except not everyone likes the new Start menu which blends the functionality of the Windows 7 menu with the Metro/Modern tiles from Windows 8.
If... |
| 24.04.2014 | How to get the Windows 8 Start menu and Metro on your desktop | Under its new leadership, Microsoft (MSFT) has been busy re-engineering Windows 8.1 to appeal to its vast base of customers who weren't quite ready for a revolutionary operating system. The Windows team has been re-inserting the Star button... |
| 16.12.2013 | News from Redmond: Start menu in the future of Windows 8 | Microsoft (MSFT) intended Windows 8 to be a revolutionary change in its operating system, but something went awry along the way. Rather than take a stand with a radically new "modern" interface, Microsoft compromised with a hybrid... |
| 19.09.2013 | Windows 8.1: The Start button, half-fulfilled | (MoneyWatch) We're only a few weeks away from the general release of Windows 8.1. Microsoft (MSFT) has announced that the free upgrade to Windows 8 will be available for download from the Windows Store on Oct. 17.
What is one of the most ho... |
| 20.06.2013 | WindowBlinds 8 unveils radical redesign, adds Windows 8 support | Plymouth, MI software developer Stardock Software has released WindowBlinds 8, a new version of its skinning application for radically customizing the Windows desktop. Version 8 extends support to Windows 8, but drops support for Vista and ... |
| 20.06.2013 | Photoful Improves On iOS 7’s Photo Gallery With A More Open, Gesture-Based App | Photoful, a new mobile application which is the rebranding and relaunch of the earlier app known as PhotoSocial, is hoping to attract iPhone users who want the Photos experience the new iOS 7 mobile operating system will offer…and then some... |
| 25.04.2013 | ModernMix 1.05 brings even more Windows 8 fix | Stardock Software has released ModernMix 1.05, the first major update to its paid-for Windows 8 tool for running full-screen apps in their own window within the confines of the Windows 8 desktop.
Version 1.05 adds background sound support f... |
| 22.04.2013 | Windows 8.1 likely to bring back Start button, but it’ll be useless | Microsoft will likely bring back the Start button in the next version of Windows, but it won’t be the Start button users have known for years.
Ever since the launch of Windows 8 late last year, many users who have been put off by the Start ... |
| 16.04.2013 | Windows 8.1 said to include boot-to-desktop option for Start screen haters | Microsoft plans to include the option to boot to the desktop instead of to the Start screen in the next version of Windows, according to The Verge.
One of the biggest complaints about Windows 8 since its launch last October is how the OS pu... |
| 15.03.2013 | Run Windows 8's "modern" apps on the desktop | (MoneyWatch) Windows 8 is without a doubt the most controversial OS that Microsoft has ever released. It's not objectively bad in the same way as Windows ME or Windows Vista; instead, it's reviled by many for its tablet-like interface, even... |
| 06.03.2013 | Stardock ModernMix makes apps as usable as desktop programs on Windows 8 [Preview] | Windows apps that you run on Windows 8 are limited to the Start screen environment by default. Here you can run them in full screen, or attached to a side of the screen so that they use 1/3 or 2/3 of the screen. What you cannot do is run th... |
| 27.02.2013 | Stardock DeskScapes 8 now supports Windows 8 | Plymouth, MI-based Stardock Software has released Stardock DeskScapes 8.0, a brand new version of its Windows desktop and screensaver animation tool. Version 8.0, which costs $9.99 after the intial 30-day trial expires, adds full Windows 8 ... |
| 17.01.2013 | Stardock Start8 1.1 gains new features, including drag-and-drop and multi-monitor support | Stardock Corporation has released the first major update for its Windows 8 Start button and menu replacement. Start8 1.1 adds full drag-and-drop support, plus allows users to pin folders to the Start menu that can be viewed as a Jump List.
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| 15.01.2013 | Help! I’ve got Windows 8 and I miss my Start menu! | Aurich Lawson / Thinkstock reader comments 483 with 190 posters participating
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| 03.11.2012 | Windows 8 basics: Tips, tricks, and cures | reader comments 156 with 82 posters participating, including story author
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| 30.10.2012 | How to get the old start menu back in Windows 8 | (MoneyWatch) With Windows 8 arriving with a splash last week, by now you've no doubt heard all the reasons that you should upgrade to Microsoft's (MSFT) new operating system, as well as why youmight want to avoid it. And collectively the In... |
| 27.10.2012 | Windows 8 is here, and the OpenForum has something to say about it | Now how do I get to that bookmark for the Ars Openforum under this new UI?
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| 17.10.2012 | Clean up your desktop with Fences | (MoneyWatch) If you have trouble finding files because you use your Windows desktop as a sort of free-form filing cabinet, then there's hope on the horizon. In the past, I've recommended what might well be my favorite Windows utility of all... |
| 11.10.2012 | Could Restoring The Windows 8 Start Button Fix Everything? | If Windows 8 truly is a pretty good operating system burdened by a poor marketing design choice, then you might think a little app that undoes that design choice should set everything right. Two such apps already exist, either one of which ... |
| 18.07.2012 | Eight awesome ways to improve Windows 8 | Like all previous versions of Microsoft’s operating system, Windows 8 is highly customizable, so if there’s something about it you don’t like -- something fairly minor that is, rather than the entire OS -- you might be able to change it by ... |
| 09.04.2012 | Stardock CEO Wants To Maximize Sales, Not Stop Piracy | We have often questioned the intentions of those who try to fight and stop piracy at all costs. We have even raised the question in the past, “Which is more important, stopping piracy or increasing sales?” We are not alone in asking this qu... |
| 18.09.2008 | EA Still Sucks, But Not As Much As it Did Monday | Oh, baby, did I have a column for you.
It was frothy. It was vitriolic. It was full of rage, and calls for boycott, and loathing, seething anger.
That’s because nothing sets me off like a company punishing its paying customers. Case in poin... |
| 21.05.2008 | Opera seeks a wider platform with release of Widgets SDK beta | With the sad status of being the world's #4 browser settling hard upon it, how does Opera find a niche? This morning, it answered that question by demonstrating itself literally picking up the pieces of an old project, and calling them an S... |
| 19.05.2008 | Enhance Windows with Object Desktop 2008 | View Slideshow
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For years now, Stardock has been making utilities to customize your Windows experience. With the right software, you can change the way windows look and behave, move around core interface elements, cu... |
| 26.11.2007 | Can't bring yourself to switch? Make your PC a Mac hybrid | I use both OSX (Tiger, thank you) and Windows (XP, thank you) but that doesn’t mean I’m simply indecisive. There are some things each OS does better, and one of the things OSX has going for it is its for the most part excellent UI. If you d... |
| 26.11.2007 | Jazz Up Windows with WindowBlinds and SoundPackager | Some people are really into the aesthetics of their Windows operating systems. Why not? You might spend hours a day staring at the usually bland, anemic look of Windows XP or Vista. There’s no reason to refrain from making it look as intere... |
| 02.10.2007 | WindowBlinds 6 Alters Vista Interface | Stardock has released version 6 of its popular WindowBlinds user interface skinning application, which is the first tool that can overhaul the look of Windows Vista - from the Taskbar to window borders and buttons.
Although Microsoft improv... |
| 09.07.2007 | Stardock TweakVista Review | Microsoft wanted Vista to be simpler to use out of the box.
We can argue about whether the software maker achieved that goal or not, but in the pursuit of that goal, life got a little harder for people who like to customize their systems.
T... |
| 27.03.2007 | WindowBlinds 5.5 Review | In the software world skinning has nothing to do with cats, but instead is defined as fundamentally changing the look of an application or an operating system. Winamp has supported skinning for eons, and it’s so popular that Microsoft swipe... |
| 12.10.2006 | Vista Gadgets and Yahoo! Widgets | Some call them “widgets,” some call them “gadgets.” In the end, they’re all really the same thing: little dynamic applets that run on your desktop. The idea has been around for ages, and relatively popular “widget engines” have existed for ... |
| 01.08.2006 | Stardock Delivers Object Desktop 2007 | Stardock on Tuesday released the 2007 version of its popular Object Desktop suite of Windows customization utilities. The package of tools enables customers to completely change the way Windows looks and functions to suit their personal tas... |
| 01.02.2006 | Customizing Your PC’s Desktop | Your desktop is your domain, so there’s no reason to live in an ordinary Windows world.
Yet Windows XP, the most popular operating system for home computing, is notoriously difficult to customize. While Windows may work on millions of deskt... |
| 22.07.2005 | IT Weekly Roundup, July 22 | News IT Weekly Roundup, July 22
From the business wires this week: performance-improving solutions for SQL Server and Windows Server environments, a tool for managing remote users and a program for customizing your Windows desktop. By Dan H... |
| 22.07.2005 | IT Weekly Roundup, July 22 | News IT Weekly Roundup, July 22
From the business wires this week: performance-improving solutions for SQL Server and Windows Server environments, a tool for managing remote users and a program for customizing your Windows desktop. By Dan H... |
| 17.03.2005 | Stardock Reinvents Windows Desktop | From Apple to Microsoft, desktop widgets -- or small applications that display information such as weather or stock quotes -- are on everyone's mind. Both companies are slated to include such functionality in their next operating systems, b... |
| 06.02.2005 | WindowBlinds 4.5 Spruces Up Your Desktop | Known for its strategy game Galactic Civilizations and online game-distribution network TotalGaming.net, Stardock has also long made desktop-enhancement tools that let you customize the Windows GUI far beyond what the OS alone allows. One o... |
| 20.07.2001 | BetaNews Summer Giveaway | UPDATED Long overdue, we at BetaNews would like to announce our first contest of 2001. Much has changed in the last seven months, and we plan to do more to show our appreciation for your continued support. To take part in the giveaway, all ... |
| 15.02.2001 | New WindowBlinds Released | Stardock has released another version of its popular Windows skinning program WindowBlinds. This version increases performance as well as allows the status bar of Windows to be skinned. Compatibility was also increased in this version. For ... |
| 10.11.2000 | DesktopX 0.60 Nearing Release | For those of you users who raved about DesktopX a few weeks ago when it was initially released, you can get excited because Brad Wardell sent word that DesktopX version 0.60 is nearing release to the public. The other exciting news is that ... |
| 01.09.2000 | BuilderBlinds 1.0 Released | Brad Wardell sends word that Stardock has released BuilderBlinds 1.0 for the general public. BuilderBlinds is a powerful visual skin design studio that makes it about as easy as it can get to create something as complicated as skins for Win... |
| 01.09.2000 | WindowBlinds 2.0 Preview! | WindowBlinds made its debut on BetaNews back in January of 1999. It was version 0.40 and there were grave doubts about whether a third party program could integrate itself into Windows and change how it looked. WindowBlinds 0.40 was slow, b... |
| 24.06.2000 | The .NET Future…What it means for you | By Brad Wardell, Stardock Systems.
Disclaimer:
I have no affiliate with Microsoft. I don’t have any inside track with Microsoft. Heck, our company doesn’t even have a Microsoft developer or marketing rep!
What it means for you…
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| 01.03.2000 | Stardock Releases WindowBlinds 1.2 | After 2 months of development and beta testing, Stardock Systems has released version 1.2 of its popular Windows skinning program WindowBlinds. This version brings a myriad of new functionalities including 'Always on Top' and 'Roll Up' feat... |
| 13.01.2000 | Stardock Releases WindowBlinds 1.1 | Finally after four months, the longest time between public updates ever, Stardock has released WindowBlinds 1.1 to the general public.
The new version adds a host of new features including Start bar and Start
button skinning, support for cr... |
| 08.12.1999 | Stardock Readies WindowBlinds 1.1 Beta | After over two months of effort, Stardock's WindowBlinds team is about to make WindowBlinds 1.1 Beta available to Object Desktop Network users. WindowBlinds is a program that gives users complete control over the Windows GUI allowing them t... |
