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EasyBCD 2.4

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:26:00 +0000

EasyBCD is NeoSmart Technologies' multiple award-winning answer to taking control of your bootloader. EasyBCD extends and revamps the Windows Vista/7/8 BCD bootloader, and with EasyBCD, almost anything is possible. Setting up and configuring a dual-boot between Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, older versions of Windows such as XP & 2003, Linux, Ubuntu, BSD, and Mac OS X is a breeze. You just point & click and EasyBCD does the rest. EasyBCD is geared for users of all kinds. Whether you just want to add an entry to your old XP partition or want to create a duplicate for testing purposes; if you're interested in debugging the Windows Kernel or septuple-booting your seven test operating systems, EasyBCD is the key.

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nLite 1.4.9.3

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 20:25:00 +0000

Have you ever wanted to remove Windows components like Media Player, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, MSN Explorer, Messenger...How about not even to install them with Windows? nLite is a tool for pre-installation Windows configuration and component removal at your choice. Optional bootable image ready for burning on media or testing in virtual machines. With nLite you will be able to have Windows installation which on install does not include, or even contain on media, the unwanted components. nLite supports Windows 2000, XP x86/x64 and 2003 x86/x64 in all languages.

Changes in 1.4.9.3:

upd: 7z.exe to 9.20
upd: Added a warning if ISO creation was skipped
upd: Added a warning about KB2686509 compatibility with tweaks and removals
fix: OEM Branding option caused a generic error occured in gdi+
fix: Direct KB975254 integration for XP Pro
upd: Brazilian Portuguese translation

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NTLite 2026.05.11090

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:42:00 +0000

Integrate updates, drivers, automate Windows and application setup, speedup Windows deployment process and have it all set for the next time. Optionally remove Windows components, simplify your installation, reduce attack vectors and free up drive space. Next to editing images, you can also do the same actions on your existing Windows installation in-place, without reinstallation.

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Rainmeter 4.5.26 Build 3894

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 23:11:00 +0000

Rainmeter is a desktop customization platform. Through Rainmeter, you can enhance your Windows computer at home or work with skins: handy, compact applets which float freely on your desktop, much like Windows Sidebar gadgets, or dashboard widgets for the Mac. Rainmeter skins provide you with useful information at a glance. It's easy to keep an eye on your system resources, like memory and battery power, or your online data streams, including email, RSS feeds, and weather forecasts. Many skins are even functional: they can record your notes and to-do lists, launch your favorite applications, and send your tweets to Twitter - all in a clean, unobtrusive interface that you can rearrange and customize to your liking.

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Note: As of Rainmeter 4.0, Windows XP and Windows Vista are no longer supported.

Stardock Start10 1.98

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:58:00 +0000

Bring back the Windows Start menu with Stardock Start. This is a really useful tool if you still prefer the Windows 7 Start Menu function as oppose to Live Tiles. Quickly access your applications, devices, music, videos and documents the way you always have with Stardock Start. Features include a Windows 7-style Start menu; Restores the quick links to core system functionality; Pin desktop and Modern apps to the start menu; Jump List support; Unified Search for apps, settings and files; One click access to shut down, devices, music, documents, and videos. In addition to that, it offers Configurable Start menu size; Clean, streamlined UI; Changing of "Start" button, and a lot more.

Changes in 1.98:

Resolves texture background on taskbar not applying under the weather control in newer versions of WIn10
Resolves a small resource leak
Misc bugfixes

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Stardock Start11 2.7.2

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:50:00 +0000

Replace the Start menu with a classic version. Choose from several styles such as Windows 7, Windows 10, or a modern adaptation of these classic menus that feels fresh and familiar. Bring back missing features from previous versions of Windows like moving the taskbar to top of your display or the Windows 10-style taskbar context menu. Unleash a more powerful Start experience by adding folders, pages, or fences to your Start menu and the integrated search experience will keep you centered on your content. Make your Start menu match your personality with robust customization options that allow you to change styles, colors, transparency, shortcut links, rounded or squared corners, and much more.

Take control of the taskbar by adjusting its size, color, blur and more to make it match your personalized Start menu. Take complete control of your Start button by moving it to the center or the left, move it to the top of the screen, or change how the Start button responds to clicks, keypresses and more. Optimize your taskbar workflow by ungrouping or regrouping open windows. You can customize your grouping experience per monitor and also expand the size of the taskbar to view more open windows.

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StartIsBack++ 2.9.21

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:09:00 +0000

StartIsBack is a great way to relieve your (and your users) Windows 8 pain. StartIsBack returns Windows 8 a real fully featured start menu and start button, behaving exactly like the ones in Windows 7. StartIsBack radically improves desktop usability and makes new Start screen clutter-free. StartIsBack is fully native lightweight zero-privileges program, cheap and fair, fast, stable and secure. Boot to desktop; Original fully-featured Windows 7 start menu; Desktop and Modern interfaces clearly separated; Make Start screen clutter-free; Totally native; Rich customization and configuration; And More to come! Think of it as a transition path which Microsoft should have made for Windows 8. StartIsBack+ is the all-new version of StartIsBack for Windows 8.1. It's a FREE upgrade for all StartIsBack users. With Windows 10 StartIsBack++ is your pick.

Changes in 2.9.21:

Fixes for new Windows 10 updates with multiple displays

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Download | StartIsBack+ 1.7.6 ( for Windows 8.1 )

Upcoming Windows Updates may cause older StartIsBack versions to crash.

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UXTheme Multi-Patcher 15.0

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:57:00 +0000

Since Windows XP was released, there are countless 3rd-party visual styles released by many skinners in order to improve user's experiences and eye candy. To use non-certified visual style is disallowed by Microsoft's certificate protection so you need to bypass certification verification in uxtheme.dll. Thanks to Rafael from www.withinwindows.com to make this happened since the time Windows XP was released. This patcher is not straight forward so please pay attention to what it tells.

Now UXTheme Multi-Patcher officially use Rafael's specialised memory-patching that works on almost every Windows since XP till latest Windows 8.1

Changes in 15.0:

Added Windows 10 Anniversary Edition support
Added permission fixes to hack aerolite.msstyles workaround on v1511 easier
Fixed installation issue with incomplete uninstallation

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Win Toolkit 1.7.0.16

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:38:00 +0000

Win Toolkit, formerly Windows 7 Toolkit, is designed to help you integrate your Updates, Drivers, Theme Packs, Tweaks, Wallpapers, Addons, SFX Installers, Gadgets and remove the things you don't want from your Windows installation disk. Win Toolkit is the first program of its kind to integrate your favourite programs into your Windows installation disk! It features an All-In-One Tool, Component Removal, AIO Disk Creator, ISO Maker, Registry Hive Editor, SoLoR SP1 Updates, USB Boot Prep, Unattended Creator. Win Toolkit also features tools like Addon Maker, Update Retriever, CAB Update Installer, Capture Image, Force Unmount, Language Pack Converter, MSP Extractor (MS Office), MSU to CAB Converter, SWM Merger, WIM Manager, WIM Splitter, and lots more.

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WindowBlinds 11.0.7

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:06:00 +0000

WindowBlinds is a program that enables Windows users to completely change the look and feel of the Windows user interface. Users customize Windows by using visual styles (skins) created for WindowBlinds. WindowBlinds skins virtually every aspect of the Windows GUI that one can imagine. And in fact, the enhanced visual styles used by WindowBlinds can skin things previously not thought to be skinnable such as logon/logoff dialogs, the "please wait" dialog, backgrounds in the Control Panel and other special folders, and more. Latest version works with Windows 10.

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Windows 7 Quicky 3.3

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:01:00 +0000

Windows 7 Quicky is a program that makes Windows a tad easier to manage. It is not a tweaking/optimization program, it is for customization. Windows 7 Quicky allows you to add an incredible number of useful shortcuts to your context menus. This program was made for Windows 7, but it also works on Vista and XP with limitations. Most of the shortcuts use only programs that are native to Windows. Windows 7 Quicky doesn't add any feature to your computer that your computer is not capable of. For example, if you disabled hibernation, then having a [Hibernate] shortcut would not make your computer go into hibernation when you click it. Windows 7 Quicky was made by box!

Forum Topic | Windows 7, 3.3 - x86 / x64