New Home Screen Of Windows 8 Has Been Hotly Debated Since Launched In Preview Mode Earlier This Year. Recognized By Some As A Bold On The Tablet Market Stage, And Criticized By Many Others Who Prefer The Familiar Desktop Experience, Home Of The New "Modern UI Style" Is Here To Stay. But Beyond That Does Not Offer A Way To Avoid This Screen (Not Without The Help Of Third-Party Tools), Microsoft Also Surprisingly Limited Your Options When It Comes To Customize The Appearance Of The Screen Home. You Can Choose Several Combinations Of Colors And 10 Background Images Of Values, But That's All.
We Have Seen Solutions Before, But We Need To Turn The Hex Editor To Modify System Files, And We Are Still Limited To 256 Colors, Background Images In A Handful Of Specific Sizes. This Is More Work Than Probably Ready To Bother With And As You Can Imagine The Results That People Are Not Quite Optimal.
Enter Decor8. Recent Windows 8 App Stardock Customization Removes This Limitation, Giving Users The Ability To Choose Any Image You Want, No Matter The Size Or Range Of Colors, The Background Of The Home Screen.
The Program Is Fairly Simple To Use. Decor8 Launch, You're Presented With A Series Of Background Images To Choose From, Including The Home Screen And Background Desktop Images Of Windows 8 And Also Comes With A Series Of Wallpapers Included With The Stardock Request. You Get The Usual Options Load, Trim, Tile And Center Available In The Classic Desktop And The Program Will Automatically Create A Color Scheme To Match Each Background Images - Or You Can Manually Customize The Schema Color If You're So Inclined.
You Can Add Folders To The Program To Use Your Own Images And Pictures As Wallpaper. There Is Also The Possibility To Select Different Background Images, Hold Down The Ctrl Key, And Rotates In A Fixed Period Of Time And The Possibility Of The Disappearance Of The Background Images Of The Color Of The Home Screen For Subtle Effect.
Unfortunately, Decor8 Is Not Free. Stardock Offers A Free 30-Day Trial, But Otherwise Made A Modest $4.99 For The Application. It Is A Little Disconcerting To Pay For Such Basic Functionality, But If You Want To Customize The Home Windows 8 Beyond What Microsoft Provides That It Is Easier To Use That Screen We Found. It Does One Thing And Does It Well.
Other Useful Settings For Windows 8
While We're At It, You Might Want To Reconsider Other Ways To Customize Windows 8 And Adjust To Your Liking.
Bring Back The Classic Start Menu
Another Common Complaint About Windows 8 Is The Lack Of Reliable Old Start Menu Button On The Desktop. Fortunately, There Are A Few Alternatives Available To Third Parties, Including Open Source Classic Shell And Start8 & Pokki.
Simplify Search
Windows Search Is Not Perfect. Some Of Us Say It Was Getting Worse. Although You Can Not Do Much, You Can Make The Results More Clearly Exclude Some Applications You Do Not Intend To Use. Go To Win + I > Change PC Setup > Search For Managing The Search List.
Restart Explorer
If Explorer Crashes For Any Reason, No Need To Close The Process More. Just Press Ctrl+Shift+ESC To Open Task Manager, Select Explorer In The List And Click Restart In The Lower Right Corner Of The Window (Or In The Context Menu Of The Right Mouse Button).
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