Post your Start Screen!

[incognitus]

Here's mine:



(Glad I never have to see it )

 

[Wenda]

I just love that 'minimalist' approach, incognitus. Well done! Wenda.

 

[A Guy]

Welcome to Eight Forums incognitus. A Guy

 

[znod]

Here's mine. HeeHeeHee

 

[Reine]

 

[silurian]

Here's mine, was quite pleased with my custom tiles figured id share

 

[A Guy]

Welcome to Eight Forums silurian. Looking good

A Guy

 

[scouser73]

Here's mine, I've just started using Windows 8 and I really like it.

 

[samst22]

Here is my start screen:


And here is my desktop:


I've found that having the same background for the start screen and desktop really unifies the whole OS.

 

[Coke Robot]

Here is my start screen:
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And here is my desktop:
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I've found that having the same background for the start screen and desktop really unifies the whole OS.

My thoughts exactly!

 

[znod]

I've found that having the same background for the start screen and desktop really unifies the whole OS.

My thoughts exactly!

Me too. Nice samst22 and Coke. I posted a real, in a way, start screen in post #327 (sort of a joke). But, here is a snip of my start screen when not using RDC from a Mac. As with you two, it uses my desktop background as the start screen background. I have attached a snip of my desktop background too. And, finally, I have posted a snip of my actual desktop. Obviously, I haven't changed anything about my start screen except its background. Note the desktop tile on the start screen. Let's here it for integration.

 

[MrShowdown]

Here's mine:

and the Desktop:

 

[Allison]

My start screen, only alteration after shot taken is writing folders names blotted out, and start screen image was changed using ModernUIStartScreen.

 

[Guga]

Modern:

Desktop:
http://kxangangang.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/pulpit.png

 

[dirtyvu]

you guys are using Decor8 to change the start screen background, correct? what happens to the picture when you have a long desktop? does the picture just stay static and the tiles scroll?

also, I use Display Fusion Pro for my desktop monitors and it can automatically cycle through a predefined list of wallpapers at regular intervals. is there a feature like that for Decor8?

 

[Coke Robot]

you guys are using Decor8 to change the start screen background, correct? what happens to the picture when you have a long desktop? does the picture just stay static and the tiles scroll?

also, I use Display Fusion Pro for my desktop monitors and it can automatically cycle through a predefined list of wallpapers at regular intervals. is there a feature like that for Decor8?

Yes, most of us are using Decor8. If you have a long Start Screen, Decor8 has an option where it can set it to do a parallax scroll, it's kind of odd when you don't use a stretched out background as it'll scroll the image a bit. I personally just keep the background image static and set the option to use the Desktop wallpaper, which is in a slideshow. You also can use it to make your own slideshow separate of the Desktop.

 

[JohnBurns]

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My start screen, only alteration after shot taken is writing folders names blotted out, and start screen image was changed using ModernUIStartScreen.

Nice - how did you get all the apps the same color?

 

[Coke Robot]

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My start screen, only alteration after shot taken is writing folders names blotted out, and start screen image was changed using ModernUIStartScreen.

Nice - how did you get all the apps the same color?

They're all Desktop apps, they're all the same color.

 

[A Guy]

Welcome to Eight Forums JohnBurns

A Guy

 

[Allison]

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My start screen, only alteration after shot taken is writing folders names blotted out, and start screen image was changed using ModernUIStartScreen.

Nice - how did you get all the apps the same color?

They're all Desktop apps, they're all the same color.

Pretty much. Dark red was already my chosen colour set so I picked a picture to compliment it, and just to correct myself it's 'Windows 8 Start Screen Customiser', I couldn't find the other one. It's at Windows 8 Start Screen Customizer | Windows 8 Themes



It's fairly easy to use. You load your picture and tweak the settings, you can even have the tiles blended through your image. Fair warning, you have to do a pretty precise shape for it to fill your entire start screen and like I did, pick a picture and colour screen that match.