Solved App screen background?

JC8865

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New here and to windows8..searched through the forumns and so far have learned quite a bit...I have yet to find a place to load an image as a background for the "app screen"..not too fond of the color choicesthey give you..looking for a darker gry or even black...is there a way to get more color options?
Great forumn by the way..learned a lot just by searching and snooping through threads...couldn't stand win7 but love win8 so far...



JC
 

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Decor8 gets the job well done .
 

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Thanks for the reply..will check that out.

JC
 

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Thanks for the reply..will check that out.

JC


I use a little 'freebie' called 'Windows 8 Start Screen Customiser v1.3.8 beta', and I'm quite happy
with the results I've obtained with it.

(Option Two)
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2678-start-screen-change-background-color-image.html

It runs as a standalone program, nothing actually gets installed. The whole program is only 3.3
megabytes in size, and it is very easy to use.

Here's an example of what you can achieve with it, this is my current 'App Screen',

I've also included a screenshot of the program itself so you can see for yourself what it involves.

I do hope this is of some use to you.


Wenda.
 

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Thanks very much for the link...that's a neat tool..exactly what I was looking for..much appreciated!

JC
 

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