Best Alternative....

If you ask me, this is a bit like asking whether it's better to get kicked in the teeth with a steel toed boot or tap shoes. These programs tend to rely on undocumented functions which will tend to be broken by security updates and other things, making for a never-ending cat and mouse game. And when you think about it, how much time do you really spend looking at the controls on any given window? Do you ever look at them for more than 5 seconds? Yes, the flat look on Windows 8 is rather uninspiring, but it has the benefit of helping reduce the amount of memory your system is using (for something you'll barely even take notice of).

Programs like Windowblinds just drives up memory use, increases the load on the GPU, and could lead to stability problems because they rely on features that are undocumented because they're not intended for widespread use and may change at any time and without notice. You're better off seeing the back of such programs.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1
True........only Stardock program i appreciate is ObjectDock, can hide, change my desktop icons on docks. But for rest of programs i never cared for. Oh, only using 10-12mb of RAM. So far no issues for long time with it and can be disabled easily.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro 64bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme 1502 (GX1502)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 5820K 3.30 GHZ 64 bit 6-Core Processor
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3
    Memory
    G.Skill 16GB Quad Channel DDR4-2400MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0+ DDR5 4GB
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster ZxR 5.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS PA24Q 24" Pro Art IPS LCD/LED Backlit 1920x1200
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200 16:10
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG 850 EVO 250GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal SSD,
    Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal SSD,
    WD WD10EZEX-00RKKA0 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 3.5 Internal HDD
    PSU
    EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 750W 80 Plus Gold Full Modular
    Case
    AZZA Cosmas Black Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Cool Master Hyper 212 Evo Dual 120mm, ( 2) Noctua PWM 120mm Case Fans (1) Gelid PWM 120mm Blue LED
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800 Illumiated Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball
    Internet Speed
    84mbps /94mbps
    Browser
    Mozilla Firefox 41.0.1 / Microsoft Edge/ IE 11
    Antivirus
    Norton Security 2015
    Other Info
    Pioneer BDR-209DBK 16x Blu-Ray Burner, LG 24x Dual Layer DVD Burner,
    StarTech Front Bay 22-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Multi Media Memory Card Reader,Logitech Z906 5.1 Speaker system
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