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Here's mine!:
 

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    Windows 8 Pro
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    Windows 10 Tech Preview 10041 x64
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this ^^

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    ASUS
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    Ati
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    Encore
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    LG LED 23´
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    1080 p
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    Genius
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    Genius
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    3 mbs
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    Audio Edifier

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    Windows 10 x64
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    HP Envy DV6 7250
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    Intel i7-3630QM
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    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
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    16GB
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    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
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    IDT HD Audio
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    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
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    multiple resolutions
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    120W adapter
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    small
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    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
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Thanks for the tip! Only it's not that the image size is different but the icon inside the image is smaller.

It's similar:
You scale the layer in the image and it's fixed. :)
You get the needed empty space around the icon (layer).

Hope someone will give you a link with the mods if this is too hard.

Hopachi you were right!! Joga send me a PM and explained what he did.

Joga said:
There's probably an easier way to do it than what I did (I'm not that great with image editors); I used The GIMP but you could do it in photoshop or probably anything else:

Open the original icon. Use the color picker to extract the background color, and make a new 512x512 image, filled with that color. Reduce the original icon's size by 66% (from 512 pixels to 338 pixels), and copy/paste that into the other 512x512 image.

The icon stays the same size (512x512), but the white picture is now a smaller proportion of it, so the OblyTile text will fit. There's probably an easier way to do it but that was my method. In Obly Tile I just used the new 512x512 icon for both the "Tile Image" and "Tile Small Image" - it'll automatically resize it for you.

I shared it above for if someone also likes to know!
 

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    Windows 8


Took me half a day to customize it, finally. :D

Which program you use to customize start screen?

OblyTile, Decor8 (for the custom background picture), Photoshop and a lot of patience. I had to "cheat" on photoshop to get the picture and icons like that.
I improved it again since I last posted these screenshots. I'm starting to love Modern UI, you can really customize it and it's only the beginning of Win 8 (hated the UI at first, took me a month to switch from Classic Shell to it).



 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
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    Lenovo Z580
    CPU
    i5-3210M
    Memory
    8Gb DDR3 1600 CL9
    Graphics Card(s)
    630M
Thanks for the tip! Only it's not that the image size is different but the icon inside the image is smaller.

It's similar:
You scale the layer in the image and it's fixed. :)
You get the needed empty space around the icon (layer).

Hope someone will give you a link with the mods if this is too hard.

Hopachi you were right!! Joga send me a PM and explained what he did.

Joga said:
There's probably an easier way to do it than what I did (I'm not that great with image editors); I used The GIMP but you could do it in photoshop or probably anything else:

Open the original icon. Use the color picker to extract the background color, and make a new 512x512 image, filled with that color. Reduce the original icon's size by 66% (from 512 pixels to 338 pixels), and copy/paste that into the other 512x512 image.

The icon stays the same size (512x512), but the white picture is now a smaller proportion of it, so the OblyTile text will fit. There's probably an easier way to do it but that was my method. In Obly Tile I just used the new 512x512 icon for both the "Tile Image" and "Tile Small Image" - it'll automatically resize it for you.

I shared it above for if someone also likes to know!

That's great news!

GIMP is a great program for this kind of things.

The easiest way I know, with the layer:

-open your image in GIMP, let's say it's 256x256
oldsize.png

-go to: layer -> scale layer
scale-layer.png
to resize 50% smaller (half size)

-the result: image is the same size just layer is smaller and the rest is transparent
newsize.png

The great thing is that it's automatically centered, just export.:)
 

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    Windows 10 x64
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    HP Envy DV6 7250
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    Intel i7-3630QM
    Motherboard
    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
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    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
    Screen Resolution
    multiple resolutions
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
    PSU
    120W adapter
    Case
    small
    Cooling
    laptop cooling pad
    Keyboard
    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Sensei
    Internet Speed
    slow and steady
    Browser
    Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's basically it.


Took me half a day to customize it, finally. :D

Which program you use to customize start screen?

OblyTile, Decor8 (for the custom background picture), Photoshop and a lot of patience. I had to "cheat" on photoshop to get the picture and icons like that.
I improved it again since I last posted these screenshots. I'm starting to love Modern UI, you can really customize it and it's only the beginning of Win 8 (hated the UI at first, took me a month to switch from Classic Shell to it).



By far the most creative Start Screen hands down!:thumb:
 

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    Windows 8.1 Pro
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    ASUS
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    AMD FX 8320
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    Crosshair V Formula-Z
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    16 gig DDR3
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    ASUS R9 270
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    1440x900
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    1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
    x2 3 TB Toshibas
    Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
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Which program you use to customize start screen?

OblyTile, Decor8 (for the custom background picture), Photoshop and a lot of patience. I had to "cheat" on photoshop to get the picture and icons like that.
I improved it again since I last posted these screenshots. I'm starting to love Modern UI, you can really customize it and it's only the beginning of Win 8 (hated the UI at first, took me a month to switch from Classic Shell to it).



By far the most creative Start Screen hands down!:thumb:

Agree. :) Great work!
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6 7250
    CPU
    Intel i7-3630QM
    Motherboard
    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
    Screen Resolution
    multiple resolutions
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
    PSU
    120W adapter
    Case
    small
    Cooling
    laptop cooling pad
    Keyboard
    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Sensei
    Internet Speed
    slow and steady
    Browser
    Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's basically it.
OblyTile, Decor8 (for the custom background picture), Photoshop and a lot of patience. I had to "cheat" on photoshop to get the picture and icons like that.
I improved it again since I last posted these screenshots. I'm starting to love Modern UI, you can really customize it and it's only the beginning of Win 8 (hated the UI at first, took me a month to switch from Classic Shell to it).



By far the most creative Start Screen hands down!:thumb:

Agree. :) Great work!
Cannot even express how great it turned out. :)
 

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    1 GB
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    2048x1536
    Other Info
    iPad Air


Took me half a day to customize it, finally. :D

Which program you use to customize start screen?

OblyTile, Decor8 (for the custom background picture), Photoshop and a lot of patience. I had to "cheat" on photoshop to get the picture and icons like that.
I improved it again since I last posted these screenshots. I'm starting to love Modern UI, you can really customize it and it's only the beginning of Win 8 (hated the UI at first, took me a month to switch from Classic Shell to it).




Great work indeed.
 

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    windows 8 pro
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    Asus G73JH Notebook
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    Intel® Core™ i7 Processor 620M/820QM/720QM : 1.6 GHz, 2.66 GHz with Turbo Boost
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    Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
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    8GB DDR3 1066/1333 MHz
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    ATI Mobility™ Radeon® HD 5870, 1G GDDR5 VRAM
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    LED backlight
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    Hard Drive 1 - Intel X25-M 80GB SSD
    Hard Drive 2 - Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid
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    Optiarc BD RW BD-5730s
Thanks guys. :)
I changed around some icons again to make the style more homogeneous, but I'm pretty much done now.

 

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    Windows 8 Pro
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    Lenovo Z580
    CPU
    i5-3210M
    Memory
    8Gb DDR3 1600 CL9
    Graphics Card(s)
    630M
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    8192MB RAM (2x KINGSTON 4GB DDR3)
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    AOC 19"
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    1366 x 768
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    Cougar Solution
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    1mbps
Todays Start Screen brought to you by the free Windows 8 Start Screen Customizer & OblyTile.

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I used the free Windows 8 Start Screen Customizer to select the picture and set Tile opacity & used OblyTile to create the individual tiles with a black background so they show transparency.
 
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    My own abomination, I call it the Money Pit
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    ASUS Sabertooth P67
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    Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600MHz CL8 Dual Channel Kit
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    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 ULTRA GAMING 10GB GDDR6X
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    Onboard Realtek or Nvidia High Definition Audio (HDMI)
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    Samsung JS7000 50" SUHD TV or Samsung 27" FHD 60Hz 8ms GTG VA LED Smart Monitor
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    1920 x 1080
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    1 x Samsung 870 EVO 250 GB SSD (Windows 10 Pro), 1 x Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD (Windows 10 Pro)
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    CORSAIR Hydro Series H150i PRO RGB 360mm Liquid CPU Cooler
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    Logitech K830 Illuminated Living-Room Keyboard
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    Logitech MX Anywhere 2S Wireless Mouse
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    10/100/1000 Mbps capable
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    (Primary) Latest Firefox version & Microsoft Edge
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    ESET Internet Security
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    LG Super Multi Blue Internal Blu-ray Disk Rewriter - BH10LS30
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    WINDOWS 8 PRO 64 BIT
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    CUSTOM MADE / SELF BUILT
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    MSI 760GM-P23 FX
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    HYPERTEC 4GB DDR3
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    ASUS AMD RADEON HD 6670 1GB DDR5
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    REALTEK HIGH DEFINITION AUDIO
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    LG LE2442V-BN.AEK Full HD 24" LED Monitor
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    1920X1080
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    500GB SATA 2 3.0 GB/S
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    500W
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    EZCool A-200D 4 Bay Black Blue ATX Gaming PC Case (I THINK)
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    Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP Case fan
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    MICROSOFT WIRELESS 800
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    MICROSOFT WIRELESS 1000
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    10 MBPS DOWNLOAD / 2 MBPS UPLOAD
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    MY 1ST CUSTOM BUILD ON A TIGHT BUDGET
backround.jpg
ok here is mine done with decor8 on 30 day trial, easy to configure, costs $4.99 to purchase
of course you are not seeing the whole thing but at least you see part of it
robin
 

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