# Windows Shell Enhancements

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-shell-enhancements/242216>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 27, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-shell-enhancements/242216 "2004-04-27T03:06:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ice1000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ice1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ice1000)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-shell-enhancements/242216/1 "2004-04-27T03:06:38Z")

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Does anyone have experience with using a desktop shell enhancement program? What’s a good stable one that will let me chnage the WinXp appearance easily?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![jmizzou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@jmizzou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmizzou)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-shell-enhancements/242216/2 "2004-04-27T03:11:56Z")

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I use [Style XP](http://www.tgtsoft.com/prod_sxp.php). Other popular ones are various [Stardock](http://www.stardock.com/) products (especially [WindowBlinds](http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/)).

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**Author:** ![Severian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@Severian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Severian)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2004, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-shell-enhancements/242216/3 "2004-04-27T03:12:59Z")

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I’ve used and enjoyed [WindowBlinds](http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/).