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Run Modern (Metro) apps in a window on your Windows 8 desktop with ModernMix™ Beta now available!

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Reply #26 March 7, 2013 11:57:28 AM
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Just got and tried Modern Metro. I really like it. It is great to have the metro apps in a window on the Desktop (where I do most of my work ). These ideas that Stardock comes up with to make windows more user friendly are amazing. Funny why Microsoft doesn't think of these enhancements!

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Reply #27 March 7, 2013 12:42:01 PM
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just like minimize and restore effects doesn't work on windowfx. 

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Reply #28 March 7, 2013 1:52:22 PM
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Quoting raymonvisualph,
reply 27

just like minimize and restore effects doesn't work on windowfx. 

Those features are disabled for now.  "Beta" and all that.

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Reply #29 March 7, 2013 5:35:03 PM
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the apps don't close when I hit the close button on upper right corner. They stay running.

They don't show as running when I alt-tab, nor do they appear on taskbar but if i move my mouse to upper left corner of the desktop it will show it still running.

The only way to really close the app is to put it back in metro full screen and swipe down with mouse while holding left button.

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Reply #30 March 7, 2013 5:44:07 PM
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Quoting Phoon,
reply 29
the apps don't close when I hit the close button on upper right corner. They stay running.

No, apparently they ARE really closed but have what amounts to 'place holders' for 'recently open apps'...it's a Win 8 thing...

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Reply #31 March 7, 2013 6:12:32 PM
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Quoting Jafo,
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No, apparently they ARE really closed but have what amounts to 'place holders' for 'recently open apps'...it's a Win 8 thing...

Well that is the most useless damn thing ever!

 

However, you can close those little bastiges by right clicking on them and choosing close. !@#$%

 

 

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Reply #32 March 7, 2013 6:36:43 PM
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Quoting Phoon,
reply 31

Quoting Jafo, reply 30No, apparently they ARE really closed but have what amounts to 'place holders' for 'recently open apps'...it's a Win 8 thing...

Well that is the most useless damn thing ever!

 

However, you can close those little bastiges by right clicking on them and choosing close. !@#$%

 

 

We are looking at making that optional.

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Reply #33 March 7, 2013 7:06:40 PM
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Quoting Phoon,
reply 31
Well that is the most useless damn thing ever!

Same thing has always occured in the standard Windows start panel pre 8 ....so nothing new there...

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Reply #34 March 7, 2013 7:32:05 PM
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Quoting Jafo,
reply 33
Same thing has always occured in the standard Windows start panel pre 8 ....so nothing new there...
and one of the first things I disable when building a win xp or 7 system.

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Reply #35 March 7, 2013 10:45:19 PM
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Any hardware limitations? Or if your rig will run Win8, it'll run ModernMix?

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Reply #36 March 7, 2013 10:51:07 PM
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Quoting Daiwa,
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Any hardware limitations? Or if your rig will run Win8, it'll run ModernMix?

Nope...if it'll run 8 it [should also be running MM] will be fine...

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Reply #37 March 8, 2013 1:08:56 AM
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Thank you Neil Banfield.

You´re the one that´re making win 8 a usable OS NOT MS.

100% !

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Reply #38 March 8, 2013 11:07:12 AM
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Nice Review.

http://betanews.com/2013/03/06/stardock-modernmix-makes-apps-as-usable-as-desktop-programs-on-windows-8-preview/

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Reply #39 March 8, 2013 6:11:14 PM
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Good news, you've caught the attention of UK based IT news website "The Register" with this.

 

Definetely a favourable review : http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/08/modernmix_saves_windows8/

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Reply #40 March 8, 2013 6:14:50 PM
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Yes, and the comments are quite positive....apart from the weird one boasting about buying an Ariel Atom  [and yes, if I had the money I'd have one too] ...

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Reply #41 March 8, 2013 6:31:51 PM
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Quoting TwoWolves,
reply 39

  Definetely a favourable review : http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/08/modernmix_saves_windows8/

That's about it ...

Don't use the "Metro" UI, but now I have a few apps running on the desktop, very nice. Well done, Stardock!

 

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Reply #42 March 8, 2013 7:44:44 PM
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Reviewed on Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/5989454/modernmix-runs-windows-8-full+screen-apps-on-the-desktop

and on Addictive Tips http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/stardock-modernmix-run-windows-8-store-apps-windowed-mode-on-desktop/

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Reply #43 April 8, 2013 11:36:48 AM
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I was trying to use Netflix with this, unfortunately it doesn't work as I hoped it would. When I browse on chrome, the media is paused, also, when I click on my desktop when Netflix is on the second monitor, the screen will turn red. I just updated to 1.0a, I didn't notice this behavior on 0.95. 

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