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

from JoeUser Forums

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ModernMix is a groundbreaking new application that gives you the ability to run Windows 8 Modern (Metro) apps in a window on the desktop.

Windows 8 Modern apps, also known as "Metro" or RT apps, always run full screen on your display regardless of how much of the screen they really need. As a result, that weather app, mail program or stock ticker is going to use the entirety of your PC's display.

ModernMix enables you to run multiple Modern (Metro) apps in individual separate windows on the desktop as well as launch them from the desktop. Running Modern apps will also appear on your taskbar where they can be pinned for quick access later.

Features:

  • Run Windows 8 Modern apps in a window on the desktop
  • Display and pin Modern apps on the taskbar
  • Explicitly close Modern apps by clicking its close button
  • And more!

How to get it:

ModernMix beta is available as a free 30-day trial.

Purchase ModernMix today for only $4.99 and receive a free update to the full version when it releases in the near future.

To learn more visit: http://tinyurl.com/b5rrtu6

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Switch between several running Modern apps on your desktop Stream Netflix™ or other videos while running Skype™, and other everyday apps
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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top

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!

Ashes of the Singularity II
Reply #28 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting raymonvisualph, reply 27

just like minimize and restore effects doesn't work on windowfx. 
End of raymonvisualph's quote

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

Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top

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.

Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Phoon, reply 29
the apps don't close when I hit the close button on upper right corner. They stay running.
End of Phoon's quote

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

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top

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

Well that is the most useless damn thing ever!

 

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

 

 

Reply #32 from Stardock Forums Top

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. !@#$%

 

 
End of Phoon's quote

We are looking at making that optional.

Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Phoon, reply 31
Well that is the most useless damn thing ever!
End of Phoon's quote

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

Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Jafo, reply 33
Same thing has always occured in the standard Windows start panel pre 8 ....so nothing new there...
End of Jafo's quote
and one of the first things I disable when building a win xp or 7 system. :grin:

Reply #35 from JoeUser Forums Top

Any hardware limitations? Or if your rig will run Win8, it'll run ModernMix?

Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Daiwa, reply 35
Any hardware limitations? Or if your rig will run Win8, it'll run ModernMix?
End of Daiwa's quote

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

Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thank you Neil Banfield.

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

100% :star: !

Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top

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] ...;)

Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting TwoWolves, reply 39

  Definetely a favourable review : http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/08/modernmix_saves_windows8/
End of TwoWolves's quote

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!

 

Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top

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/

Reply #43 from Stardock Forums Top

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.