Wincustomize.com Is 25 Years Old
A Quarter Of A Century
Sunday, March 1, 2026 by Jafo | Discussion: WinCustomize News
March, 2001. Wincustomize.com went live.
This week marks One Quarter Of A Century that Stardock has hosted the longest-lasting Community-oriented skinning site and related Forums.
I remember getting the message while on Skinz.org to log into Wincustomize and create an account, so I did.
The first 20 User IDs were reserved for Stardock themselves so my User ID of '23' gives a good indicator I was day one. Somewhere along the line I was 'assimilated' into the machine and am still here.
OS Graphic User Interface Skinning has evolved with the evolution of the Windows OS. At the beginning it was relatively straight forward and 'simple' and attracted a huge following, however a dozen or so years into the life of skinning things became a little more difficult to achieve and the excitement waned somewhat.
I highly doubt that the concept of 'Customizing' will ever disappear, particularly as the Windows OS takes some odd detours of functionality. Stardock's current successes with both Fences and Start 10/11 in particular, along with the original stalwarts like Windowblinds, and others demonstrates where there's a need there will always be a Better Solution. 
Wincustomize.com was [and still is] Frogboy's "baby". Without his vision, seeing the need for a stable/reliable site for GUI Modding we all would not be here at all.
Thank you, Brad [and the crew with the spanners that keep it alive].
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Reply #22 Wednesday, March 4, 2026 9:47 PM
The WC Goblins celebrating 25 Years w/ sound and speaking
Reply #24 Thursday, March 5, 2026 9:37 AM
The WC Goblins celebrating 25 Years w/ sound and speaking
Reply #25 Monday, March 23, 2026 10:49 AM
Hmmm... Not sure how this passed me by. I also joined really early on (my user number is 194).
A lot has happened in my life in those 25 years, probably the most surprising being the fact that I'm still alive!
Unfortunately, I no longer have the appetite for skinning since my wife died in 2011, and I find myself drifting further away as time goes by. So, I will let my previous work speak for me and thank Brad and Wincustomize and Stardock for providing a distraction from life when I needed it most.
I still love all you guys! Take care...... 
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Reply #21 Wednesday, March 4, 2026 8:53 AM
Happy Birthday WC. A Member for 16 Years Plus, Thankyou for bringing me into the world of Customising my PC, Something that i am still hugely into. Seeing Windowblinds for the first time, something went "Boom" in my head, Always Loved Darker Themes From Andy And Vamp, Even commissioned some work From Andy, Money Well Spent.
I think Stealth Drone (Xiandi) was bought for me by the wife all those years ago.