mrtee wroteI also have WB. What do you mean when you wrote "Startup Optimizer prevented Stardock WindowBlinds from applying skin which required me having to apply the skin manually'" ? I have no problem with WB at all.
I am using WindowBlinds 10.5.029 on Win7Pro x64. When the Startup Optimizer is enabled WindowBlinds service starts but the skin does not apply. Thus, it requires me to open WindowBlinds and manually apply the style to desktop. I have been in an on-going email exchange with Stardock support and so far they have not been able to identify what is causing the problem but are in the process of examining the data files submitted to them. With the Startup Optimizer disabled, the WindowBlinds skin is applied.