Google Chrome goes blank

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I have installed WindowsBlinds, and CursorFX.  

Hello, I just recently purchased the above products and installed them.  Ever since, I haven't been able to use WindowsBlinds, without it making my Google Chrome, go blank. 

I know it's WindowsBlinds, because I've task-killed (task manager) CursorFX, and still blank.

I've then went into WindowsBlinds, and selected the 'default' theme.  Google chrome remains blank.  But when I task-kill (taskmanager) WindowsBlinds and restart Google Chrome, it works fine, even with CursorFX on.  

The individual themes work fine, except for this problem with Chrome.  Everything looks beautiful.  But when I go back to my browser 'Google Chrome'  It goes black or white, even the  - [] x.  Everything goes blank, not one letter or other, shows up.    WindowsBlinds, warns when i change themes that I may need to restart programs like Chrome.  Yet, task-killing Chrome, while WindowsBlinds are picked, remains blank.  I REPEAT, restarting Chrome, while I have any theme active through WindowsBlinds, does not fix the blank window.  Only task-killing WindowsBlinds does.

I'm running Windows 10.  

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top


I have installed WindowsBlinds, and CursorFX.  

Hello, I just recently purchased the above products and installed them.  Ever since, I haven't been able to use WindowsBlinds, without it making my Google Chrome, go blank. 

I know it's WindowsBlinds, because I've task-killed (task manager) CursorFX, and still blank.

I've then went into WindowsBlinds, and selected the 'default' theme.  Google chrome remains blank.  But when I task-kill (taskmanager) WindowsBlinds and restart Google Chrome, it works fine, even with CursorFX on.  

The individual themes work fine, except for this problem with Chrome.  Everything looks beautiful.  But when I go back to my browser 'Google Chrome'  It goes black or white, even the  - [] x.  Everything goes blank, not one letter or other, shows up.    WindowsBlinds, warns when i change themes that I may need to restart programs like Chrome.  Yet, task-killing Chrome, while WindowsBlinds are picked, remains blank.  I REPEAT, restarting Chrome, while I have any theme active through WindowsBlinds, does not fix the blank window.  Only task-killing WindowsBlinds does.

I'm running Windows 10.  
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After you apply a skin, chrome (often) needs to be totally closed (killed in task manager) and restarted.

WindowBlinds - Free yourself of the default settings, customize your desktop.
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

How about other browser? Firefox, Edge or anything else blank?

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Fire Fox, works.  

So, I tried opening Chrome again.  It went blank again.  So I reset the theme to 'default'  just now.  Then tried other themes (Diamond, Echo, Win8) All 3 make Chrome go blank.  so on all 3 I killed Chrome and restarted it.  Nothing works.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I have the same issue. The 3 buttons to minimize etc disappear. I use Slimjet which is based on Chrome and Chrome itself. The issue is also there in Slimjet. So in order to work around this issue I use: https://www.themebeta.com/chrome-theme-creator-online.html

I'm willing to bet others have the same problem.

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Thank you for your input Chasbo, I have Chrome installed on my Win10 machine and have no problem at all. You mentioned theme, do you mean that the problem occurrence related to theme addon?