Rainmeter 4.0 Beta (March 2016)

[Ink]

March 2016, Beta Revision 2607

For some stability and performance reasons, we are in the process of changing most or all of the plugins that are distributed with the Rainmeter installation from being external "plugins" to being internal "measures". At this time, there is no need to change anything in your skin code, but do be aware that discrete .dll files for these plugins will no longer exist in your Rainmeter Plugins folder. As of this writing, the following plugins have been turned into measures:

• NowPlaying
• MediaKey
• RecycleManager
• WebParser

Additional details on important changes as the beta cycle progresses can always be found at Change Announcements.

Changes in Windows Support in 4.0

Due to future application improvements we intend, which will require the latest version of the Direct2D / DirectWrite graphical engines.

As of Rainmeter 4.0, Windows XP and Windows Vista are no longer supported by the application.

Rainmeter 4.0 requires at least Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 and the Platform Update applied. These should have been automatically applied several years ago by Windows Update, but if you have Windows Update turned off you may need to get and apply these updates manually. Windows versions later than Windows 7 are fully supported.

If you are on Windows XP or Windows Vista, and can't or don't wish to upgrade, you will need to stay on the 3.3 Release version of Rainmeter.

 

[Alkajak]

Haven't used this software in forever. Used to love it. Does Alt+Tab and Win+D still mess around with minimizing widgets? That's the only fix I've ever wanted; for the widgets to be integrated into the desktop background.