Tiny Windows Borders for Windows 8

Software: Sergey @ Saturday 2012 October 27 - 00:30:52

Tiny Windows Borders is updated. Now you not need log off, borders will be changed right after the "Apply" button!
Tiny Windows Borders is my first tool what I have created according to users requested. There are many people who do not happy with large (4px) windows borders in Windows 8 RTM(RP,CP and so on). As you may know, Microsoft has removed the classic appearance feature from Windows 8 and you not able to reduce windows borders anymore without hacks.
Here is the little tool to help you with size of windows borders:

Move the slider to left if you want to disable huge windows borders in Windows 8, or set any border size from 1 to 10px as you like. Click "Apply" and you are done! For example:

Out-of-box windows borders in Windows 8

Reduced windows borders in Windows 8 with Tiny Windows Borders

Change log

v2.5
Bug fixed: windows does not redraw itself properly
Live preview is removed to improve the speed
v2.0
Added border padding slider
Added live preview
v1.0
Initial release

Tiny Windows Borders in action

Tiny Windows Borders is portable application and does not require to be installed.

Download: Tiny Windows Borders for Windows 8

Sergey Tkachenko

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Comments

RaymonVisual\|08 Aug
Guest	Thanks for sharing! :D

Bloker\|09 Aug
Guest	is it compatible with windows 7? and whats the minimum border width ?

Sergey \|09 Aug
Comments: 369	Yes, it is compatible with Windows 7 The minimum actual border size is 1px - it can be disabled (Windows limitations) The minimum border padding size is 0px and you can set it to 0 via this tool

Vasya\|11 Aug
Guest	How it work? patch register or some system files?

ALEX\|08 Sep
Guest	yeah, I would also like to know how it works. Does it patch files or use the registry? Thanks.

Sergey \|09 Sep
Comments: 369	It is just one call of API function. Nothing more, Nothing less. It stores result as non-cleint metric in registry. So, this software does not modify your system files. It uses API and the registry.

ALEX\|09 Sep
Guest	Thanks for the answer. There's an issue with the ribbon in windows explorer when you set the padding less than 4 (default). Black lines appear.

Brando212\|21 Sep
Guest	the "on-the-fly" is a little buggy, but logging out then logging back in still stabilizes it

Sergey \|21 Sep
Comments: 369	Yes I know. I will try to fix it ASAP

*iPad is sht**\|27 Oct
Guest	Registry hack = [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Desktop\WindowMetrics] "BorderWidth"="0" "PaddedBorderWidth"="0"

Anony-mouse :D\|29 Oct
Guest	how can i disable this one?

Sergey \|29 Oct
Comments: 369	set Border Width to 1 and Border Padding to 4 This is the default settings of Windows

lainiwaku\|06 Nov
Guest	nice, now you need to add border radius, transparancy, and aero effect :p

Sergey \|06 Nov
Comments: 369	oh, if I could...

Aggie\|01 Dec
Guest	You utter star, with one click that's sucked 99% of the ugly out of the interface.

zest\|27 Dec
Guest	amezing :D ty for sharing this !

mojster001\|04 Feb
Guest	Nice program. Thanks. Is it any posibility to add more settings, like in Windows 7 (or XP) under "Window color and appearance" (eg. scrollbar width, titlebar hight...)?

Manuel Flores\|26 Mar
Guest	Muy buen programa, Gracias por compartirlo.

adrianamurphy\|31 Mar
Guest	Hi - so I downloaded the program, how do I make my borders smaller?

Sergey \|31 Mar
Comments: 369	Hello Use your mouse and that sliders to change the border size.

Jay\|23 Apr
Guest	Finally.... someone that made it happen. I've asked for this in some forums but no answer or thoughts about this came out, making me think that nobody wanted this. I hated how much space on our laptop's screens are wasted with dumb fat borders. 10/10 bro, thanks! One of the best tweaks windows 8 could ever have. Cheers!

BijaN-R\|08 May
Guest	Hi, I run this program in windows 7 and my theme changed to classic. I do anything to turn back my theme (installing VGA driver, Direct X, UXtehem patch and reset after all of this) but it doesn't work. and my system restore is disabled. Please, what I have to do to fix that problem ?