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Nexus Dock v25.9 Released!

September 29, 2025




The Winstep Nexus dock is a FREE dock for Windows. Every feature you’d expect from a dock, including widgets, mouse-over effects, skins, drag-and-drop, and many others not available in most other docks, such as live icon reflections, in-dock system tray, blur-behind effects, and much more. Completely customizable, with thousands of different backgrounds freely available online, Nexus is fully compatible with skins for all 3rd party docks.

Windows 10 Ready This release is packed with new features for Nexus Ultimate: Launch Pads, one-click bundles that launch multiple apps/docs/URLs together, multi-select in shelves/drawers/grid stacks with marquee + CTRL A selection as well as Shift/Ctrl modifier keys, per-tab colors for shelves, multi-timezone support with DST handling for the iconic clock module, and much more! Please read complete change log below.

Nexus runs on the 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows 7, 8.x, 10 and 11.
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What's New? Highlighted Features:


  • Language Updates.

    • French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish language files fully updated to the current version.




  • Launch Pads: Instant Workspaces at Your Fingertips (Nexus Ultimate)

    • A Launch Pad is a stack of shortcuts—apps, documents, URLs, internal commands—that launch together with a single click. Whether you're coding, designing, writing, or just switching gears, a Launch Pad lets you start an entire workflow instantly.

    Launch Pads are similar to Grid Stacks in form and function, but unlike Grid Stacks they only accept shortcuts to applications, documents, URLs and Internal Commands.

    To add a Launch Pad right-click any dock, shelf, drawer, or grid stack → Add New Item → Launch Pad.

    Launch Pads expand automatically as you drag items into them, making setup fast and intuitive.

    To open an existing Launch Pad, right-click and select Open, or hold Alt and left-click.

    Clicking the Launch Pad icon starts the whole set at the same time.

    By default, items launched from a Launch Pad follow the global setting "Do not launch multiple sessions of the same application". To force a new session click the Launch Pad icon with your middle mouse button instead of the left button.

    If any of the items in the Launch Pad requires elevation, it is critical that you check the 'Run as Administrator' setting in that item's Properties dialog. This ensures that any UAC prompt appears full screen, not minimized, and prevents Windows from discarding elevation requests for other apps launched at the same time, guaranteeing that all elevated apps in the Launch Pad are launched properly.

    Windows will ignore elevation requests if a UAC prompt is already active - so setting this option is essential for seamless multi-app launches.


  • Multi-select for shelves, drawers, and grid stacks (Nexus Ultimate)

    • Before, you could only pick up and manipulate one item at a time, making bulk operations tedious and error-prone, especially when organizing large stacks or shelves. Now you can select many items at once and move, delete, or organize them together, just like in a modern file explorer.


    Marquee Selection: Click and drag your mouse to draw a selection box around multiple items. All items within the box are selected.

    Modifier Keys:
    SHIFT + Click: Selects a range of items between the first and last clicked.
    CTRL + Click: Toggles selection of individual items without affecting others.
    CTRL + A: Selects all items in the current container (shelf, drawer, or grid stack).

    Click an empty area outside the selection to de-select all items.

    You can drag a selection of items onto a Grid Stack, Launch Pad, or Sub-dock—these containers will automatically expand while you're hovering, making it easy to drop items exactly where you want them.

    To delete all currently selected items, simply press the DEL key. If confirmation is enabled (which it is by default), you'll be prompted before deletion.

    Important: If you're working inside a Folder-type Shelf or Grid Stack, pressing DEL will delete the actual files from disk—not just shortcuts. Use caution when bulk-deleting in these containers.

    If you prefer the old single-item behavior or wish to use the shift modifier keys as before, you can disable multi-select: Properties → Behavior → More Options → turn off Multi-select.


  • Multi-Time Zone Support in the Iconic Clock Module (Nexus Ultimate)

    • The iconic Clock module now supports multiple time zones by adding more than one Clock item, each configured to a different region. Whether you're coordinating with colleagues in Tokyo, monitoring server uptime in New York, or staying connected with family abroad, this feature provides a clear, customizable view of global time—right from your desktop.


    To set it up add a new clock item to your dock, shelf or grid stack, then right-click the clock and select Item Properties. In the Item Properties dialog select the desired time zone and enter a custom label (optional). Repeat for each time zone you want to track.

    DST is automatic. No manual offsets needed: when a region enters/leaves daylight saving time, the displayed time adjusts on its own.


  • Nexus Icon Factory: full color customization for the Dock Control Icon.

    • The Nexus Icon Factory introduces a powerful new dialog that lets you customize the native Nexus dock control icon with precision. Instead of relying solely on preset styles, you can now fine-tune the icon’s appearance using Hue, Saturation, and Luminance sliders—independently for both the background shape and the overlapping “Nexus” text.


    Use Cases:
    • Match the dock icon to your current theme’s palette—whether vibrant, muted, or monochrome.
    • Create high-contrast icons for better visibility in dark mode.
    • Design subtle variants for different docks (e.g., main dock vs. sub-docks).
    • Use color cues to distinguish between different workspace contexts.


  • Shelf tab colorization — make tabs faster to scan (Nexus Ultimate)

    • Tab colorization lets you give each shelf tab its own color. It’s great for visual grouping (e.g., green = apps, purple = documents). While not all themes support this feature, compatible themes let you assign distinct colors to each tab using one of three colorization methods: Hue Shift, Tint, or Tone Monochrome Bitmaps.


    To enable tab colorization click the new “Tab Color Settings” button in the Appearance tab of the shelf’s Properties dialog. From there, choose the colorization method that works best for that particular theme and assign colors to each tab.

    Alternatively, you can set the color for a specific tab directly via its Tab Properties dialog—ideal for quick adjustments or fine-tuning.


  • Restored Tray Icon Customization in Windows 11 22H2+ (Nexus Ultimate)

    • Starting with Windows 11 22H2, direct access to native system tray icons—such as Battery, Volume, and Network—is no longer possible. Winstep now provides functional clones of these core icons.

    These Battery, Volume, and Network system tray icon clones can now be customized using the same built-in mechanism available in earlier Windows versions.


  • Default Data Folder Relocation.

    • In fresh installations, the default data folder—used for storing user-writable content such as themes, licenses, and profiles—has been relocated from Public Documents to C:\ProgramData.


    This change helps avoid repeated issues where overly aggressive anti-virus software to mitigate ransomware threats blocks write access simply because the folder resides under Public Documents.

    Since ProgramData is a hidden system folder, a new button has been added to the About tab in Preferences to quickly open the current Winstep data folder.


  • Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements.


    • After v25.6 the application could crash if a theme used fonts that weren’t installed on the system. (Nexus Ultimate)
    • Moving or copying nested grid stacks could lead to cross-linked items or orphaned stacks. (Nexus Ultimate)
    • Deleting shelves containing nested grid stacks could cause structural corruption. (Nexus Ultimate)
    • Docking via the Position tab or right-click context menu might only work reliably on dual-monitor setups. On systems with three or more monitors, docking to a middle screen could require manually dragging the floating dock to the desired monitor, then selecting a screen edge from the context menu.
    • Should have resolved race condition issues affecting reserved screen areas and object positioning - particularly noticeable after waking from low power states such as sleep or hibernation.


  • Many other features plus performance and stability improvements! Please see complete change log below...


Nexus v25.9 complete change log:


  • Updated Japanese language file.
  • Updated Korean language file.
  • Updated Italian language file.
  • Updated French language file.
  • Updated Spanish language file.
  • Updated German language file.
  • Updated Portuguese language file.
  • In new installations the folder used to store data the user needs to write to (themes, licenses, profiles, etc) has been moved from Public Documents to C:\ProgramData. This is to help prevent recurring situations of ransomware-paranoid anti-virus software blocking the writing of data to Winstep's own folder just because it is under Public Documents.
  • The application will now show the real Systray under Windows 11 22H2 and above if Explorer Patcher is running.
  • Added a "Nexus Icon Factory" dialog that allows full color customization of the native Nexus dock control icon via Hue, Sat and Lum sliders for both the background shape and the overlapping "Nexus" text. Previous color presets are still available and a new preset, Gray Metal, has been added.
  • Previous Nexus icons were added to the \Winstep\Icons\Samples\ folder...
  • Icon in the delete confirmation dialog is now a warning symbol instead of a recycler if the item is about to be PERMANENTLY deleted.
  • Added new "Open Data Folder" button to the About tab of Preferences. Opens the user-modifiable Winstep data folder where themes, icons, license keys, etc, are stored. This folder in new installations now lives in ProgramData (which is a hidden folder by default) instead of Public Documents.
  • Improved visual stability of the dock when the insertion point changes while dragging items over it.
  • Added "Draw clock hands" setting for the iconic analog clock. Will force the clock hands to be drawn instead of using bitmaps.
  • Under Windows 10 and 11 the default "fade in" menu opening animation was not being displayed properly because the menu background blur was being applied even if menu itself was not yet visible.
  • The position of the Language and Keyboard symbols in the Language Bar IC was off if using Windows 11 style icons, the IC used the key background, and the two symbols were present.
  • Items pointing to shortcuts to UWP apps .lnk files could still appear as blank document icons.
  • Question mark ("?") characters could sometimes appear in dates shown in balloon tooltips.
  • Improved issues with reserved screen areas and positioning of screen objects due to race conditions, especially after returning from a low power mode (e.g. sleep, hibernation).


Nexus Ultimate v25.9 complete change log:


  • Updated Japanese language file.
  • Updated Korean language file.
  • Updated Italian language file.
  • Updated French language file.
  • Updated Spanish language file.
  • Updated German language file.
  • Updated Portuguese language file.
  • In new installations the folder used to store data the user needs to write to (themes, licenses, profiles, etc) has been moved from Public Documents to C:\ProgramData. This is to help prevent recurring situations of ransomware-paranoid anti-virus software blocking the writing of data to Winstep's own folder just because it is under Public Documents.
  • Battery, Volume and Network system tray icons under Windows 11 22H2 and above can now be customized using the same bult-in systray icon customization mechanism used for previous versions of Windows.
  • The application will now show the real Systray under Windows 11 22H2 and above if Explorer Patcher is running.
  • Added a "Nexus Icon Factory" dialog that allows full color customization of the native Nexus dock control icon via Hue, Sat and Lum sliders for both the background shape and the overlapping "Nexus" text. Previous color presets are still available and a new preset, Gray Metal, has been added.
  • Previous Nexus icons were added to the \Winstep\Icons\Samples\ folder...
  • Users can now select multiple items at once on shelves, drawers and grid stacks, either by click-and-drag-selection (marquee selection) or by pressing SHIFT (for multiple items) or CTRL (for single items) while left clicking to select an item. CTRL+A selects all items. The new behavior can be turned off in the More Options sub-dialog in the Behavior tab of any shelf, drawer or grid stack Properties dialog.
  • Icon in the delete confirmation dialog is now a warning symbol instead of a recycler if the item is about to be PERMANENTLY deleted.
  • Added new 'Launch Pads'. A Launch Pad is a one-click workflow launcher: you add the apps you use together — IDE, terminal, browser, notes, whatever—and clicking the stack icon starts them as a bundle. It’s the fastest way to switch contexts and get an entire workspace ready instantly. Launch Pads can be added as icons to docks, shelves, drawers and grid stacks. To open a Launch Pad to configure its contents, right click and select "Open" or press the ALT shift key while left clicking the stack icon. Launch Pads only accept "launchable" shortcuts (e.g. applications, UWP apps, documents, URLs, internal commands, etc). Each Launch Pad has individual settings that can be accessed by right clicking the icon and selecting 'Launch Pad Properties'. To add a new Launch Pad, right click, select 'Add New Item' and then Launch Pad.
  • Open Grid Stacks and Launch Pads now automatically expand in size as you drag & drop items into them.
  • Added new "Open Data Folder" button to the About tab of Preferences. Opens the user-modifiable Winstep data folder where themes, icons, license keys, etc, are stored. This folder in new installations now lives in ProgramData (which is a hidden folder by default) instead of Public Documents.
  • Improved visual stability of docks when the insertion point changes while dragging items over them.
  • Added "Date Created" as a sort option for tabs types that can be sorted in Shelves, Drawers and Grid Stacks.
  • You can now drag & drop the control icon of a dock and copy it's contents as a sub-dock of the target object by pressing the CTRL key while dragging. Previously only moving the dock was allowed.
  • Added "Draw clock hands" setting for the iconic analog clock. Will force the clock hands to be drawn instead of using bitmaps.
  • The iconic Clock module now supports multiple time zones, enabling users to view the current time across various global locations simultaneously. This enhancement includes dynamic time zone handling, automatic daylight saving adjustments, and customizable labels for each clock instance. Time zones can be individually configured via the Item Properties dialog, allowing precise control over each displayed clock.
  • Added new "Recovery Shelf" to hold orphaned items if Check Integrity of Docks and Shelves finds any problems.
  • Shelf tabs can now be individually colorized. While not all themes support this feature, compatible themes allow you to assign unique colors to each tab using one of three available colorization methods. To enable colorization, customize tab colors and specify a colorization method: click the new "Tab Color Settings" button located in the Appearance tab of the shelf's Properties dialog. Alternatively, you can set the color for a specific tab directly via its Tab Properties dialog.
  • Under Windows 10 and 11 the default "fade in" menu opening animation was not being displayed properly because the menu background blur was being applied even if menu itself was not yet visible.
  • The position of the Language and Keyboard symbols in the Language Bar IC was off if using Windows 11 style icons, the IC used the key background, and the two symbols were present.
  • Items pointing to shortcuts to UWP apps (lnk files could still appear as blank document icons.
  • Question mark ("?") characters could sometimes appear in dates shown in balloon tooltips.
  • Moving or copying nested grid stacks could result in cross-linked items or orphaned stacks.
  • Deleting shelves with nested grid stacks could result in general corruption of the whole structure.
  • If theme(s) were missing when restoring from a backup, the default theme might not be applied to all shelves.
  • In v25.6 and v25.7, due to the font caching method added in v25.6, applying a theme that referenced a font not installed on the system could either crash the application or make it unstable. This is because the raster font "MS Sans Serif" was being used as a replacement for the not installed font and GDI+ has trouble creating or deleting non-TrueType/OpenType fonts.
  • Improved issues with reserved screen areas and positioning of screen objects due to race conditions, especially after returning from a low power mode (e.g. sleep, hibernation).
  • Setting the Monitor to dock via the Position tab in the Dock Properties dialog or the right click context menu was only working properly on two monitor systems. With three monitors or more docking a dock in the middle monitor(s) would only be possible by dragging a floating dock to that monitor and then selecting a screen edge via the right click context menu.
  • Setting the Monitor to dock a shelf or drawer in the Docks & Shelves tab in Preferences could result in the shelf or drawer appearing in the wrong monitor after restarting the application on a 3+ monitor system.

Archived News

Nexus Dock v25.9 Released!

September 29, 2025

Added Nexus Icon Factory plus Launch Pads (one-click workspaces), multi-select, per-tab colorization and multi-timezone clocks to Nexus Ultimate - and much more!

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Forums now support dark mode!

August 14, 2025

Make sure you are logged in to the forums, then click the little moon/sun icon at the top right of the page to toggle between dark and light modes.

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Winstep Xtreme v25.7 Released!

July 29, 2025

Restored Battery, Net, and Volume systray icons.
Fixed WIN+D under Windows 11 24H2.
Resolved all DBCS issues under Korean, Japanese and Chinese versions.
Improved visuals all around - and much more!

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Nexus Dock v25.7 Released!

July 29, 2025

Restored Battery, Net, and Volume systray icons.
Fixed WIN+D under Windows 11 24H2.
Resolved all DBCS issues under Korean, Japanese and Chinese versions.
Improved visuals all around - and much more!

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Winstep Xtreme v25.6 Released!

June 29, 2025

Adding Per-Monitor DPI Awareness among many other features and fixes, this release is a major compatibility and modernization milestone, especially for high-DPI and multi-monitor environments.

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Nexus Dock v25.6 Released!

June 29, 2025

Adding Per-Monitor DPI Awareness among many other features and fixes, this release is a major compatibility and modernization milestone, especially for high-DPI and multi-monitor environments.

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Scheduled Server Maintenance

March 28, 2025

Server Maintenance is scheduled to April 1st at 2pm EST (18:00 GMT) for aprox 1 hour.

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Winstep Xtreme v25.2 Released!

February 17, 2025

v25.2 is mainly a maintenance release with some new features and stability improvements! Most notably it brings back functional access to the systray in Windows 11 24H2.

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Nexus Dock v25.2 Released!

February 17, 2025

v25.2 is mainly a maintenance release with some new features and stability improvements! Most notably it brings back functional access to the systray in Windows 11 24H2.

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Happy Holidays!

December 23, 2024

Wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Black Friday!

November 28 2024

Black Friday 2024 is upon us and Winstep Xtreme is 30% off.

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Winstep Xtreme v24.4 Released!

April 28, 2024

v24.4 is mainly a maintenance release with some new features and stability improvements!

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Nexus Dock v24.4 Released!

April 28, 2024

v24.4 is mainly a maintenance release with some new features and stability improvements!

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Happy Holidays!

December 11, 2023

Wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Winstep Xtreme v23.11 Released!

December 8, 2023

v23.11 adds per monitor taskbars and tasklists and mitigates Windows 11 22H2 changes and bugs, plus many new features and stability improvements!

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Nexus Dock v23.11 Released!

December 8, 2023

v23.11 adds per monitor tasklists for docks and mitigates Windows 11 22H2 changes and bugs, plus many new features and stability improvements!

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Cyber Monday!

November 27, 2023

Cyber Monday 2023 is here and Winstep Xtreme is 50% off for the next 24 hours. So, will you take the final chance to bag a deal?

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Happy Holidays!

December 20, 2022

Wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Winstep Xtreme v22.7 Released!

July 27, 2022

v22.7 brings FULL compatibility with Windows 11 plus many new features and stability improvements!

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Nexus Dock v22.7 Released!

July 27, 2022

v22.7 brings FULL compatibility with Windows 11 plus many new features and stability improvements!

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Happy Holidays 2021!

December 22, 2021

Once again and still in difficult times, wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Stay safe!

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Happy Holidays!

December 20, 2020

In this difficult times, wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Stay safe!

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Winstep Xtreme v20.10 Released!

October 28, 2020

v20.10 brings many new features and stability improvements, increased compatibility with Windows 10 and much more!

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Nexus Dock v20.10 Released!

October 28, 2020

v20.10 brings many new features and stability improvements, increased compatibility with Windows 10 and much more!

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Happy Holidays!

December 18, 2019

Wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Winstep 20th Annniversary!

February 28, 2019

Winstep is celebrating 20 years in business with a fantastic, time-limited, price reduction all across the board! Enjoy it while it lasts!

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Winstep Xtreme v19.2 Released!

February 28, 2019

v19.2 is mainly a maintenance release with a few goodies thrown in such as a matching Windows 10 Light Mode and much more!

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Nexus Dock v19.2 Released!

February 28, 2019

v19.2 is mostly a maintenance release with a few goodies thrown in such as a matching Windows 10 Light Mode and much more!

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Happy Holidays!

December 17, 2018

Wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Winstep Xtreme v18.12 Released!

December 17, 2018

Just in time for Christmas, v18.12 is a massive release featuring the new Grid Stacks, Search Filters, multi monitor profiles and much more!

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Nexus Dock v18.12 Released!

December 17, 2018

Just in time for Christmas, v18.12 is a massive release featuring the new Grid Stacks and Search Filters (Nexus Ultimate), multi monitor profiles and much more!

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Cyber Monday!

November 26, 2018

Cyber Monday 2018 is here and Winstep Xtreme is 50% off for the next 24 hours. So, will you take the final chance to bag a deal?

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Black Friday!

November 23, 2018

Black Friday 2018 is upon us and Nexus Ultimate is 40% off.

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Winstep Xtreme v18.10 Released!

October 9, 2018

Icon colorization, center icons in Shelves, Drawer resizing, improved handling of hybrid Win32/UWP apps, menu scaling and much more!

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Nexus Dock v18.10 Released!

October 9, 2018

Icon colorization, improved handling of hybrid Win32/UWP apps, context menu scaling and much more!

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Price Increase Announcement

October 7, 2018

After nearly 20 years providing the best products at competitive prices, Winstep is increasing the prices of all its applications for the first time - just to make up (barely) for inflation.

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Winstep Xtreme v18.8 Released!

August 30, 2018

Major release featuring the new Drawers, support for multiple and vertical Shelves and much more!

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Nexus Dock v18.8 Released!

August 30, 2018

Major release featuring new colorization options, new Drawers and support for multiple and vertical Shelves (Nexus Ultimate) and much more!

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Winstep Xtreme v18.5 Released!

June 1, 2018

Major release featuring the ability to access docks directly from NextSTART, new Delete Effect with 22 different animations, alarm overlays and much more!

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Nexus Dock v18.5 Released!

June 1, 2018

Major release featuring new Delete Effect with many different animations, enhanced Media Player functionality and playlist handling, alarm overlays and much more!

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Winstep and the EU GDPR

May 25, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a legal framework that sets guidelines for the collection and processing of personal information of individuals within the European Union (EU).

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Winstep Xtreme v18.3 Released!

March 31, 2018

Major release with new alarm options, power saving modes and media player internal command, plus many other performance and stability improvements!

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Nexus Dock v18.3 Released!

March 31, 2018

New alarm options, full dock keyboard support, power saving modes and media player internal command, plus many other performance and stability improvements!

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Winstep Xtreme v18.1 Released!

January 20, 2018

New optional Dark Mode for the User Interface, new Windows 10 icons, many other performance and stability improvements!

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Nexus Dock v18.1 Released!

January 20, 2018

New optional Dark Mode for the User Interface, new Windows 10 icons, many other performance and stability improvements!

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Winstep Xtreme v17.12 Released!

December 28, 2017

A bit late for Christmas but still not too late, v17.2 is here. Many Windows 10 related additions and fixes and much more!

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Nexus Dock v17.12 Released!

December 28, 2017

A bit late for Christmas but still not too late, v17.2 is here. Many Windows 10 related additions and fixes and much more!

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Happy Holidays!

December 22, 2017

Wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Cyber Monday!

November 27, 2017

Cyber Monday 2017 is upon us and Winstep Xtreme is 50% off.

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Winstep Xtreme v17.1 Released!

January 27, 2017

New moon module, new sub-dock options, smooth Shelf scrolling and much more!

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Nexus Dock v17.1 Released!

January 27, 2017

Wallpaper hot-track smooth colorization transitions, new moon module and pop-up calendar (Nexus Ultimate), and much more!

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Happy Holidays!

December 23, 2016

Wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Winstep Xtreme v16.12 Released!

December 8, 2016

New calendar module, high-quality voice packs in multiple languages, and much more!

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Nexus Dock v16.12 Released!

December 8, 2016

High-quality voice packs in multiple languages, Email Checker module now displays number of unread messages on the icon itself, and much more!

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Winstep Xtreme v16.9 Released!

September 30, 2016

v16.9 is is mostly a maintenance release, fixing some issues in the previous version and restoring the NOOA/METAR Weather feed.

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Nexus Dock v16.9 Released!

September 30, 2016

v16.9 is is mostly a maintenance release, fixing some issues in the previous version and restoring the NOOA/METAR Weather feed..

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Winstep Xtreme v16.6 Released!

June 27, 2016

New Fast Boot option, running Universal Windows Apps in Windows 10 now display the proper icon and can be pinned to docks and the taskbar, and much more!

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Nexus Dock v16.6 Released!

June 27, 2016

New Fast Boot option, running Universal Windows Apps in Windows 10 now display the proper icon and can be pinned to the dock, and much more!

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Winstep Xtreme v16.5 Released!

May 28, 2016

NextSTART taskbar high-DPI support, new colorization options and much more in this new release!

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Nexus Dock v16.5 Released!

May 28, 2016

New colorization options, fixed 3D dock backgrounds distortion at certain icon sizes, and much more!

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Winstep Xtreme v16.3 Released!

March 10, 2016

Maintenance release fixing all the issues we know of in v16.2.

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Nexus Dock v16.3 Released!

March 10, 2016

Maintenance release fixing all the issues we know of in v16.2.

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Winstep Xtreme v16.2 Released!

February 11, 2016

New battery module, clock alarms, 10 amazing new mouse-over, launch and attention effects and much more in this new release!

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Nexus Dock v16.2 Released!

February 11, 2016

Minimize windows to the dock, new internal commands, performance improvements and much more in this release!

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Winstep Xtreme v15.9 Released!

September 29, 2015

High DPI compatibility, Language Bar, Weather module Geo location, better Windows 10 integration and much more in this new release!

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Nexus Dock v15.9 Released!

September 29, 2015

High DPI compatibility, combined dock shortcuts with running applications, Weather module Geo location, better Windows 10 integration and much more in this release!

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Winstep Xtreme v15.7 Released!

July 27, 2015

Winstep Xtreme is now 100% compatible with Windows 10 and much more in this new release!

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Nexus Dock v15.7 Released!

July 27, 2015

Nexus is now 100% compatible with Windows 10 and much more in this new release!

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Windows 10 and Winstep applications

June 27, 2015

With Windows 10 just around the corner, many users have been wondering if Winstep applications (Nexus, Nexus Ultimate and Winstep Xtreme) will work correctly with it.

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Winstep Xtreme v14.11 Released!

November 7, 2014

Restored weather feed for weather forecast and more in this maintenance release!

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Nexus Dock v14.11 Released!

November 7, 2014

Restored weather feed for weather forecast and more in this maintenance release!

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Take back what is yours!

March 23, 2012

In an effort to force you into using Metro, Microsoft stripped the familiar Start Menu out of Windows 8. In the process it also stripped your ability to chose for yourself what is best for you.

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Winstep Xtreme v12.2 Released!

March 22, 2012

This is a monster release, click the Read More link below for a guided tour on what's new!

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Nexus Dock v12.2 Released!

March 22, 2012

This is a monster release, click the Read More link below for a guided tour on what's new!

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Winstep Xtreme v11.10 Released!

November 18, 2011

Weather module working again, new Launch and Attention effects, new Tray tab in Preferences, and more...

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Nexus Dock v11.10 Released!

November 18, 2011

Weather module working again, new Launch and Attention effects, and more...

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Weather feed down!

November 6, 2011

Weather module not working? Find out why and what is being done about it.

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Winstep Xtreme v11.6 Released!

July 6, 2011

Maintenance release of Winstep Xtreme.

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Nexus Dock v11.6 Released!

July 6, 2011

Maintenance release of Nexus and Nexus Ultimate.

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New Winstep Theme: DarkTech

June 24, 2011

Brought to you by the Winstep design team - more in-house themes currently in the pipeline.

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Winstep Xtreme v11.5 Released!

June 23, 2011

System tray icon customization, ability to mix mouseover effects, support for animated icons, and much more!

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Nexus Dock v11.5 Released!

June 20, 2011

Dock mouseover effects can now be combined with magnify effect, support for animated icons, and much more!

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Winstep Xtreme v11.2 Released!

March 14, 2011

New release featuring increased support for Microsoft's High DPI virtualization technology, and much more!

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Nexus Dock v11.2 Released!

March 14, 2011

New release featuring increased support for backgrounds of 3rd party docks, preserving aspect ratio of image thumbnails, and much more!

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Start Menu Organizer v1.5 Released!

March 14, 2011

New release adding more languages and increasing compatibility with 64 bit versions of Windows!

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Winstep Xtreme v10.9 Released!

October 14, 2010

Major release featuring nine new incredible dock mouseover effects, five new menu opening animations, Windows 7 "Superbar" ability with window previews and aeropeek capability on docks, horizontal sub-docks, and much more!

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Nexus Dock v10.9 Released!

October 8, 2010

Major release featuring nine new incredible dock mouseover effects, Windows 7 "Superbar" ability with window previews and aeropeek capability, and much more!

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Nexus featured at Download.com!

October 8, 2010

Nexus featured on the front page of Cnet's Download.com!

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Start Menu Organizer v1.4 Released!

August 9, 2010

Version 1.4 fixes an issue in which the Pro version of the program could stop when expanding the Administrative Tools group and adds support for 23 languages.

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Winstep Xtreme featured at Download.com!

July 18, 2010

Winstep Xtreme has been featured on the front page of Cnet's Download.com, not once, but twice!

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Winstep Xtreme v10.6 Final Released!

July 13, 2010

Roughly 1 year in the making, the official upgrade to Winstep Xtreme v9.5 is finally here!

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Nexus Dock v10.6 Released!

July 13, 2010

Maintenance release of our free popular Winstep Nexus dock.

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Winstep announces strategic alliance with Proxma AG!

July 13, 2010

Proxma AG will market Winstep products in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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Start Menu Organizer v1.3 Released!

July 2, 2010

New version of the Winstep Start Menu Organizer featuring support for even more languages.

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Welcome to our new web site!

June 15, 2010

The Winstep web site gets a brand new face to match the quality of our products.

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