On brand-new Windows installs, the OS may not have updated its list of trusted root certificates yet. This causes WindowBlinds to fail its own digital signature verification.
Some versions of WindowBlinds (particularly 10.x and early 11.x) had a bug where the error appeared falsely after waking from sleep or switching DPI scaling. Stardock fixed this in later updates. If you’re on an older version, via Stardock’s central app, Object Desktop Manager .
If you've ever customized your Windows desktop with Stardock's WindowBlinds, you know the satisfaction of making your operating system truly yours. But there's a particular kind of dread that comes with seeing the notification: "WindowBlinds has detected a problem with core files."
: Uninstall WindowBlinds and manually delete any leftover files in \Program Files\Stardock\WindowBlinds\ .
When WindowBlinds triggers a "problem with core files" error, it usually points to one of three underlying issues: OS Certificate Delays:
Antivirus programs, specifically , are known to block core WindowBlinds files.