Can I run WorkShelf as the shell?
WorkShelf is a regular application that enhances the shell, not a shell replacement. You can run it as the shell, but this is not supported and you will lose your Systray, among other Explorer provided functions. Nothing stops you, however, from running WorkShelf along with other shells – such as LiteStep or GeoShell. Q) How do I make WorkShelf automatically hide my desktop icons when it runs? A) Open the Global Preferences tab and enable ‘Hide Desktop Icons on Startup’. WorkShelf will automatically hide your desktop icons next time it starts. If you want to hide your desktop icons now, then right click on the shelf’s left mini-tab and select ‘Hide Desktop Icons’ from the context menu. Q) How do I install and preview downloaded themes? A) Open the Themes Management tab in WorkShelf Preferences. If you have downloaded the theme zip files to the \Winstep\AutoInstall folder, all you have to do is click on the Import button (the one with a picture of a box with arrows pointing out) and Wor