Oh I believe the hooks are there. I just am not now , and have not in the past had any difficulty with any of the programs. I trust the company , and feel confident that as long as I have enough ram to back it , it'll work without issue (unless I am using a beta ver, in which case I report any issues immediately. )
Bottom line , I can't stand the gui Mr.Bill gave us, and go out of my way to keep as far from that look as I can. Most other gui modifications out there are detrimental to the windows os, Stardock has worked extensively with MS to keep things running smoothly.
Most ways of modifying windows are detrimental to the os in general, this program is the safest I've found. but at this point, I am sounding like an advertisement, so I'll shut up.