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Windows 11 Start Menu Styler
1.3.3
m417z
StartMenuExperienceHost.exe, SearchHost.exe, SearchApp.exe
Customize the start menu with themes contributed by others or create your own
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436,631 users
Windows 11 Taskbar Styler
1.5.2
m417z
explorer.exe
Customize the taskbar with themes contributed by others or create your own
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423,712 users
Windows 11 Notification Center Styler
1.3.3
m417z
ShellExperienceHost.exe, ShellHost.exe
Customize the Notification Center and Action Center with themes contributed by others or create your own
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255,040 users
Taskbar height and icon size
1.3.6
m417z
explorer.exe
Control the taskbar height and icon size, improve icon quality (Windows 11 only)
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186,367 users
Better file sizes in Explorer details
1.4.11
m417z
All but conhost.exe, Plex*.exe, backgroundTaskHost.exe, LockApp.exe, SearchHost.exe, ShellExperienceHost.exe, StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
Optional improvements: show folder sizes, use MB/GB for large files (by default, all sizes are shown in KBs), use IEC terms (such as KiB instead of KB)
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115,770 users
Taskbar Volume Control
1.2.2
m417z
explorer.exe
Control the system volume by scrolling over the taskbar
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87,701 users
Windows 11 File Explorer Styler
1.2.2
m417z
explorer.exe
Customize the File Explorer with themes contributed by others or create your own
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82,517 users
Taskbar Clock Customization
1.7.1
m417z
explorer.exe
Custom date/time format, news feed, weather, performance metrics (upload/download speed, CPU, RAM, GPU, battery), media player info, custom fonts and colors, and more
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64,724 users
Taskbar tray system icon tweaks
1.2.3
m417z
explorer.exe
Allows hiding system icons: volume, network, battery, microphone, location/GPS, Studio Effects, language bar, bell (always or when there are no new notifications), and the "Show desktop" button (hide or set width)
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43,439 users
Translucent Windows
1.7.3
Undisputed00x
All processes
Enables native translucent effects in Windows 11
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47,949 users
Slick Window Arrangement
1.0.2
m417z
All processes
Make window arrangement more slick and pleasant with a sliding animation and snapping
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39,611 users
Middle click to close on the taskbar
1.0.9
m417z
explorer.exe
Close programs with a middle click on the taskbar instead of creating a new instance
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31,679 users
Dark mode context menus
1.4.2
Mgg Sk
All processes
Enables dark mode for all win32 menus.
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30,867 users
Taskbar Dock Animation
1.7
Ph0en1x-dev
explorer.exe
Animates taskbar icons on mouse hover like in macOS
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32,778 users
Taskbar auto-hide when maximized
1.2.4
m417z
explorer.exe
Makes the taskbar auto-hide only when a window is maximized or intersects the taskbar
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32,558 users
Taskbar Labels for Windows 11
1.4.2
m417z
explorer.exe
Customize text labels and combining for running programs on the taskbar (Windows 11 only)
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27,323 users
Classic context menu on Windows 11
1.0.2
m417z
explorer.exe
Always show the classic context menu without having to select "Show More Options" or hold Shift
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27,304 users
Resource Redirect
1.2.2
m417z
All processes
Define alternative files for loading various resources (e.g. icons in imageres.dll) for simple theming without having to modify system files
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25,781 users
Modernize Folder Picker Dialog
1.0.0
aubymori
All processes
Replaces the classic "Browse For Folder" dialog
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25,211 users
Taskbar tray icon spacing and grid
1.3
m417z
explorer.exe
Reduce or increase the spacing between tray icons on the taskbar, optionally have a grid of tray icons (Windows 11 only)
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22,021 users
Disable grouping on the taskbar
1.3.10
m417z
explorer.exe
Causes a separate button to be created on the taskbar for each new window
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19,892 users
Taskbar auto-hide speed
1.0
m417z
explorer.exe
Customize the taskbar auto-hide speed and frame rate to make it feel less sluggish and janky
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19,322 users
Taskbar on top for Windows 11
1.1.6
m417z
explorer.exe, StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
Moves the Windows 11 taskbar to the top of the screen
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19,266 users
Vertical Taskbar for Windows 11
1.3.10
m417z
explorer.exe, StartMenuExperienceHost.exe, ShellExperienceHost.exe, ShellHost.exe
Finally, the missing vertical taskbar option for Windows 11! Move the taskbar to the left or right side of the screen.
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16,528 users
Chrome/Edge scroll tabs with mouse wheel
1.2.1
m417z
chrome.exe, msedge.exe, opera.exe, brave.exe, *\YandexBrowser\Application\browser.exe
Use the mouse wheel while hovering over the tab bar to switch between tabs
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16,094 users
Taskbar Thumbnail Reorder
1.1.3
m417z
explorer.exe
Reorder taskbar thumbnails with the left mouse button
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15,616 users
Dark Mode for Notepad
1.0
m417z
notepad.exe
The missing dark mode theme for Notepad
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13,620 users
Alt+Tab per monitor
1.1.1
L3r0y
explorer.exe
Pressing Alt+Tab shows all open windows on the primary display. This mod shows only the windows on the monitor where the cursor is.
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11,799 users
No Focus Rectangle
1.0.2
ItsProfessional
explorer.exe
Removes the focus rectangle
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10,121 users
Turn off change file extension warning
1.0.1
m417z
explorer.exe
When a file is renamed and its extension is changed, a confirmation warning appears, this mod turns it off
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9,896 users
Accent Color Sync
accent-color-sync
1.6
CatmanFan / Mr._Lechkar
explorer.exe
Restores Control Panel color opacity functionality
Get Windhawk to install this mod

Brings back the functionality of the Control Panel's "Color intensity" slider to Windows 10 1809 and above, using third-party DWM shader software (e.g. OpenGlass, Glass8). The mod synchronises the Aero colorization parameters used by the supported DWM customization software with the slider value.

⚠️ Requirements:

This mod requires that one of the following supported DWM shader applications is installed and running:

  • OpenGlass, available in two editions: the original version which uses DComp (supports Windows 10 1809 ― Windows 11 23H2) and the legacy version (supports Windows 10 2004 ― 22H2 only) which uses Direct2D. I recommend that you use OpenGlass-legacy due to its closer accurateness to the Windows 7 shader.
    • It is generally recommended to compile the source code from the official repo, but a list of downloads is also available here.
  • Glass8, supports Windows 10 RTM to 1909 builds.
    • Please note that the shader used by this software is not accurate to the original.

Additional tips:

  • If you are updating this mod from version 1.3, it is recommended to also enable the Sync with DWM option in the mod settings, although this can have some minor bugs (see below).
  • If you are updating this mod from version 1.0, it is required to disable or uninstall any unsupported DWM shader software (e.g. regular OpenGlass or DWMBlurGlass).
  • You may need to try changing the accent color manually if changes do not automatically take effect.

Known bugs:

  • Sync with DWM option enabled: When changing the color intensity in the Control Panel without changing the color itself, the theme preview icon used for the color does not change unless after the theme preview is regenerated by changing the color RGB values or the desktop background.
  • Actually closing the Personalization window does not produce the same behaviour as clicking "Cancel" (i.e. the RGB color is changed but the OpenGlass opacity stays the same).
  • When using Explorer7, the Start menu may not immediately change in opacity and requires a restart of explorer.exe. This may be fixed with schm1dt's glass POC mod downloadable here.

Special credits:

  • OjasK for his DirectUI reverse-engineering work, part of which was referenced in the making of this mod.
  • ALTaleX for the incredible work on OpenGlass, and on porting the Windows 7 DWM colorization functionality to open-source code with this formula; as well as kfh83 on porting the Windows 7-esque shader to OpenGlass-legacy.