Remove Taskbar Window Suffixes

Windows appends redundant suffixes like " - File Explorer" or " - Notepad" to window titles on the taskbar. This mod removes these suffixes to keep your taskbar clean and easy to read.

Suffix Removal Modes

Choose how suffixes are removed:

• File Explorer only (default): Removes the " - File Explorer" suffix from File Explorer windows.
• Universal: Automatically removes the last part after " - ", " — " (em dash with spaces), or "—" (em dash alone) from any window title. Examples:
  • "Document - Notepad" becomes "Document"
  • "Downloads - File Explorer" becomes "Downloads"
  • "Windhawk — Firefox" becomes "Windhawk"
• Off: Disables automatic suffix removal.

Before and After

Before: Each folder shows " - File Explorer" suffix

After: Clean folder names without redundant suffixes

Custom Regex Rules

Additionally, you can define custom regex-based search and replace rules for specific programs or all programs. Each rule specifies:

• Process identifier: Match by process name (e.g., notepad.exe), full path (e.g., C:\Windows\notepad.exe), or App ID for UWP apps (e.g., Microsoft.WindowsCalculator_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App). Leave empty to match all processes.
• Search pattern: Regular expression to find in window titles. Supports standard regex syntax including anchors, groups, and quantifiers.
• Replace with: Replacement text. Can use regex capture groups ($1, $2, etc.) to reference matched parts. Leave empty to remove the matched text.

Multiple rules can match the same window, and all matching patterns are applied sequentially in the order they're defined.

Example Rules

Remove " - Notepad" suffix from Notepad:

• Process: notepad.exe
• Search: - Notepad$
• Replace: (empty)

Reorder title parts in Chrome:

• Process: chrome.exe
• Search: ^(.*) - Google Chrome$
• Replace: Chrome: $1

Remove build configuration from any window:

• Process: (empty, matches all)
• Search: \(Debug|Release\)$
• Replace: (empty)

Notes

• Changes only affect how titles appear on the taskbar, not the actual window titles.
• Universal mode processes titles before custom regex rules, allowing you to apply additional modifications after suffix removal.
• Case-insensitive process matching for better compatibility.
• Invalid regex patterns are logged but won't prevent other rules from working.