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Windows 11 Start Menu Styler
Customize the start menu with themes contributed by others or create your own
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377,999 users
Windows 11 Taskbar Styler
Customize the taskbar with themes contributed by others or create your own
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355,543 users
Windows 11 Notification Center Styler
Customize the Notification Center and Action Center with themes contributed by others or create your own
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210,625 users
Taskbar height and icon size
Control the taskbar height and icon size, improve icon quality (Windows 11 only)
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170,936 users
Better file sizes in Explorer details
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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100,167 users
Taskbar Volume Control
Control the system volume by scrolling over the taskbar
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76,013 users
Taskbar Clock Customization
Custom date/time format, news feed, weather, performance metrics (upload/download speed, CPU, RAM), custom fonts and colors, and more
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56,501 users
Windows 11 File Explorer Styler
Customize the File Explorer with themes contributed by others or create your own
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62,762 users
Taskbar tray system icon tweaks
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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37,016 users
Slick Window Arrangement
Make window arrangement more slick and pleasant with a sliding animation and snapping
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35,551 users
Translucent Windows
Enables native translucent effects in Windows 11
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39,248 users
Middle click to close on the taskbar
Close programs with a middle click on the taskbar instead of creating a new instance
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28,091 users
Dark mode context menus
Enables dark mode for all win32 menus.
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26,590 users
Taskbar Labels for Windows 11
Customize text labels and combining for running programs on the taskbar (Windows 11 only)
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25,579 users
Classic context menu on Windows 11
Always show the classic context menu without having to select "Show More Options" or hold Shift
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23,741 users
Modernize Folder Picker Dialog
Replaces the classic "Browse For Folder" dialog
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23,157 users
Resource Redirect
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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21,225 users
Taskbar auto-hide when maximized
Makes the taskbar auto-hide only when a window is maximized or intersects the taskbar
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23,357 users
Disable grouping on the taskbar
Causes a separate button to be created on the taskbar for each new window
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18,396 users
Taskbar tray icon spacing and grid
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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17,644 users
Taskbar on top for Windows 11
Moves the Windows 11 taskbar to the top of the screen
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17,200 users
Taskbar auto-hide speed
Customize the taskbar auto-hide speed and frame rate to make it feel less sluggish and janky
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15,351 users
Chrome/Edge scroll tabs with mouse wheel
Use the mouse wheel while hovering over the tab bar to switch between tabs
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14,566 users
Taskbar Thumbnail Reorder
Reorder taskbar thumbnails with the left mouse button
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14,381 users
Vertical Taskbar for Windows 11
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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15,109 users
Dark Mode for Notepad
The missing dark mode theme for Notepad
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12,644 users
Alt+Tab per monitor
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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9,549 users
No Focus Rectangle
Removes the focus rectangle
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9,000 users
Turn off change file extension warning
When a file is renamed and its extension is changed, a confirmation warning appears, this mod turns it off
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8,686 users
Start button always on the left
Forces the start button to be on the left of the taskbar, even when taskbar icons are centered (Windows 11 only)
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8,620 users
Hide Dotfiles (Explorer only)
hide-dotfiles-explorer
1.0.1
@danalec
explorer.exe
Hide dotfiles and folders starting with . in Windows Explorer and Desktop
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This mod hides files and folders starting with a dot (.) in Windows Explorer and Desktop, similar to Unix/Linux systems.

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How It Works

This mod filters files directly from directory listings at the system level. It does not modify file attributes (like the "hidden" attribute) and does not depend on Windows Explorer's "Show hidden files" setting. Files are completely hidden from view regardless of Explorer's hidden file visibility settings.

Key Benefits

  • Independent of Explorer settings: Works regardless of whether "Show hidden files" is enabled or disabled
  • No file attribute modification: Files remain unchanged on disk
  • System-wide filtering: Affects all Explorer views and file dialogs

Configuration

You can exclude specific files from being hidden using the dotfile whitelist, or specify additional files to always hide regardless of whether they start with a dot.

Display Modes

Choose how dotfiles should be handled:

  • Never show: Files are completely hidden from directory listings (default)
  • Show as hidden: Files are shown with the hidden attribute (like Unix ls -a)
  • Show as system: Files are shown with both hidden and system attributes

Filename Matching

  • Case-insensitive: Filenames are matched regardless of case (e.g., .Gitignore will match .gitignore)
  • Pattern matching: Supports wildcards using Windows pattern matching syntax
    • * matches zero or more characters
    • ? matches exactly one character
    • Examples: .env* matches .env, .env.local, .env.production

Settings

  • Display Mode: How to handle dotfiles (Never show, Show as hidden, Show as system)
  • Dotfile Whitelist: List of dotfile patterns to show (e.g., .gitignore, .env*, .*.config)
  • Always Hide: List of filename patterns to always hide, even if they don't start with a dot (e.g., desktop.ini, Thumbs.db, *.tmp)

Examples:

  • To show .gitignore: add .gitignore to dotfile whitelist
  • To show all .env* files: add .env* to dotfile whitelist
  • To hide desktop.ini: add desktop.ini to always-hide list
  • To hide all .tmp files: add *.tmp to always-hide list
  • .env.local will be shown if .env* is whitelisted

Important Notes

  • No file attributes are modified - hidden files retain their original attributes
  • Independent of Explorer settings - works regardless of "Show hidden files" setting
  • Other applications can still access these files normally
  • Command Prompt/PowerShell will still show these files unless specifically filtered