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

Details

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

Details

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

Details

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)

Details

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)

Details

115,770 users

Taskbar Volume Control

1.2.2

m417z

explorer.exe

Control the system volume by scrolling over the taskbar

Details

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

Details

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

Details

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)

Details

43,439 users

Translucent Windows

1.7.3

Undisputed00x

All processes

Enables native translucent effects in Windows 11

Details

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

Details

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

Details

31,679 users

Dark mode context menus

1.4.2

Mgg Sk

All processes

Enables dark mode for all win32 menus.

Details

30,867 users

Taskbar Dock Animation

1.7

Ph0en1x-dev

explorer.exe

Animates taskbar icons on mouse hover like in macOS

Details

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

Details

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)

Details

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

Details

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

Details

25,781 users

Modernize Folder Picker Dialog

1.0.0

aubymori

All processes

Replaces the classic "Browse For Folder" dialog

Details

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)

Details

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

Details

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

Details

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

Details

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.

Details

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

Details

16,094 users

Taskbar Thumbnail Reorder

1.1.3

m417z

explorer.exe

Reorder taskbar thumbnails with the left mouse button

Details

15,616 users

Dark Mode for Notepad

1.0

m417z

notepad.exe

The missing dark mode theme for Notepad

Details

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.

Details

11,799 users

No Focus Rectangle

1.0.2

ItsProfessional

explorer.exe

Removes the focus rectangle

Details

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

Details

9,896 users

StartIsBack++ Tweaker

sib-plusplus-tweaker

0.7.1

Erizur

explorer.exe

Modify StartIsBack++'s features (2.9.20)

Get Windhawk to install this mod

Details

Settings

Source Code

Changelog

StartIsBack++ Tweaker (2.9.20)

Modifies StartIsBack++'s internal functions for more customizable options. Might not work if the StartIsBack++ DLL installed has been patched previously. Works only on StartIsBack++ 2.9.20. Functionality on older/newer versions is not guaranteed.

Features

Remove Hottracking - Removes the Item button glow present in StartIsBack++, which is used for 7/8 behavior.

Disable Start Menu Animations - Disables the start menu animations, while leaving everything else untouched. Similar to the behavior present in older versions of Windows.

Force DWM Composition - Enable this option to force DWM blur instead of a custom one. Does NOT work with "Use custom start menu coloring" & "Use custom taskbar coloring" enabled.

Disable Custom Drawn Scrollbar - In order to match custom themes, SIB uses a custom drawn scrollbar for the "All Programs" menu. Here you can force a native scrollbar instead.

Disable Custom Orb - This option disables StartIsBack's custom orb and tries to prevent Windows key hooking.

Fix "All Programs" Menu Padding - This restores the smaller size used for the "All Programs" menu.

Match Windows 7 Start Menu Links - (This option requires the following links enabled to work properly: Computer/This PC, Connect To, Command Prompt) Tries to match as close as possible the Start Menu Links used in Windows 7's default Start Menu (Games, Help & Support).

Fix User Folders On Corrupted Namespace - Fixes the User Folders from opening up in a corrupted namespace if you used Aerexplorer or a registry hack to move them back from "This PC".

Hide UWP Settings results - Removes Windows 10's Immersive Settings from showing up on the search menu.

Special Thanks

Wiktorwiktor12: FindPattern function & Custom Folder help.
Aubymori: Additional help.
TeknixStuff: "Hide UWP Settings results" setting contributor.