Windows 11 Taskbar Styler

1.7

m417z

explorer.exe

Customize the taskbar with themes contributed by others or create your own

Details

662,308 users

Windows 11 Start Menu Styler

1.6

m417z

StartMenuExperienceHost.exe, SearchHost.exe, SearchApp.exe

Customize the Start menu with themes contributed by others or create your own

Details

643,456 users

Windows 11 Notification Center Styler

1.5

m417z

ShellExperienceHost.exe, ShellHost.exe

Customize the Notification Center and Action Center with themes contributed by others or create your own

Details

392,587 users

Taskbar height and icon size

1.3.7

m417z

explorer.exe

Control the taskbar height and icon size, improve icon quality (Windows 11 only)

Details

262,203 users

Taskbar Dock Animation

1.9.2

Ph0en1x-dev

explorer.exe

Animates taskbar icons on mouse hover like in macOS

Details

218,328 users

Better file sizes in Explorer details

1.5

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

176,459 users

Windows 11 File Explorer Styler

1.4

m417z

explorer.exe

Customize the File Explorer with themes contributed by others or create your own

Details

168,088 users

Taskbar Volume Control

1.3.1

m417z

explorer.exe, ShellExperienceHost.exe, SndVol.exe

Control the system volume by scrolling over the taskbar or anywhere with modifier keys

Details

121,429 users

Taskbar Clock Customization

1.7.4

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

89,323 users

Translucent Windows

1.7.4

Undisputed00x

All processes

Enables native translucent effects in Windows 11

Details

85,657 users

Taskbar tray system icon tweaks

1.3

m417z

explorer.exe

Allows hiding system icons: volume, network, battery, microphone, location/GPS, Studio Effects, Recall, language bar, bell (always or when there are no new notifications), and the "Show desktop" button (hide or set width)

Details

62,840 users

Taskbar auto-hide when maximized

1.2.6

m417z

explorer.exe

Makes the taskbar auto-hide only when a window is maximized or intersects the taskbar

Details

65,719 users

Slick Window Arrangement

1.0.2

m417z

All processes

Make window arrangement more slick and pleasant with a sliding animation and snapping

Details

56,968 users

Dark mode context menus

1.4.2

Mgg Sk

All processes

Enables dark mode for all win32 menus.

Details

55,859 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

46,069 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

39,378 users

Resource Redirect

1.2.5

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

38,522 users

Taskbar tray icon spacing and grid

1.3.1

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

33,083 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

32,381 users

Modernize Folder Picker Dialog

1.0.0

aubymori

All processes

Replaces the classic "Browse For Folder" dialog

Details

31,933 users

Taskbar auto-hide speed

1.1

m417z

explorer.exe

Customize the taskbar auto-hide animation speed and frame rate to make it feel less sluggish and janky

Details

30,837 users

Invisible Window Borders

1.0.0

Bo0ii

All but devenv.exe

Makes window borders invisible while keeping rounded corners

Details

26,038 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

24,881 users

Chrome/Edge scroll tabs with mouse wheel

1.3.1

m417z

chrome.exe, msedge.exe, opera.exe, brave.exe, *\YandexBrowser\Application\browser.exe, thorium.exe

Use the mouse wheel while hovering over the tab bar to switch between tabs

Details

24,303 users

Taskbar Volume Control Per-App

1.1.4

m417z

explorer.exe

Control the per-app volume by scrolling over taskbar buttons

Details

22,446 users

Taskbar on top for Windows 11

1.1.7

m417z

explorer.exe, StartMenuExperienceHost.exe

Moves the Windows 11 taskbar to the top of the screen

Details

24,108 users

Taskbar Thumbnail Reorder

1.1.4

m417z

explorer.exe

Reorder taskbar thumbnails with the left mouse button

Details

20,555 users

Alt+Tab per monitor

1.2

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

20,122 users

Dark Mode for Notepad

1.0

m417z

notepad.exe

The missing dark mode theme for Notepad

Details

18,300 users

Vertical Taskbar for Windows 11

1.3.11

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

19,089 users

Taskbar Desktop Indicator

taskbar-desktop-indicator

1.3

Simon Benedict

explorer.exe

Displays the current virtual desktop as a number or marker in the Windows 11 taskbar clock area

Get Windhawk to install this mod

Details

Settings

Source Code

Changelog

Taskbar Desktop Indicator

Displays the current virtual desktop as a number or marker in the Windows 11 taskbar clock area.

Features

Number mode or workspace markers mode
Current desktop name mode
Workspace markers mode with ⬤ markers by default
Roman or Arabic numbering in number mode
Custom marker symbol and inactive-marker dimming in workspace markers mode
Example symbols: ⬤, ●, •, ○, ◉
Optional custom colors for the active indicator and inactive markers
Optional hiding of the indicator when only one desktop exists
Configurable indicator weight and size
Configurable spacing and padding
Centered side indicator layout for two-line clock/date taskbar clocks
Notification-based desktop change detection
Optional polling fallback

Screenshot

Workspace markers mode (example)

Number mode (example)

Notes

Windows 11 only
On a one-line taskbar clock, the indicator is appended inline
On a two-line taskbar clock, the indicator is shown as a separate vertically centered side label
The default appearance is workspace markers with dimmed inactive markers
The mod uses virtual desktop notifications as the primary update path
Polling fallback is disabled by default
If the indicator doesn't update when switching desktops on your system, set the poll interval to 50 or 100 ms
Lower poll intervals increase registry reads in Explorer