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

426,465 users

Windows 11 Taskbar Styler

1.5.2

m417z

explorer.exe

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

Details

412,634 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

247,378 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

183,356 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

112,988 users

Taskbar Volume Control

1.2.2

m417z

explorer.exe

Control the system volume by scrolling over the taskbar

Details

85,276 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

79,134 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

63,535 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

42,593 users

Translucent Windows

1.7.3

Undisputed00x

All processes

Enables native translucent effects in Windows 11

Details

46,196 users

Slick Window Arrangement

1.0.2

m417z

All processes

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

Details

38,726 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

31,046 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

31,069 users

Dark mode context menus

1.4.2

Mgg Sk

All processes

Enables dark mode for all win32 menus.

Details

30,275 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

27,068 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

26,716 users

Taskbar Dock Animation

1.7

Ph0en1x-dev

explorer.exe

Animates taskbar icons on mouse hover like in macOS

Details

28,794 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

25,100 users

Modernize Folder Picker Dialog

1.0.0

aubymori

All processes

Replaces the classic "Browse For Folder" dialog

Details

24,820 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

21,420 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

19,697 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

18,871 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

19,077 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

16,375 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

15,696 users

Taskbar Thumbnail Reorder

1.1.3

m417z

explorer.exe

Reorder taskbar thumbnails with the left mouse button

Details

15,431 users

Dark Mode for Notepad

1.0

m417z

notepad.exe

The missing dark mode theme for Notepad

Details

13,417 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

11,477 users

No Focus Rectangle

1.0.2

ItsProfessional

explorer.exe

Removes the focus rectangle

Details

9,899 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

9,745 users

Multirow taskbar for Windows 11

taskbar-multirow

1.1.2

m417z

explorer.exe

Span taskbar items across multiple rows, just like it was possible before Windows 11

Get Windhawk to install this mod

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Multirow taskbar for Windows 11

Span taskbar items across multiple rows, just like it was possible before Windows 11.

Notes

The mod doesn't change the taskbar height, it only makes the task list span across multiple rows. To change the taskbar height, use the Taskbar height and icon size mod.
To have multiple rows of tray icons, use the Taskbar tray icon spacing and grid mod.

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