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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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377,750 users
Windows 11 Taskbar Styler
Customize the taskbar with themes contributed by others or create your own
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355,025 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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210,205 users
Taskbar height and icon size
Control the taskbar height and icon size, improve icon quality (Windows 11 only)
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170,813 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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99,991 users
Taskbar Volume Control
Control the system volume by scrolling over the taskbar
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75,908 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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56,423 users
Windows 11 File Explorer Styler
Customize the File Explorer with themes contributed by others or create your own
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62,613 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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36,925 users
Slick Window Arrangement
Make window arrangement more slick and pleasant with a sliding animation and snapping
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35,496 users
Translucent Windows
Enables native translucent effects in Windows 11
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39,258 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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28,061 users
Dark mode context menus
Enables dark mode for all win32 menus.
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26,519 users
Taskbar Labels for Windows 11
Customize text labels and combining for running programs on the taskbar (Windows 11 only)
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25,576 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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23,675 users
Modernize Folder Picker Dialog
Replaces the classic "Browse For Folder" dialog
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23,115 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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21,189 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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23,295 users
Disable grouping on the taskbar
Causes a separate button to be created on the taskbar for each new window
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18,398 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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17,538 users
Taskbar on top for Windows 11
Moves the Windows 11 taskbar to the top of the screen
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17,163 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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15,308 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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14,548 users
Taskbar Thumbnail Reorder
Reorder taskbar thumbnails with the left mouse button
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14,359 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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15,113 users
Dark Mode for Notepad
The missing dark mode theme for Notepad
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12,643 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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9,512 users
No Focus Rectangle
Removes the focus rectangle
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9,002 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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8,661 users
Customize Windows notifications placement
Move notifications to another monitor or another corner of the screen
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8,247 users
Aero Peek on "Show desktop" button hover
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1.0.1
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explorer.exe
Enable Aero Peek when hovering over the "Show Desktop" button, like it was possible before Windows 11
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Aero Peek on "Show desktop" button hover

Enable Aero Peek when hovering over the "Show Desktop" button, like it was possible before Windows 11.

Note that Aero Peek can also be activated with the Win+, (Win key, then the comma key) keyboard shortcut.

Only Windows 11 is supported. This mod isn't needed for Windows 7 to 10, where this behavior is already present.

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