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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
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383,238 users
Windows 11 Taskbar Styler
1.5.2
m417z
explorer.exe
Customize the taskbar with themes contributed by others or create your own
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364,254 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
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218,229 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)
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169,367 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)
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101,977 users
Taskbar Volume Control
1.2.2
m417z
explorer.exe
Control the system volume by scrolling over the taskbar
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77,225 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
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66,973 users
Taskbar Clock Customization
1.7
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
56,481 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)
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37,548 users
Translucent Windows
1.6.3
Undisputed00x
All processes
Enables native translucent effects in Windows 11
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40,553 users
Slick Window Arrangement
1.0.2
m417z
All processes
Make window arrangement more slick and pleasant with a sliding animation and snapping
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35,468 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
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27,965 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)
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25,094 users
Dark mode context menus
1.4.1
Mgg Sk
All processes
Enables dark mode for all win32 menus.
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26,957 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
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23,754 users
Modernize Folder Picker Dialog
1.0.0
aubymori
All processes
Replaces the classic "Browse For Folder" dialog
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23,019 users
Taskbar auto-hide when maximized
1.2.3
m417z
explorer.exe
Makes the taskbar auto-hide only when a window is maximized or intersects the taskbar
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25,371 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
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22,043 users
Taskbar tray icon spacing and grid
1.2
m417z
explorer.exe
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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18,485 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
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18,090 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
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16,050 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
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16,994 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
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14,481 users
Taskbar Thumbnail Reorder
1.1.3
m417z
explorer.exe
Reorder taskbar thumbnails with the left mouse button
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14,195 users
Vertical Taskbar for Windows 11
1.3.9
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.
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14,473 users
Dark Mode for Notepad
1.0
m417z
notepad.exe
The missing dark mode theme for Notepad
Details
12,550 users
Taskbar Dock Animation
1.1
Ph0en1x-dev
explorer.exe
Animates taskbar icons on mouse hover like in macOS
Details
13,392 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
9,803 users
No Focus Rectangle
1.0.2
ItsProfessional
explorer.exe
Removes the focus rectangle
Details
9,035 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
8,755 users
Start Menu Corner Click Fix
taskbar-start-button-corner-fix
1.0
Alchemy
explorer.exe
Fixes the issue where clicking in the corner of the taskbar doesn't open the Start menu on multi monitor setups.
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Start Menu Corner Click Fix

Fixes an issue on Windows 11 where clicking in the very corner of the taskbar doesn't open the Start menu on left-aligned taskbars when the start menu button is "in a sticky corner".

The Problem

Windows 11's taskbar has an InputSite window (Windows.UI.Input.InputSite.WindowClass) that intercepts mouse clicks before they reach the Start button.

This seems to be caused by the "sticky corners" feature, and thus only affects multi-monitor setups.

The Solution

This mod hooks CreateWindowInBand to detect when the InputSite window is created, then installs a thread-specific mouse hook on its thread. This hook intercepts mouse clicks at the corner region and invokes the Start menu via UI Automation when the real button doesn't handle the click.

Requirements

  • Windows 11 64-bit (tested on 25H2)
  • Windhawk v1.4 or later