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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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377,999 users
Windows 11 Taskbar Styler
Customize the taskbar with themes contributed by others or create your own
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355,543 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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210,625 users
Taskbar height and icon size
Control the taskbar height and icon size, improve icon quality (Windows 11 only)
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170,936 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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100,167 users
Taskbar Volume Control
Control the system volume by scrolling over the taskbar
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76,013 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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56,501 users
Windows 11 File Explorer Styler
Customize the File Explorer with themes contributed by others or create your own
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62,762 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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37,016 users
Slick Window Arrangement
Make window arrangement more slick and pleasant with a sliding animation and snapping
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35,551 users
Translucent Windows
Enables native translucent effects in Windows 11
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39,248 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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28,091 users
Dark mode context menus
Enables dark mode for all win32 menus.
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26,590 users
Taskbar Labels for Windows 11
Customize text labels and combining for running programs on the taskbar (Windows 11 only)
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25,579 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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23,741 users
Modernize Folder Picker Dialog
Replaces the classic "Browse For Folder" dialog
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23,157 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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21,225 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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23,357 users
Disable grouping on the taskbar
Causes a separate button to be created on the taskbar for each new window
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18,396 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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17,644 users
Taskbar on top for Windows 11
Moves the Windows 11 taskbar to the top of the screen
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17,200 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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15,351 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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14,566 users
Taskbar Thumbnail Reorder
Reorder taskbar thumbnails with the left mouse button
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14,381 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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15,109 users
Dark Mode for Notepad
The missing dark mode theme for Notepad
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12,644 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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9,549 users
No Focus Rectangle
Removes the focus rectangle
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9,000 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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8,686 users
Start button always on the left
Forces the start button to be on the left of the taskbar, even when taskbar icons are centered (Windows 11 only)
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8,620 users
Bring Back the Borders!
w11-dwm-fix
3.1.1
teknixstuff
dwm.exe
Restores borders, corners, shadows, and more!
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Bring Back the Borders!

Restores the W10 backdrop effects, borders, shadows, and acrylic. Based on Ittr's uDWM patches.

⚠ Important usage note ⚠

In order to use this mod, you must allow Windhawk to inject into the dwm.exe system process. To do so, add it to the process inclusion list in the advanced settings. If you do not do this, it will silently fail to inject.

Advanced settings screenshot