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Customization on Windows is good with themes and all, but I was curious to see what programs people use to add to the Windows shell, instead of replacing or theming it.


I use Smart Taskbar, Windows Caffeinated and Windows Toolkit that all add icons to the system tray, in the same style, that do the following:

Smart Taskbar: Clicking the icon will hide the taskbar automatically, and can be set to show the taskbar when an app is windowed, but hide when maximized.

Windows Caffeinated: Keeps your PC from sleeping. You can use PowerAwake with MSPowerToys, but I don't like the icon.

Desktop Toolkit: A Swiss army knife of utilities. It's hard to describe but, it has pinned apps, custom folder pins, timers, screen recording, color picker, recent files, etc. I like to pin custom PowerShell scripts here.

Toggle Desktop Icons: This app lets you double-click the desktop to hide icons, and adds a system tray icon. It's similar to HiddenMe on macOS.


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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

this update supposedly fixes the issue but wasn't available for a long time. The windows update reinstalled itself immediately so if you got it, you were shit out of luck until the EP devs figured out a workaround

I made it about a day before chasing down ViveTool because combined icons are the dumbest shit ever for anyone who uses multiple windows regularly

[–] frozen@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, wild, I never encountered that, and I have automatic updates enabled. Windows is fucking weird sometimes.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah...really hoping Microsoft brings the option back. I hate using third party software for stuff like this