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.
I hope this leads to a great discussion and sharing of information!
gsudo for command line makes it so you can run specific applications in admin mode without having to run the entire CMD window in admin mode
Edit: "Everything" search engine (voidtools), a local search engine that actually works, includes search parameters and is very fast. Even better than windows search was prior to windows 7 when they broke it.
Oh you got me excited...Voidtools Everything is an absolute life saver! Trying to get Windows server to index without bogging down our whole network was impossible. Install everything, link to shared drive, let it scan for a few minutes and we have instant search results to any document anywhere on the network. I love how it even filters result as you type. I will never be without it, and have and will continue to donate to them.