Island Media Controls 0.9.27

Island Media Controls

Bring the current media session directly into the Windows 11 taskbar with a compact, theme-aware island built from native XAML. Unlike a floating Win32 overlay, the island is inserted into the taskbar layout as a real XAML Grid, so it fits naturally alongside your taskbar and system tray items.

Preview

Dark mode	Light mode
Island Media Controls in dark mode	Island Media Controls in light mode

Features

• Native taskbar integration: Choose from several system tray and taskbar positions without placing a separate always-on-top window over the taskbar.
• Live media information: See album artwork, track title, and artist at a glance, with smooth transitions when the active media session changes.
• Expanded player: Click the compact island to open a native XAML player with artwork, seekable playback progress, and previous, play/pause, and next controls.
• Light and dark themes: Colors, text, surfaces, and controls automatically follow the Windows app theme.
• Fluent visuals: Native Acrylic, rounded XAML geometry, album-art color accents, hover feedback, and display-synced animations keep interactions fluid and consistent with Windows 11.
• Flexible customization: Adjust position, size, spacing, shadows, hover behavior, background material, expanded button style, and idle visibility.
• Artwork effects: Add an optional album-art background wash and choose whether low-resolution video thumbnails use the original browser artwork, a mesh gradient, or an energy-flame visual.

Monitor Rounded Edges 1.0

Monitor Rounded Edges

Applies smooth, anti-aliased rounded corners to all connected monitors using Direct2D.

Monitor Rounded Edges Monitor Rounded Edges

Features

• Two corner styles -- Circle (classic arc) and Squircle (smooth superellipse).
• Inner accent border -- optional outline with configurable thickness and alpha color (#AARRGGBB).
• Fullscreen awareness -- uses SHQueryUserNotificationState to reliably detect fullscreen games.
• Minimal CPU overhead -- a continuous polling timer (750 ms) is only active when "Hide in Fullscreen" is enabled. "Dynamic Inner Border" uses a brief transition timer (5 checks over 1.5 s) after each foreground change to catch delayed fullscreen detection, then stops automatically. With neither feature active, only a lightweight WinEvent hook runs.
• Multi-monitor support -- each monitor gets its own independent set of corner overlays.
• Single tool process -- the rendering process is only created once; reopening Windhawk from the system tray does not spawn additional instances.

Squircle style

The squircle uses a cubic Bezier with separate control points interpolated toward the inner arc center (k=0.70). This produces:

• Tangents parallel to the screen edges at both endpoints (no kink, smooth transition)
• Slightly more diagonal coverage than a circular arc at the same radius
• A softer, more organic corner appearance compared to a circle

Settings

Setting	Description
Corner Radius	Rounding radius in pixels (1-500).
Corner Style	circle = standard arc; squircle = smooth superellipse.
Background Color	Hex fill color of the corners (#RRGGBB).
Inner Border Thickness	Width of the inner accent line in pixels (0 = disabled).
Inner Border Color	Hex color of the inner line, with alpha support (#AARRGGBB).
Dynamic Inner Border	Hides only the inner border in fullscreen; keeps the rounding.
Hide in Fullscreen	Hides everything in fullscreen apps and games.

Notes

The taskbar and Start menu may briefly appear above the corner overlays when they receive focus (e.g. opening Start, the Action Center, or right-clicking the desktop). The corners return to the top of the Z-order as soon as those elements lose focus.

Fullscreen detection via SHQueryUserNotificationState is system-wide, not per-monitor: a fullscreen app on one monitor will affect the corners on all monitors. Additionally, QUNS_BUSY and QUNS_PRESENTATION_MODE can be set by non-game apps (e.g. Windows Presentation Mode or apps that request it), which may trigger hide/dynamic-border behavior unexpectedly.

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Bordas Arredondadas do Monitor

Aplica cantos arredondados suaves em todos os monitores conectados via Direct2D.

Recursos

• Dois estilos de canto -- Circulo (arco classico) e Squircle (superelipse suave).
• Borda interna de destaque -- contorno opcional com espessura e cor com alpha (#AARRGGBB).
• Deteccao de tela cheia -- usa SHQueryUserNotificationState para detectar jogos em fullscreen.
• Overhead minimo de CPU -- o timer de polling continuo (750 ms) so e ativado quando "Ocultar em Tela Cheia" esta ligado. "Borda Interna Dinamica" usa um timer de transicao curto (5 checks em 1,5 s) apos cada troca de foco para capturar deteccoes atrasadas, e para automaticamente. Com nenhum recurso ativo, apenas o WinEvent hook leve permanece em execucao.
• Suporte a multiplos monitores -- cada monitor tem seu proprio conjunto independente de overlays.
• Processo unico -- o processo de renderizacao e criado uma unica vez; reabrir o Windhawk pela bandeja do sistema nao cria instancias adicionais.

Estilo Squircle

O squircle usa uma curva de Bezier cubica com pontos de controle interpolados em direcao ao centro interno do arco (k=0,70). Isso produz:

• Tangentes paralelas as bordas da tela em ambos os extremos (sem kink, transicao suave)
• Cobertura diagonal ligeiramente maior do que um arco circular no mesmo raio
• Uma aparencia de canto mais suave e organica em comparacao ao circulo

Configuracoes

Configuracao	Descricao
Raio do Arredondamento	Raio do arredondamento em pixels (1-500).
Estilo do Canto	circle = arco padrao; squircle = superelipse suave.
Cor do Fundo	Cor de preenchimento dos cantos em hex (#RRGGBB).
Espessura da Linha Interna	Espessura da borda interna em pixels (0 para desativar).
Cor da Linha Interna	Cor da linha interna em hex, com suporte a alpha (#AARRGGBB).
Borda Interna Dinamica	Oculta apenas a borda interna em tela cheia, mantém o arredondamento.
Ocultar em Tela Cheia	Oculta tudo em jogos e aplicativos em tela cheia.

Observacoes

A barra de tarefas e o menu Iniciar podem aparecer sobre as bordas arredondadas enquanto estao em foco (ex: ao abrir o Iniciar, a Central de Acoes ou ao clicar com o botao direito na area de trabalho). As bordas voltam ao topo da ordem Z assim que esses elementos perdem o foco.

A deteccao de tela cheia via SHQueryUserNotificationState e global (nao por monitor): um app em fullscreen em um monitor afeta as bordas de todos os monitores. Alem disso, QUNS_BUSY e QUNS_PRESENTATION_MODE podem ser ativados por apps que nao sao jogos (ex: Modo de Apresentacao do Windows), o que pode disparar o comportamento de ocultar/borda dinamica inesperadamente.

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Bordes Redondeados del Monitor

Aplica esquinas redondeadas suaves en todos los monitores conectados via Direct2D.

Caracteristicas

• Dos estilos de esquina -- Circulo (arco clasico) y Squircle (superelipse suave).
• Borde interior de acento -- contorno opcional con grosor y color con alpha (#AARRGGBB).
• Deteccion de pantalla completa -- usa SHQueryUserNotificationState para detectar juegos en fullscreen.
• Overhead minimo de CPU -- el temporizador de polling continuo (750 ms) solo esta activo cuando "Ocultar en Pantalla Completa" esta habilitado. "Borde Interior Dinamico" usa un temporizador de transicion breve (5 verificaciones en 1,5 s) tras cada cambio de foco para detectar cambios tardios, y se detiene automaticamente. Sin ninguna funcion activa, solo el WinEvent hook ligero permanece en ejecucion.
• Soporte multi-monitor -- cada monitor tiene su propio conjunto independiente de overlays.
• Proceso unico -- el proceso de renderizado se crea una sola vez; reabrir Windhawk desde la bandeja del sistema no crea instancias adicionales.

Estilo Squircle

El squircle usa una curva de Bezier cubica con puntos de control interpolados hacia el centro interno del arco (k=0,70). Esto produce:

• Tangentes paralelas a los bordes de la pantalla en ambos extremos (sin kink, transicion suave)
• Cobertura diagonal ligeramente mayor que un arco circular al mismo radio
• Una apariencia de esquina mas suave y organica comparada con el circulo

Configuracion

Configuracion	Descripcion
Radio de las Esquinas	Radio de redondeo en pixeles (1-500).
Estilo de Esquina	circle = arco estandar; squircle = superelipse suave.
Color de Fondo	Color de relleno de las esquinas en hex (#RRGGBB).
Grosor del Borde Interior	Grosor del borde interior en pixeles (0 para desactivar).
Color del Borde Interior	Color del borde interior en hex, con soporte de alpha (#AARRGGBB).
Borde Interior Dinamico	Oculta solo el borde interior en pantalla completa, mantiene el redondeo.
Ocultar en Pantalla Completa	Oculta todo en juegos y aplicaciones a pantalla completa.

Notas

La barra de tareas y el menu Inicio pueden aparecer sobre las esquinas redondeadas mientras reciben foco (ej: al abrir Inicio, el Centro de Notificaciones o al hacer clic derecho en el escritorio). Las esquinas vuelven al frente del orden Z en cuanto esos elementos pierden el foco.

La deteccion de pantalla completa via SHQueryUserNotificationState es global (no por monitor): una app en pantalla completa en un monitor afecta las esquinas de todos los monitores. Ademas, QUNS_BUSY y QUNS_PRESENTATION_MODE pueden ser activados por apps que no son juegos (ej: Modo de Presentacion de Windows), lo que puede disparar el comportamiento de ocultar/borde dinamico de forma inesperada.

Compact Start Menu 1.0.0

Compact Start Menu

This mod simplifies the Start Menu by directly adjusting All apps XAML sections.

All apps without header (default)	Pinned without header + Separator + All apps in List view
Default	Pinned section and separator

Features:

• Shows "All apps": Keeps the app list visible.
• Optional pinned section hiding: Can hide or show the section with pinned apps.
• Optional recommended section hiding: Can hide or show the section with recent files.
• Optional section separators: Can add thin separator lines between sections.
• Optional section headers: Can hide pinned and recommended headers independently.
• Hides group headers: Removes the visible All apps group headers in grid and list views.
• Compacts grid view: Reduces group-header spacing in the All apps grid.
• Optional top header: Can hide the All apps title/view row.
• Optional category view hiding: Can hide the Category option from the view selector.
• Hidden header icon gap: Can adjust the first icon row spacing when the top header is hidden.
• Scrollbar modes: Can show, hide, or reveal the visual All apps scroll bar only while scrolling.

Instructions:

• Enable the mod in Windhawk.
• Restart StartMenuExperienceHost.exe, sign out/in, or restart your computer to apply changes.

Taskbar Restart Explorer 1.0

Adds a Restart Explorer shortcut to the native rounded Windows 11 empty-taskbar context menu.

This version hooks the taskbar settings context-menu build path in the actually loaded Taskbar.View.dll/ExplorerExtensions.dll module. It doesn't replace the classic popup menu, install global mouse hooks, or show a separate flyout.

Demo: Taskbar Restart Explorer demo

If the required symbols aren't available, the mod logs why and fails closed.

Dynamic Taskbar Transparency 0.3.8

Dynamic Taskbar Transparency

Dynamic Taskbar Transparency demo

This mod applies a TranslucentTB-like state machine to the Windows 11 taskbar. It keeps the taskbar clear on the desktop or when no maximized window is present, then restores or changes the taskbar appearance while Start, search, task view, notification/quick settings flyouts, tray flyouts, other shell interactions, or maximized windows are active.

Version 0.3 edits the Windows 11 taskbar XAML background rectangles directly. It fades the rectangles with Opacity instead of applying a colored alpha overlay, and it can fall back to the captured existing style, clear the mod's local overrides for the Windows native/default style, clear, blur, or blur-backed acrylic.

State detection is driven by shell/window events and uses heuristic window class/process-name matching for Start, search, task view, tray flyouts, and other shell surfaces. These heuristics can change between Windows 11 builds.

Do not run this together with TranslucentTB or another tool that continuously writes the same taskbar background.

Compared with taskbar-background-helper, this mod focuses on a TranslucentTB- style state machine: desktop/no-maximized-window, maximized windows, Start, search, task view, tray flyouts, notification/quick settings flyouts, and an optional catch-all for other shell surfaces can each choose their own appearance and fade duration. taskbar-background-helper is a lower-level background helper for always/maximized behavior and pairs well with Taskbar Styler; this mod adds per-shell-state switching and animation on top of the same general taskbar background use case.

MacOS Minimize Animation 2.0.0

MacOS Minimize Animation

Demo

Brings the classic macOS genie effect to Windows. When you minimize a window it warps and flows down into the taskbar; when you restore it, it flows back out.

Eye candy for something you do a hundred times a day.

See it in action

• Compile the mod with the button on the left or with Ctrl+B.
• Enable the mod and open any normal window (Explorer, a browser, Notepad...).
• Minimize it with the title bar [-] button or Win+Down and watch it warp and pour into the taskbar.
• Restore it from the taskbar and watch the genie play in reverse.
• Tweak the Animation duration in the settings to taste.

Features

• Real genie warp. The window is sliced into horizontal strips that curve and funnel toward the taskbar (the bottom flows in first), instead of just shrinking.
• Actually smooth. Progress is driven by real elapsed time and every rendered frame is gated on the DWM compose cycle (DwmFlush), so each frame you render is exactly one frame you see - perfectly aligned with vsync at any duration you set.
• Smoothstep easing instead of a linear ramp, so it eases in and out.
• Clean edges and fade via a per-pixel-alpha layered surface.
• Smart targeting. The mod learns where each app's taskbar icon is (from where your cursor was when you minimized) and aims the genie at that spot next time.

How it works

The mod hooks ShowWindow and DefWindowProcW to catch minimize / restore requests. It snapshots the window, then on a dedicated high-priority thread it draws a transparent layered "ghost" window that warps the snapshot frame by frame into the taskbar, leaving the real window to minimize behind it without the system's own animation getting in the way.

Settings

• Animation duration - how long the effect lasts (50-2000 ms).
• Animate window restore (open) - also play the reverse genie when restoring.
• Animate app launch (experimental) - also play the genie when an application window first opens. Experimental and off by default: it may briefly flash the window before animating, may not catch borderless apps, and can occasionally fire on splash / dialog windows. Leave it off and the mod behaves exactly like plain minimize / restore.

Notes

• Works on all top-level windows; child / tiny / hidden windows are skipped.
• DWM transitions are temporarily disabled on the animated window and restored afterwards, so the system's own minimize/restore animation doesn't fight ours.
• The genie currently targets the primary monitor's taskbar edge.

Getting started

Check out the documentation here.

Disk Usage Bar Customizer 1.0.0

Disk Usage Bar Customizer

Customize everything about the disk usage bar from the This PC section in the File Explorer, including theme-aware colors, height, border and more.

This is a fork of the original Disk Usage Bar Color mod made by dirtyrazkl.

Customization options

General

• Show remaining space as progress instead of used space
• Custom warning percentage threshold

Rendering

• Render using visual styles
• Render using dark mode parts when using visual styles

Custom rendering

• Use system's accent color for the normal progress color
• Render bar border
• Height factor
• Custom light & dark mode colors

Screenshots

Colors adapting to the system's theme

System colors light mode

System colors dark mode

Accent color as the normal progress color

Accent color light mode

Accent color dark mode

Custom colors

Custom colors

No border

No border

Custom height

Custom height

Custom warning threshold

Custom warning threshold

Show remaining space as progress instead of used space

Show remaining space as progress instead of used space

Windows 7 Network Flyout Recreation 2.8.4

Windows 7 Network Flyout Recreation

This mod recreates the classic Windows 7 network flyout on Windows 10 and 11, replacing the modern flyout with a familiar, lightweight alternative.

Screenshot The mod has been tested on Windows 10 21H2, Windows 10 1809, Windows 11 23H2, Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 11 25H2.

Features

• Wi-Fi network list: Shows all available networks with live signal strength
• Connect/Disconnect: Connect to secured and open networks with password support
• Privacy mode: Hide real network names (shows as Network 1, Network 2...)
• Windows 7 style tooltips: Full network info on hover (SSID, signal, security type)
• Right-click context menu: Quick access to network status and properties
• Keyboard navigation: Full Arrow keys, Enter, and Escape support
• Auto-refresh: Periodically refreshes the network list at a configurable interval
• Language support: English, Italian, Spanish, French, Russian, or auto-detect
• DPI aware: Scales correctly on high-DPI and mixed-DPI setups
• Rounded corners: Optional modern look for Windows 11 or Aero theme

Requirements

• Windows 10 with the native taskbar
• Windows 11 with the Windows 10 taskbar (via ExplorerPatcher)
• The network icon must be visible in the main system tray (overflow menu not supported)

> Note: This mod is unlikely to work with other taskbar mods (e.g. Retrobar) or heavily customized configurations.

Known limitations

• Overflow menu: The network icon must be in the main system tray, not hidden in the overflow menu.
• Auto-reconnect checkbox: May not work reliably on all setups. If the network doesn't reconnect automatically, try connecting manually.

Hotkeys

Key	Action
Ctrl+H	Toggle network flyout (disabled by default)

Credits

• m417z — Code review
• Anixx — Testing on Windows 11 23H2 and feedback
• sebastian08dm08-cpu — Testing on Windows 10 1809

If you encounter issues, please report them on the author of the mod.

Lock Keys Notifier 1.0.0

Lock Keys Notifier

Displays a small, customizable toast whenever a lock key (Caps Lock, Num Lock, Scroll Lock, or Insert) is toggled, showing its new ON/OFF state.

Preview

Pill, Tile, and Minimal layouts (following the system theme and accent):

Pill layout Tile layout Minimal layout

Insert can show a single fixed label in a neutral color instead of ON/OFF:

Insert single-value

Features

• Per-key enable/disable.
• 9-point positioning with offsets, on the active, primary, or all monitors.
• Three layouts (Pill, Tile, Minimal), themeable colors, opacity, corner radius, padding, font, soft drop shadow, and an optional per-key accent state. Follows the system light/dark theme and accent by default.
• Optional fade animation and optional sound (system default or custom WAV).
• Editable ON/OFF labels and per-key display names; optional key icon glyph.
• Insert can show a single fixed label (e.g. "pressed") in neutral color instead of ON/OFF.
• Optionally skips the toast while a fullscreen app is in the foreground (games, fullscreen video, presentation mode); off by default.
• Per-monitor DPI aware: scales to each monitor, so it stays the same physical size on mixed-DPI multi-monitor setups.

Notes

• Runs as a tool mod in its own windhawk.exe process, so notifications keep working even when Explorer is restarting or not running.
• Toggles made while an elevated (administrator) app has focus are not detected. The mod process runs at medium integrity and Windows (UIPI) blocks it from observing input to higher-integrity windows; this can't be worked around from a mod. The next toggle in a normal app shows the correct state.
• Fullscreen exclusive apps may cover the toast (or enable the option above to skip it).
• Insert reports the OS toggle bit, not an app's overtype mode (off by default).

Windows 7 File Open/Save Toggle Bar Icon 1.0

Windows 7 File Open/Save Toggle Bar Icon

Restores the bitmap arrow glyph on the "Toggle Folders" button in open/save dialogs.

This glyph was changed to an icon in later versions of Windows. The icon scaling differs, so it wasn't possible to just make the icon look like the Windows 7 glyph.

Preview image

Task Manager Tab Slide Animation 0.2.0

Task Manager Tab Slide Animation

Demo

The Windows 11 Task Manager switches between its left-hand tabs (Processes, Performance, App history, Startup apps, Users, Details, Services) instantly. This mod adds a smooth slide transition between them.

> Experimental. Task Manager is a WinUI 3 app, so there's no clean Win32 > "tab changed" signal - this works by heuristics and screen capture.

How it works

• A low-level mouse hook (scoped to Task Manager) notices a click in the left navigation area and captures the content area from the screen (old tab).
• The content's left edge is detected with UI Automation: the right edge of the clicked navigation item is where the content begins. This adapts automatically whether the nav pane is expanded (wide, with labels) or collapsed (icons only) - no manual width setting needed.
• After a short delay it captures the new tab and slides old -> new in a layered overlay over the content area, then removes it to reveal the real content.

Settings

• Top inset - height (px) of the top command bar to exclude from the slide.
• Capture delay - how long to wait after the click before grabbing the new tab (ms). Raise if it grabs the old tab.
• Animation duration and slide vertically to taste.

Known limitations

• Relies on UI Automation to locate the content; if UIA can't identify the clicked navigation item, that switch just isn't animated.
• Clicking the same tab still plays a (harmless) slide of identical content.
• The Task Manager window should be visible/unobscured during the switch.

Custom Menu Height 1.0

Custom Menu Height

Control the height of Win32 context menu items and menu bars. Make classic menus as spacious as modern WinUI menus.

By default, non-immersive context menu items are shown with a height of 22 pixels, and menu bars with a height of 19 pixels. This mod allows increasing both menu heights to any custom value.

Context menu items

Height: 22px (Windows default)	Height: 32px

Menu bar

Height: 19px (Windows default)	Height: 32px

Recommended mods

Enhance the overall context menu experience with these complementary mods:

Mod	Author	Note
Classic context menu on Windows 11	m417z	Requires Windows 11 or later
Custom Window Corner Radius	m417z	Requires Windows 11 or later
Dark mode context menus	Mgg Sk	Requires Windows 10 version 1809 or later
Remove Context Menu Items	Armaninyow	-

Compatibility note: Immersive menus

To ensure the custom context menu item height functions properly within File Explorer and the taskbar on Windows 10 and later, this mod eradicates immersive menus system-wide, falling back to standard context menus.

The code for this implementation is based on the "Eradicate Immersive Menus" mod by aubymori.