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Published: 2021-06-12 02:00:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 34521; Favourites: 114; Downloads: 0
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This is my Windows desktop. The goal was to add some of the features macOS has, which make you more productive. Also, I find it easier to handle when I need to do sth on a Windows PC. I didn't want it to make it the same, 'cos hey, it's Windows, it deserves to stay different.
Apps
Auto Dark Mode – you can set a switch between light/dark mode (both Windows Theme and Apps) including different wallpapers and all of this based on sunrise/sunset.
Files2Folder – it is so convenient to select all of your files you saved during work on the desktop and pack it up with a click in a folder, move somewhere else and be happy with your tidy front space.
ModernFlyouts – it looks neat.
PowerToys – you get Alt + Space functionality as PowerToys Run, Win + Shift + C Color Picker, Windows Shortcut Guide and many more.
QuickLook – when you need just a quick preview of any kind of file, you just press Space and there it is.
RoundedTB – I like the way my taskbar looks with it. I set mine to 0 Margin and 15 Corner radius.
WinXCorners – I really like Hot Corners, just saves time. I don't want to find an open window among many opened eventually, I want to find it immediately.
T-Clock – it gives you all the info you need about date & time. I set custom format dde d mme, HH:nn and Segoe UI Semibold 9 font goes nice with the overall look. The app also gives you an option to set transparency to the taskbar (which I set to 20%) and many more (which I don't use).
sTray – you get quick actions menu (like Sleep, Restart, Shutdown and more) right in the taskbar.
The Dock – First, I set up RocketDock with RocketDock Big Sur Skin , then ObjectDock , but finally I chose Winstep Nexus with a built-in Windows 10Nx theme (20% transparency), because I missed some of the features. It's awesome because it's highly customizable. There are previews of currently running apps and/or minimized apps (set however you like), and you can use docklets like calendar, battery, trash, start menu, weather and more. I packed my backup file , icons I made and a light theme, all you have to do is copy/paste to the corresponding folders in C:\Users\Public\Documents\Winstep.
More
Dock Icons – I made them myself with PSD template provided by macosicons.com . I changed the shape and I used the newest pack of Windows icons founded here and here .
Wallpapers – Found sth interesting here for Windows and my iMac , but then I made those you see on the screenshots. Blue , Grey , Black
sTray Icons – First, put sTray app in a folder on C Drive and when you run it, it will make another folder with icons. You can change them via copy/paste. Here's mine. I changed the main icon with Resource Hacker . The app icon black and white because I have two instances of sTray. See INFO3.
Windows Settings – I disabled Auto arrange icons and Align icons to grid on the desktop; Taskbar at the top and "Use small taskbar buttons" checked. That's all. No big changes.
What's left to do?
Set up automatic color change for the taskbar's T-Clock date & time.
Set up automatic theme & icon change for the Nexus dock (maybe based on the color of the taskbar, or sunrise/sunset).
Set up automatic icon change for the sTray app. INFO: Currently I have TinyTask to do the job. I made two .exe files (Playback speed 4x) with light/dark mode and set up two basic tasks in Task Scheduler in Auto Dark Mode folder (ADM), so they run with sunrise/sunset, but it isn't the perfect solution.
New icons for Calendar, Weather and Battery docklets. If I will ever use them.
Custom spacing for dock separators. No can do. Found out it's buried deep down in the software's code.
Force taskbar not to show opened apps' icons. I actually don't mind.
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