Windows 11 still doesn’t give users a built‑edged way to change the visible size of the Start menu, but community tools — most notably the Windhawk modding platform — now offer a practical workaround that lets you resize the Start menu immediately. What began as a small, repeatable community mod...
Windows 11’s right‑click menu has been a recurring gripe for power users and productivity-minded desktop veterans, and a lightweight, free utility called Nilesoft Shell promises not just a rollback or cosmetic patch, but a practical, highly configurable replacement that makes the context menu...
If you hate Windows 11’s visual vibe, there’s a fast, surprisingly polished way to make it behave more like a Linux desktop or macOS without reinstalling your OS: install a full alternative shell called Seelen UI and treat Windows like a platform you can theme, tile, and tweak into something you...
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Microsoft’s latest round of Start menu experiments surfaces a familiar irritation: Microsoft is testing a Copilot recommendation in the Start menu’s Recommended area that functions — for all practical purposes — as another nudge to use Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot from inside Windows 11...
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Windows Terminal has transformed from a simple console window into an essential productivity powerhouse for developers, power users, and IT professionals alike. While its out-of-the-box experience is solid, the real magic of Windows Terminal lies in its extensive customization...
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Hi there.
Something I used to do in windows 7 doesn't work anymore on windows 10.
What I am trying to achieve is running my own program before desktop initializes, so I can display a simple menu without any desktop gui.
In windows 7 I did it by replacing value
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