Microsoft is quietly prototyping a persistent, customizable top bar for Windows 11 — not as a forced redesign of the shell, but as an optional dock surfaced through PowerToys' Command Palette that brings macOS‑ and Linux‑style glanceable system controls and widgets to the Windows desktop...
Microsoft’s PowerToys team is quietly prototyping a persistent, Linux‑style menu bar for Windows 11 — a configurable “dock” attached to the new PowerToys Command Palette that can live along any screen edge and host glanceable system info, media controls, and pinned Command Palette extensions...
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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...
Seelen UI arrives like a skin you can live inside — not just a theme or taskbar tweak, but a full, web‑powered desktop environment that can make Windows 11 feel like an entirely different operating system.
Background / Overview
Seelen UI is a community‑driven project that replaces large parts of...
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The very top bar that appears when Edge is open "collects" all sites I have been to during the session. Is there any way to turn this behavior OFF? I would like a way to return to the first site I visit. There are many sites that do not provide a way back to the previous site without re-starting...
Every 5 seconds or so the top of any given open window will flicker, turning darker then going back to normal. If you are typing it will be interrupted. This is a internet related issue. It is also a software related issue because after booting the PC on safe mode it stopped. Some software...
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I have this issue happened recently, I cannot lcose any window by pressing X due to it is disabled, as well do any other operation like min or max. THose buttons are not disabled, but pressing does not do a thing. Any advice how to re enable. Really annoying by pressing ALt+F4. Thank you