Seelen UI offers a quick, surprisingly polished way to make a Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC look and behave more like a Linux desktop or macOS — but it also brings clear trade-offs in performance, security, and manageability that every power user and IT pro needs to weigh before installing it...
Seelen UI promises to make a Windows 11 desktop look and feel like an entirely different operating system — and in many respects it delivers a near-total visual and workflow overhaul without replacing the underlying OS.
Background / Overview
Seelen UI is a web-based, user-installable desktop...
Windows 11 can feel like it was designed to slow you down — extra clicks, hidden options, and UI nudges that favour click-throughs over productivity — but a carefully chosen set of Registry edits will let power users roll back many of the annoyances without installing third‑party shell...
Windhawk arrives as a surprisingly polished bridge between what Microsoft ships in Windows 11 and what many users actually want: a lightweight, open‑source mod platform that makes the Start menu, taskbar, File Explorer and other core UI elements genuinely customizable — and, in many cases...
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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...
Windows 11’s dark mode finally has a practical, reproducible setup that makes the whole desktop — not just a handful of modern apps — feel cohesive, and the path to get there mixes built‑in settings, small automation tools, and a few targeted third‑party utilities that fill the remaining gaps...
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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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NTDEV’s tiny11 project spawned a new contender: Nano11 — a community-made script that strips Windows 11 to the bone and, in one recent demonstration, produced an ISO file reported at just 2.28 GB and an installed system that was reduced to roughly 3.25 GB after aggressive compression and...
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PowerToys Run can replace the Start menu, and for a growing number of power users the switch feels less like a tweak and more like a fundamental productivity upgrade.
Overview
PowerToys Run is a lightweight, keyboard-first launcher included in Microsoft PowerToys that surfaces apps, files...
Seelen UI has matured from an experimental curiosity into the closest thing Windows currently has to a true, user‑replaceable desktop environment — a unified, extensible shell built on web technologies that reimagines the taskbar, menus, window management, and theming in a single package...
Windows has long been celebrated for its versatility, but that flexibility also comes with quirks and complexities that can frustrate power users and casual consumers alike. As Microsoft evolves its flagship operating system, hidden services and features—originally designed as performance...
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The unveiling of Microsoft’s 50th Anniversary Bloom wallpaper for Windows 11 marks a unique blend of nostalgia and innovation, celebrating half a century of the company’s technological journey. Introduced alongside the limited-edition Surface Laptop commemorating this milestone, the anniversary...
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The steady march toward a modernized, streamlined Windows experience has left many long-time users clinging to familiar territory—the venerable Control Panel. Yet with each major update, Microsoft nudges everyday tasks further into the ever-expanding Settings app, signaling a clear message: the...
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Getting rid of Microsoft Edge used to be nearly impossible, but recent policy changes and user ingenuity have now made it feasible to uninstall this once deeply embedded browser from Windows 10 and 11 in some regions. Yet, for those who regret bidding Edge farewell—or those managing ultra-lean...
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Windows 11 version 25H2 is quietly introducing a significant—if easily overlooked—change to the way users interact with desktop shortcuts, marking a subtle but important shift in the desktop experience. While the update arrives with a redesigned Start menu and an array of much-anticipated...
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For many Windows users, the arrival of Windows 11 brought not just a modern interface and feature upgrades, but also an unwelcome load of preinstalled apps—commonly referred to as bloatware. These surplus programs, ranging from Microsoft Clipchamp to Maps and Feedback Hub, often remain...
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Microsoft’s modern Windows 11 experience aims to strike a balance between refined aesthetics and essential convenience, but seasoned users know there’s a persistent gap between what Windows natively delivers and what power users truly need. This gap is most evident in features like powerful...
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Microsoft has recently released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26200.5733 (KB5062673) to the Dev Channel, introducing several enhancements aimed at improving user experience and system functionality.
File Explorer Enhancements
For users signed in with a work or school account (Entra ID), File...
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Windows 11 and Windows 10 users are intimately familiar with the endless parade of prompts, sponsored apps, privacy-invading telemetry, and—more recently—Microsoft’s insistence on pushing in-house AI like Copilot. Between ad-laden Start menus, unwanted OneDrive pop-ups in File Explorer, and the...
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Windows 11’s Start menu, with its blend of modern interface and personal recommendations, is designed to make accessing apps and documents easier than ever. But as convenient as those recommendations might seem at a glance, they also reveal a subtle undercurrent—Windows is always watching. Each...
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