FYI: The tip to uninstall Notepad and reinstall the Microsoft Store version only works on Insider builds at this time. Apologies for not making that clear in the video!
@@wrongin8992 I see, well that sucks for people who wanted the MS Store version of the Notepad, at least for me (and some of us) prefers the N++ over the OG NP, so that's fine and dandy enough for me!
For people who don't use their computer for much at all, just remove everything. In fact you can just print out the desktop wallpaper and throw the actual computer out, for really a really clean modern look.
Blue Light its not referring to a blue picture etc. Blue Light is considered the light that is coming from the PC/Phone/TV or any other screen.. doesn't matter if the picture is white, green or yellow that's still blue light
@@zipel Blue light is one of the components of all the light thrown towards our eyes. Every colour is a mixture of the primary colours (RGB). Blue is harmful because it has shorter wavelength than red and green, so it has more energy. The windows blue colour is R:0 G:120 and B:215. I think it is actually a little harmful as there is NO red in it. But for me, I always find the colour soothing. 🙂
I havent used for 2 years and i dont miss it and recently discovered Wallpaper engine on steam which makes the desktop look even more modern and just overall better.
I was very dubious when I started watching zac install third party installation files but I can't lie but say the final version looked amazing. Just wish Microsoft would implement these tweaks natively.
@@user-0r67h2wdhu a longer animation speed won't take up ram, neither will removing it free up ram. Animations should be fast and not laggy at the same time though.
Thanks for this very nice tutorial! I used all of the tweaks you mentioned except for the watermark remover (no need for me since I recently opted out of insider but, that icon tweak you showed at the end makes me want to get back in).
This is a great customization video! I made a few tweaks that maybe some of you will also like better: Set font on T-Clock to 12 pt. Dark mode (sorry light mode is for chumps lol) Install EarTrumpet and hide the stock Volume icon. Remove Notepad but install Notepads instead.
My Recommendations: 1. Nexus Dock : Gives Macbook Dock for Windwos (have to find good icons that can be use PNGs) 2. Falcon X (Store) : Makes Taskbar Pinned programs center like Mac Dock look. 3. Bing Wallpaper Daily (Official via Bing Search) Updates Wallpaper through Internet Daily.
The animation that the app lets you configure is the animation for how icons on the taskbar are moved, say when you open a program that's not pinned the icon comes up on the taskbar to the right and all the icons are moved slightly to the left with an animation. That's the animation we are talking about, not the animation of opening apps.
You should mention that the new Notepad is only available for Win10 build 19542 (which is an insider only) before telling people to uninstall the current Notepad.
Tip: I use "ClassicShell" a program that quickly and easily allows you to get rid of the new Windows 10 Start Menu, and instead re-vert back to the Windows 7 Start Menu (which is WAY easier to use and looks nicer in my opinion). ClassicShell also comes with other legacy Start Menu GUI options if the Windows 7 style is not to your liking! However, if you do use ClassicShell for your Start Menu, you will notice that the search bar that opens up with it is NOT the same as the new Windows 10 search box shown here in the video - therefore, instead of removing it entirely (as shown here in this video) I instead opt to keep the *search icon by itself* down there (but remove the search box itself). This way, I can get the functionality of *both* types of searches! (they differ quite a bit from one another in how they behave -- once you play around with both of them a little you will see what I mean). I've found this to be the best setup for me. Hopefully it helps one of you as well! --Fred
I always experimented a bit with those customisation features on my laptop but they often interrupted each other and I didn’t think it was solid enough to put on my main pc but your combination feels really solid and nice so I’m gonna try that. For example I didn’t knew DirectX. I tried getting a dock but you can’t really disable the taskbar and I used several methods so nice work. This helped me much and I will make good use of it when I customise my actual pc because i feel like those tweaks are way more stable than mine and fit more to windows (taskbarX). At the end I’m just gotta say I’m really glad I found this video after trying something like this a few months ago and will make good use of it
@Windows Central *Great tips!* Just for myself, I prefer: (1) Hide the taskbar completely and just hover the mouse to make it appear again. (2) I remove all the Shortcuts on the Desktop. (3) Use the *Full Screen* feature on all apps, and just F11 to make the Menu Titles appear again. (4) I use a solid or pastel-colored wallpaper (usu. sky blue, teal or faded green) -- something that's easy on the eyes.
Good job. Your slow but steady, clear and concise explanation is very good. I watched some other “ clear desktop “ videos but many content creators always have some very annoying background music, also some lack good communication skills, so that all you get is a load of “ click click click “ “ do this, do that “ but not really explaining what they are doing. So, full marks to you for this tutorial, excellent !
I'm sure you know this but you can right click on the taskbar then hover over toolbars, then click on links (make sure taskbar lock is off) The two lines can be used to drag your app icons on the taskbar to the middle or wherever you want. Right click on the taskbar again, then click on taskbar lock to lock it then all your apps will automatically centre no need for any added software.
If you want to replace notepad for esthetic reasons, maybe consider Ikarago's Notepad. Can also be found in the Microsoft Store and is made in a Fluent Design.
I also have my Windows 10 desktop setup like this (no shortcuts on the desktop and everything I use and need stay in the taskbar). I do tend to pin to the taskbar the apps and programs I use frequently like Microsoft Office, Calculator, Samsung Flow, etc. 😎
There is app called QuickLook, it give u quick preview of a file when u press spacebar similar to Mac OS and it support all file types include .cad files it is useful app and have great UI and it's free on Microsoft Store.
Hello Zac we need more videos similar to this here I do have Windows related questions Question 1) Is it ok to create a VIRTUAL MACHINE to test Windows BETAS??? Question 2) does a Windows 10 installation have to be ACTIVATED before you CAN ENROLL your VM in the Windows insider program???? Question 3) should one create Microsoft account just for BETA SOFTWARE TESTING???
The thing I've wanted for the longest time is a translucent background for the file explorer app, and a way to change the default icons used by windows to something a bit cooler looking.
You should check out the stardock website. Software like icon packager and curtains make those things possible. They're not free but they're worth it.(and not very pricy) You can test them first for free if you want that
Bad advice regarding Windows Notepad from MS Store - only Insiders can install it. I've removed pre-installed legacy Notepad, now I'm left with none at all
@@sideskroll Half of the time Notepad++ is used for programming. Normal users probably would just stick with Notepad or Notepads. I mean, you CAN do some programming languages in regular old Notepad, but Notepad++ just feels like it's ONLY for programming.
Keyboard manager is in my opinion the best thing that has happened to Windows OS in a long time. The keyboard shortcut in Mac OS just makes a lot more sense for your fingers, and if Microsoft is a bit shy to change it on an OS level I'm very happy with a software fix.
You don't need TaskbarX, you can just make a new toolbar and drag it all the way to the left, then move your icons to the middle. Right click to remove the labels, lock the taskbar and done. I made an empty folder in C: called "Dock" that the new toolbar points to.
Never happened to me once. I'm running an Insider Preview (Beta Channel) with T-Clock, TaskbarX and PowerToys all running. I've never had problems. Go ahead and try them out :)
Excellent video. Iv been doing some of the same things for years, but these Extra programs I'm loving, didn't realize how easy it is to tweak the look/ UI. I'm android guy so I'm very familiar with tweaking,customization, etc, but I didn't realize Windows was so customizable. Thank you P.S. earned yourself a sub. Cheers
Update: Good news! I just re-installed T-Clock and, somehow, that resulted in deactivating the app after having trouble uninstalling it. My regular clock returned, thank God, and it was easy to delete the T-Clock folders. I don't recommend this program, which did not work after three days of working, and effectively paused my clock for over an hour. This was on a brand new Windows Surface Pro 7. Tweaker beware. Good news: Happy with PowerTools and TaskbarX so far. They do what they claim! Thanks again for the tips. While T-Clock didn't like my computer, I enjoy the other tweaks.
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right click on your taskbar, click settings, and select "use small taskbar buttons". it makes the taskbar smaller, allows for more apps to fit in the bottom, and gives it an overall cleaner look.
I have been using TaskbarX and PowerToys for days now. But, T-Clock sounds like a great app which I didn't know about, will give it a try. And I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who gives importance to modern icons and install alternatives of the same app just for the aesthetics lol.
If you want to save a program [not in Program Files or Program Files (x86)} then save it to "C:\Users\{useraccountname}\AppData\Roaming". Secondly, save wallpapers to a subdirectory in C:\Windows\Web
Phew... Thank God I'm not the only one who puts everything on the Start menu, mine's all small tiles though except for News & Weather. I hate a cluttered desktop and taskbar.
I downloaded some of these and I thought maybe this would be useful for some. - T-Clock. Now, when I download stuff from online, I scan it with VirusTotal because viruses exist. I scanned T-Clock and VBA32 came up with BScope.Backdoor.Agent. I'm unsure of the antivirus program, but still. The Community Score was up to 19 which seems good so I ignored VBA32. So either this is a false positive, or yknow I now have a virus chillin on my computer. - TaskbarX. I thought this would be cool so I googled it. It came up with the GitHub link and a Microsoft Store link, but Microsoft Store option is $1.07 and I want free, even though this really isn't that much money so if you want to pay, you do that. I scanned GitHub version, and MaxSecure came up with Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen and Sophos ML came up with Heuristic. The Community Score is at 0. This doesn't give me much of a reason to trust it, so unfortunately I'm not going to use this one. - PowerToys. I didn't feel the need for this, so I didn't download or scan it. The program when doing some research is from Microsoft, so it may be trustable, except for the fact it's from GitHub which might be sketchy. - Uninstalling Notepad and those. I only uninstalled Internet Explorer because I don't use it also. Others here in the comments say don't uninstall notepad before checking the Windows Store for the newer version so I didn't do anything with this. I use Paint occasionally, but on family's computers I have uninstalled it so that should be good. Let's also consider that I'm just a random stranger on the internet, and that this youtuber might be more trustable, but I randomly stumbled upon them today and so I'm gonna choose my way :) I don't mean to say this guy is tryna infect everyones computers with viruses, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.
False positive. Of course it comes up as a vba it's just really a script I guess. And really you don't trust a GitHub repo owned and maintained by Microsoft? But you'll use their OS???
know what? pin all necessary apps to the taskbar and change its setting to auto hide so next time when you are using an app in fullscreen you are completely immersed in it use alt+tab for switching between apps
I use SharpKeys to disable the Windows key and then use PowerToys Run mapped to 'Ctrl + Space' similar to how Spotlight Search on Mac OS is mapped to 'Command + Space'
Me: Enough! I’m tired of how Windows 10 is looking Also me: *switches to Mac* Windows central: *makes this video* Me again: DOUCH (side note: I don’t want to offend anybody, I did not switch to Mac for how it looks like but for the ecosystem and for work and school nedeeds like Final Cut Pro and I still use and love Windows on my desktop PC that I use for stuff that Windows handles better)
Ananthakrishnan Thachilath the Legacy stuff isn’t only for enterprises, or used by them. Everyone of us is using some sort of legacy application or feature.
Tsubajashi - Osu! If a program is a legacy program and there’s modern equivalent to it, use the modern one. Not maintaining the app is lazy and that company does care for its customers at all. I would rather use a program that updates their app for modern features and maintain it.
I've switched to Mac for primary stuff too because I'm tired of the inconsistencies in Win10. They need to unify a lot of stuff and freshen it up. I still have my win10 gaming PC though and I'm always following windows news to see where it's at haha
@@AaronFigFront Can't agree more. Windows app developers are so stubborn. They just won't upgrade their app for the modern Windows; meanwhile Apple app developers actively update their app to take advantage of every new update and made their apps' design looks unified. What's even more annoying is how many developers have double standards for Apple devices end everyone else, including Android. Windows on ARM has been here for a long while and most devs still just won't recompile it for ARM. I bet that those same devs are working their hardest to get their app working perfectly on ARM Mac right now. Some even later take down the modern Windows 10 version of their app and moved back to their legacy app instead of the other way around or at least keeping both.
Other than Power Toys as the only optional feature which is confirmed by Microsoft, I wouldn't add and apply anyone of other recommendations you encountered on the video. And thank you for reminding the watchers that they don't have to follow you step by step. Basically, even if you are using the high power CPU on your system, adding these extra features add more unnecessary pressure on the system and it can create malfunctioning in some cases. Do Not Tweak Windows 10!!
Well yea its true... Some like the deault OS, some not. I have a ton of software on my laptop to make it look nicer and fancy because yes, I personally find the OS ugly or "boring". I do wish windows would have rounded corners at least.
Haven't read through all comments, so not sure if this is mentioned. If you remove Internet Explorer, you may not be able to open URLs from Outlook 2016/2019/365 anymore, no matter what your default browser is.
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FYI: The tip to uninstall Notepad and reinstall the Microsoft Store version only works on Insider builds at this time. Apologies for not making that clear in the video!
Well, that sucks. :(
just install notepad ++
Weird I'm using the latest 2004 build of WIndows 10 and I was able to uninstall Notepad, now my OS is using Notepad++ which as how I prefer it.
@@wrongin8992 I see, well that sucks for people who wanted the MS Store version of the Notepad, at least for me (and some of us) prefers the N++ over the OG NP, so that's fine and dandy enough for me!
Yeah, ik. Cause I uninstalled notepad. Now how do I install it
I've been using some other program in the meantime.
For people who don't use their computer for much at all, just remove everything.
In fact you can just print out the desktop wallpaper and throw the actual computer out, for really a really clean modern look.
Lol
"for really a really clean modern look"
But the computer outside the window will spoil the view :(
hahahaha best comment
Thanks buddy
made me lol irl best comment
Everyone: blue light is bad for your eyes
Windows default wallpaper: hold my beer
Yeah, they should really let you change the wallpaper to something else, too bad that's not a feature.
ruclips.net/video/NkJY9bgLyBE/видео.html
It will answer what everyone is saying.
Blue Light its not referring to a blue picture etc. Blue Light is considered the light that is coming from the PC/Phone/TV or any other screen.. doesn't matter if the picture is white, green or yellow that's still blue light
@@zipel Blue light is one of the components of all the light thrown towards our eyes. Every colour is a mixture of the primary colours (RGB). Blue is harmful because it has shorter wavelength than red and green, so it has more energy. The windows blue colour is R:0 G:120 and B:215. I think it is actually a little harmful as there is NO red in it.
But for me, I always find the colour soothing. 🙂
@@cold_static you can
This is why you go straight to the RUclips comments when watching a video - you get warnings and alerts
what about movie trailers
7:58 OMG!!!! this is so cool, ive been using the white character trick for ages, its such a relief to finally find this
It's way better..
I haven't used desktop icons for at least 7 years.
Hooray for you
Same here! I just delete the shortcuts
I’m probably gonna move on to start menu and just hide the desktop
I havent used for 2 years and i dont miss it and recently discovered Wallpaper engine on steam which makes the desktop look even more modern and just overall better.
apart from recycle bin
Kinda light, but what’s done is good tips for simplicity, would love to see more lightweight tweaks that can make things more futuristic
Right
Try dear trumpet, adds so much to the audio control and also equalizer apo with peace
Rain meter?
rainmeter
PUNK BLACKOUT so everything he talked about uses a lot of resources ?
I also like to enable small taskbar icons. It just helps everything feel more spacious than the default chunky taskbar
True, small taskbar icons save you some valuable screen real estate.
And for me its useful cause my screen resolution is very low
The T-Clock program is sooo useful when you use the small taskbar icons. I just love it!
I just love how that tower in the lake he used as background is like 40 min away from my place. Didn't know they made it into wallpapers
I was very dubious when I started watching zac install third party installation files but I can't lie but say the final version looked amazing. Just wish Microsoft would implement these tweaks natively.
it triggers me when someone has the Microsoft store and 4 different browsers in the task bar
I have the microsoft store on my taskbar ;-; but i use it to download apps for free by turning it into appx files
@@ItsFox when i want to use the Microsoft store (which is rarely) i just open the start menu
@@ItsFox what do you mean?
I always have Microsoft Store pinned on my taskbar.
@@soulfrost2020 appx files are what microsoft uses to download apps.
i would love to see new edge like context menu for whole windows ui
I guess they are testing it in the new Insider builds. I noticed it on in this video as well.
Yeah. The current context menu looks really outdated.
See you in 5-10 years.
@@SirFaceFone 😂
Longer animation speeds makes it feel buttery smooth. And less laggy.
No that just takes ur ram and original windows 10 sucks
@@user-0r67h2wdhu a longer animation speed won't take up ram, neither will removing it free up ram. Animations should be fast and not laggy at the same time though.
@@user-0r67h2wdhu "original windows 10" so you're saying there's a sequel?
Thanks for this very nice tutorial! I used all of the tweaks you mentioned except for the watermark remover (no need for me since I recently opted out of insider but, that icon tweak you showed at the end makes me want to get back in).
This is a great customization video! I made a few tweaks that maybe some of you will also like better:
Set font on T-Clock to 12 pt.
Dark mode (sorry light mode is for chumps lol)
Install EarTrumpet and hide the stock Volume icon.
Remove Notepad but install Notepads instead.
My Recommendations:
1. Nexus Dock : Gives Macbook Dock for Windwos (have to find good icons that can be use PNGs)
2. Falcon X (Store) : Makes Taskbar Pinned programs center like Mac Dock look.
3. Bing Wallpaper Daily (Official via Bing Search) Updates Wallpaper through Internet Daily.
In the entire video, 22:15 is what I want the most right now :D
Same
You could use the dev preview
@@MattiaFormichetti nah it's buggier
Afted all theses years finally
Change accent to that color
The animation that the app lets you configure is the animation for how icons on the taskbar are moved, say when you open a program that's not pinned the icon comes up on the taskbar to the right and all the icons are moved slightly to the left with an animation. That's the animation we are talking about, not the animation of opening apps.
good point.
You should mention that the new Notepad is only available for Win10 build 19542 (which is an insider only) before telling people to uninstall the current Notepad.
But you can just get it back, like he showed...
You can't uninstall it on older builds, same with Paint. So you're not going to remove it unless you anyway.
@@Kris_96 not on older builds because you can't remove it yet.
@@bradavon i uninstalled and still couldn't download notepad from store.
@@chetanvmalhotra Me too
Tip: I use "ClassicShell" a program that quickly and easily allows you to get rid of the new Windows 10 Start Menu, and instead re-vert back to the Windows 7 Start Menu (which is WAY easier to use and looks nicer in my opinion). ClassicShell also comes with other legacy Start Menu GUI options if the Windows 7 style is not to your liking! However, if you do use ClassicShell for your Start Menu, you will notice that the search bar that opens up with it is NOT the same as the new Windows 10 search box shown here in the video - therefore, instead of removing it entirely (as shown here in this video) I instead opt to keep the *search icon by itself* down there (but remove the search box itself). This way, I can get the functionality of *both* types of searches! (they differ quite a bit from one another in how they behave -- once you play around with both of them a little you will see what I mean). I've found this to be the best setup for me. Hopefully it helps one of you as well! --Fred
But can it revert to DOS?
I always experimented a bit with those customisation features on my laptop but they often interrupted each other and I didn’t think it was solid enough to put on my main pc but your combination feels really solid and nice so I’m gonna try that. For example I didn’t knew DirectX. I tried getting a dock but you can’t really disable the taskbar and I used several methods so nice work. This helped me much and I will make good use of it when I customise my actual pc because i feel like those tweaks are way more stable than mine and fit more to windows (taskbarX). At the end I’m just gotta say I’m really glad I found this video after trying something like this a few months ago and will make good use of it
you: uninstalling paint and notepad
me: INTERNET EXPLORER GET OUTTA HERE
I love the windows vista look, happy to see there's alternative to tweak the taskbar and clock
1:22 for when Zack actually starts talking important stuff 😋
@Windows Central
*Great tips!*
Just for myself, I prefer:
(1) Hide the taskbar completely and just hover the mouse to make it appear again.
(2) I remove all the Shortcuts on the Desktop.
(3) Use the *Full Screen* feature on all apps, and just F11 to make the Menu Titles appear again.
(4) I use a solid or pastel-colored wallpaper (usu. sky blue, teal or faded green) -- something that's easy on the eyes.
I'm surprised my way of optimization is also quite similar.
U use cortana?)
Ive just realised you can change the corner radius in TaskbarX and it looks so neat
R.I.P. notepad, the best program ever to make batch files when i was 10
Good job. Your slow but steady, clear and concise explanation is very good. I watched some other “ clear desktop “ videos but many content creators always have some very annoying background music, also some lack good communication skills, so that all you get is a load of “ click click click “ “ do this, do that “ but not really explaining what they are doing. So, full marks to you for this tutorial, excellent !
Microsoft should learn from these tweaks as well.
nah, ignore Microsoft, install ZORIN OS !!!
@@AUGUSTINEMINH Zorin is nice but KDE Distros are better for new users.
I'm sure you know this but you can right click on the taskbar then hover over toolbars, then click on links (make sure taskbar lock is off) The two lines can be used to drag your app icons on the taskbar to the middle or wherever you want. Right click on the taskbar again, then click on taskbar lock to lock it then all your apps will automatically centre no need for any added software.
awww, the new notepad is only available for insiders... I wanted the new icon :(
and i went and uninstalled notepad before checking...
Change the icon in the shortcut file, easy
Try quickpad app it is on ms store
Daniel Davis you can install insider? Its free
You can install NOTEPADS APP. Its just as good. available in store as well
Power Toys Run looks like my Mac spotlight search and looks pretty good
"It's taking up 11M of your hard drive." Sure, I bet storage size is your real reason to uninstall IE! 🤣🤣🤣
Winget and Windows Terminal are essential Windows 10 tools in my arsenal.
WC: Notepad is the best note-taking tool that has ever existed.
Me: *Groans in Notepad++*
Notepads in the Microsoft Store...
While OG Notepad has its problems for sure, I feel Notepad++ is a little too much for what I need Notepad for.
I swear Notepad++ is just an oversimplified VSCode...
i am glad im not the only one that does this
The wallpaper is the lake of Resia! I leave near it in north italy!!
Why are you leaving?
'live'
If you want to replace notepad for esthetic reasons, maybe consider Ikarago's Notepad. Can also be found in the Microsoft Store and is made in a Fluent Design.
Someone who actually uses Edge! Respect!
And Bing!
Jokes on you, I still use Internet Explorer Win XP edition 😎
Chromium Edge is really good. I'll change default search engine to Google
I also have my Windows 10 desktop setup like this (no shortcuts on the desktop and everything I use and need stay in the taskbar). I do tend to pin to the taskbar the apps and programs I use frequently like Microsoft Office, Calculator, Samsung Flow, etc. 😎
love the tweaks. keep em coming
Wow, what took me years to discover, you summarized in one video. Honestly windows should just include ALL this by default
I use TaskbarX on my windows 10 computer, along with the blur effect added to it. You know, just to make my PC look similar to a MacOS dock.
Tip. Just create folders on your desktop and organise the icons into them, utilities, games etc. You can then customise the look of these folder icons
Need more videos like this ! 😍
There is app called QuickLook, it give u quick preview of a file when u press spacebar similar to Mac OS and it support all file types include .cad files it is useful app and have great UI and it's free on Microsoft Store.
Hello Zac we need more videos similar to this here
I do have Windows related questions
Question 1) Is it ok to create a VIRTUAL MACHINE to test Windows BETAS???
Question 2) does a Windows 10 installation have to be ACTIVATED before you CAN ENROLL your VM in the Windows insider program????
Question 3) should one create Microsoft account just for BETA SOFTWARE TESTING???
Why all the BOLD and extra question marks??????????????
1. Yes
2. No.
3. Yes
Finally a video that doesn't just show basic settings and tools everyone uses anyway. Thanks :)
The Intro is Awesome!🔥🔥
The thing I've wanted for the longest time is a translucent background for the file explorer app, and a way to change the default icons used by windows to something a bit cooler looking.
You should check out the stardock website. Software like icon packager and curtains make those things possible. They're not free but they're worth it.(and not very pricy) You can test them first for free if you want that
@@Skykristal Oh hell yeah dude! Thanks for the recommendation! I'll definitely check that out.
And by the way, the tweaks you did are total genius
Bad advice regarding Windows Notepad from MS Store - only Insiders can install it. I've removed pre-installed legacy Notepad, now I'm left with none at all
Notepad++ should be DEFAULT in any installation. Its a PROPER text editor....
@Emad Ahmed You mean "apple users". Who like closed source shitty over simplified designs over actual usefulness... Got it.
@@sideskroll Half of the time Notepad++ is used for programming. Normal users probably would just stick with Notepad or Notepads. I mean, you CAN do some programming languages in regular old Notepad, but Notepad++ just feels like it's ONLY for programming.
@@hmwndp Maybe I'm "out of the loop". But to me notepad/s look like a pointless program. I don't see the need for it.
Thanks for this. It's pretty cool and always nice having a different look from all these years of the same outlook.
DON'T Uninstall Internet Explorer, some apps like Netflix app using it also the MS accounts adding, all will show broken.
My man went on to make whole windows 10 a windows 11!!
Your windows animations look like they run at 60 fps, how can I do that?
I would like to know too
Curious as well
Yep, why the Windows animations look so fluid in this video?
High refresh rate monitor
Your animations are 60fps too, but you dont notice that unless you see it through a video
Keyboard manager is in my opinion the best thing that has happened to Windows OS in a long time.
The keyboard shortcut in Mac OS just makes a lot more sense for your fingers, and if Microsoft is a bit shy to change it on an OS level I'm very happy with a software fix.
I'm totally the same with the desk top, I like it clean. My macbook friends dont know where to find anything lol
@Emad Ahmed I'm sure they can, but have never met a mac user who didn't use there desktop as a dumping ground for their files.
You don't need TaskbarX, you can just make a new toolbar and drag it all the way to the left, then move your icons to the middle. Right click to remove the labels, lock the taskbar and done. I made an empty folder in C: called "Dock" that the new toolbar points to.
Microsoft dev team: "Write that down!"
you and i have similar taste when it comes to tweaking windows 10. hide app list and add more tiles to start, super clean and nice.
do you feel like windows 10 is cluttered
emm.. no?
Different MacOS feels way more cluttered
Modern flyouts, files both from the microsoft store for FREE and you are good!
i liked everything you done, but i wish microsoft releases a new version of windows 10 with a new design! Windows 10 is boring
Agree, but it is way better than Windows 7
It can happen now as the design team is now leaded by Panos Panay who leaded the surface team before
Yeah I miss the days where we got major overhauls. Just give us Windows 11!
@@lorenabezerradealmeida8512 shut up windows 7 is master of all windows
@@user-0r67h2wdhu windows 7 aesthetics are VERY dated
I use rainmeter and wallpaper engine. Also hide the task bar completely for some cleaner look .
How often do you find things breaking with these tweaks, as Windows gets updates/etc, requiring updates of the tweaks?
Never happened to me once. I'm running an Insider Preview (Beta Channel) with T-Clock, TaskbarX and PowerToys all running. I've never had problems. Go ahead and try them out :)
Excellent video. Iv been doing some of the same things for years, but these Extra programs I'm loving, didn't realize how easy it is to tweak the look/ UI.
I'm android guy so I'm very familiar with tweaking,customization, etc, but I didn't realize Windows was so customizable.
Thank you
P.S. earned yourself a sub. Cheers
Comment Section: look at all these new cool apps from the windows store
Me: Guess I have to reinstall Windows Store :(
For t-clock if you don't want a time just put a space
starts by removing the search bar but keeping Cortana... I've seen enough
Same lol
Keep watching. That's really the only dumb thing this guy did.
Well to be fair he says that's HIS personal choice and it's up to the viewer which one to put there.
Removes the most useful feature for productivity in Windows the Recents area. I don't care if it's cluttered it helps me find what I'm working on now.
@@nathanaelcabral6726 that wallpaper though.. looks like something i would see on my grandmas pc
Update: Good news! I just re-installed T-Clock and, somehow, that resulted in deactivating the app after having trouble uninstalling it. My regular clock returned, thank God, and it was easy to delete the T-Clock folders. I don't recommend this program, which did not work after three days of working, and effectively paused my clock for over an hour. This was on a brand new Windows Surface Pro 7. Tweaker beware.
Good news: Happy with PowerTools and TaskbarX so far. They do what they claim!
Thanks again for the tips. While T-Clock didn't like my computer, I enjoy the other tweaks.
After watching this video
Windows users: aww this is so cool.
Linux users: now hold my beer!
Thanks for this! I installed the TaskbarX and the PowerToys. PowerToys will come in handy in multitasking.
I love how nobody who uses Windows actually likes Windows.
The whole point of using windows is not be stuck in how someone else thinks you should be doing things on your computer.
@@debu2striker if you did not want to be stuck in how others think you should run Linux
lmao
I like Windows, but not all of them (Windows 10 is one of my favs)
I don't know if it's minimalist but bing wallpapers is great. It switches your wallpaper on a
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Just changed from UELI to PowerToys because of the fancy zones feature. Great for Ultrawide monitors
As you probably know, you can just change the icon instead of all that
right click on your taskbar, click settings, and select "use small taskbar buttons". it makes the taskbar smaller, allows for more apps to fit in the bottom, and gives it an overall cleaner look.
I have been using TaskbarX and PowerToys for days now. But, T-Clock sounds like a great app which I didn't know about, will give it a try. And I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who gives importance to modern icons and install alternatives of the same app just for the aesthetics lol.
"We don't need it"
Touch screens
If you want to save a program [not in Program Files or Program Files (x86)} then save it to "C:\Users\{useraccountname}\AppData\Roaming".
Secondly, save wallpapers to a subdirectory in C:\Windows\Web
So basically making it more like macOS? xD
Phew... Thank God I'm not the only one who puts everything on the Start menu, mine's all small tiles though except for News & Weather. I hate a cluttered desktop and taskbar.
I downloaded some of these and I thought maybe this would be useful for some.
- T-Clock. Now, when I download stuff from online, I scan it with VirusTotal because viruses exist. I scanned T-Clock and VBA32 came up with BScope.Backdoor.Agent. I'm unsure of the antivirus program, but still. The Community Score was up to 19 which seems good so I ignored VBA32. So either this is a false positive, or yknow I now have a virus chillin on my computer.
- TaskbarX. I thought this would be cool so I googled it. It came up with the GitHub link and a Microsoft Store link, but Microsoft Store option is $1.07 and I want free, even though this really isn't that much money so if you want to pay, you do that. I scanned GitHub version, and MaxSecure came up with Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen and Sophos ML came up with Heuristic. The Community Score is at 0. This doesn't give me much of a reason to trust it, so unfortunately I'm not going to use this one.
- PowerToys. I didn't feel the need for this, so I didn't download or scan it. The program when doing some research is from Microsoft, so it may be trustable, except for the fact it's from GitHub which might be sketchy.
- Uninstalling Notepad and those. I only uninstalled Internet Explorer because I don't use it also. Others here in the comments say don't uninstall notepad before checking the Windows Store for the newer version so I didn't do anything with this. I use Paint occasionally, but on family's computers I have uninstalled it so that should be good.
Let's also consider that I'm just a random stranger on the internet, and that this youtuber might be more trustable, but I randomly stumbled upon them today and so I'm gonna choose my way :) I don't mean to say this guy is tryna infect everyones computers with viruses, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.
False positive. Of course it comes up as a vba it's just really a script I guess. And really you don't trust a GitHub repo owned and maintained by Microsoft? But you'll use their OS???
know what? pin all necessary apps to the taskbar and change its setting to auto hide
so next time when you are using an app in fullscreen you are completely immersed in it
use alt+tab for switching between apps
You don't even need to install Windows 11 for fuck sake
I use SharpKeys to disable the Windows key and then use PowerToys Run mapped to 'Ctrl + Space' similar to how Spotlight Search on Mac OS is mapped to 'Command + Space'
Me: Enough! I’m tired of how Windows 10 is looking
Also me: *switches to Mac*
Windows central: *makes this video*
Me again: DOUCH
(side note: I don’t want to offend anybody, I did not switch to Mac for how it looks like but for the ecosystem and for work and school nedeeds like Final Cut Pro and I still use and love Windows on my desktop PC that I use for stuff that Windows handles better)
Mac OS looks way more modern than Windows 10. I wish there was a version of Windows 10 without all the legacy stuff used by enterprises.
Ananthakrishnan Thachilath the Legacy stuff isn’t only for enterprises, or used by them. Everyone of us is using some sort of legacy application or feature.
Tsubajashi - Osu! If a program is a legacy program and there’s modern equivalent to it, use the modern one. Not maintaining the app is lazy and that company does care for its customers at all. I would rather use a program that updates their app for modern features and maintain it.
I've switched to Mac for primary stuff too because I'm tired of the inconsistencies in Win10. They need to unify a lot of stuff and freshen it up. I still have my win10 gaming PC though and I'm always following windows news to see where it's at haha
@@AaronFigFront Can't agree more. Windows app developers are so stubborn. They just won't upgrade their app for the modern Windows; meanwhile Apple app developers actively update their app to take advantage of every new update and made their apps' design looks unified. What's even more annoying is how many developers have double standards for Apple devices end everyone else, including Android.
Windows on ARM has been here for a long while and most devs still just won't recompile it for ARM. I bet that those same devs are working their hardest to get their app working perfectly on ARM Mac right now.
Some even later take down the modern Windows 10 version of their app and moved back to their legacy app instead of the other way around or at least keeping both.
Other than Power Toys as the only optional feature which is confirmed by Microsoft, I wouldn't add and apply anyone of other recommendations you encountered on the video. And thank you for reminding the watchers that they don't have to follow you step by step. Basically, even if you are using the high power CPU on your system, adding these extra features add more unnecessary pressure on the system and it can create malfunctioning in some cases. Do Not Tweak Windows 10!!
Imagine an OS so ugly that u need to add tons of tweaks to it's latest version to make it look "modern".
Ffs
Or, imagine an OS that almost everybody is perfectly happy with, so you don't hear them compaining
Well yea its true... Some like the deault OS, some not. I have a ton of software on my laptop to make it look nicer and fancy because yes, I personally find the OS ugly or "boring". I do wish windows would have rounded corners at least.
an os where older versions like 7 look better than the latest release of the os
Haven't read through all comments, so not sure if this is mentioned. If you remove Internet Explorer, you may not be able to open URLs from Outlook 2016/2019/365 anymore, no matter what your default browser is.
Just install wallpaper engine and your whole ecosystem will change !!
From?
Steam
@@killstreak4767 Program where you install most games from has a program that's about wallpapers
Him: deletes notepad
Me: panicking
Him(again): no need to panic
Me: panics even more
_Question:_ How to declutter windows?
_Solution:_ Install GNU/Linux!
In a nut shell.
_Solution:_ This is based!
whoa!!!! TClock and TaskbarX is AMAZE!
Thanks! My PC looks a lot better now!
You guys are like the ultimate Microsoft fanclub aren't ya. Love the vids❤️