DesktopOK contains a host of beneficial Windows interface tweaks. The program can save the current icon view by resolution and make it easy to swap between views, showing all saved view formats in a list. Other tools include basic screenshots, the ability to force-close programs, color tool, volume and more:
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Runs on: | WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. In this folder, create an empty text file and name it DesktopOK.ini. Launch DesktopOK.exe or DesktopOK_x64.exe. Possible issues:
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Similar/alternative apps: | AltDrag, ICU |
What's new? | See: https://softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/DesktopOK/History |
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Quick Access Popup (QAP) lets you move like a breeze between your frequently used folders, documents, applications, webpages etc.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Apache License, Version 2.0 |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch QuickAccessPopup-32-bit.exe or QuickAccessPopup-64-bit.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Folders Popup |
What's new? |
See: https://www.quickaccesspopup.com/change-log/ Also:https://forum.quickaccesspopup.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=4 |
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Saboo
on 2020-03-18 08:06
I am completely lost on a computer without this app. One click emails, instant access to folders, apps, files.....priceless app!
mcodex
on 2020-07-09 02:17
Great piece of software. Maybe the best of its kind and I tried a few. Other users here have very well pointed out its strengths and features in any environment, corporate included. Kudos to the developer!
Ennovy
on 2021-09-07 01:01
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Verion 11.5 released: |
TidyTabs enables you to add up to three tabs to any application window. You can group multiple programs into a single window and then switch between them using tabs. Tabs appear when you hover your mouse over the top left corner of the window. To group the application with another window, simply drag its tab onto the other windows tab bar and create a tabbed group. The program can exclude or allow specific programs.
A pro version includes multi-monitor support, the ability to reorder/rename tabs and is not restricted to three tabs per group.
Functional in 64-bit.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch TidyTabs.Daemon.exe |
Similar/alternative apps: | TaskSpace |
What's new? | See: https://www.nurgo-software.com/company/news/20-tidytabs |
GUIPropView displays extensive information about all windows currently opened on your system. All top-level windows are displayed in the upper pane and, when selected, the lower pane lists selected child windows.
Controls include the ability to select one or more items and close, hide, show, minimize, maximize, disable, enable etc. You can also click-and-drag the targeting object to point to identify and select a given Window.
Window listing and status details can be exported to a text file or HTML report.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch GUIPropView.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | WinLister |
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SmartSystemMenu enables a variety of functionality to all windows on your machine. When you click the top-left corner of any window, you'll see available visual effects such as resizing, transparency, alignment (such as moving to the lower-right corner). Window movement functions include as sending to tray, staying on top, and the ability to drag the window without using the top bar ("drag-by-mouse").
The program also supports system functions such as window information, saving a screenshot, copy text to clipboard, and process priority. An available launcher menu can be customized, and SmartSystemMenu can be disabled for individual programs.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
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Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Administrator rights |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SmartSystemMenu.exe. |
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clipLog/clipFind is a portable, uncomplicated, no-limits, openSource, Clipboard-based 'Information Manager'.
It runs in stealth mode, and pops-up a Topics-Button-Screen whenever a 'Cntrl+C' copy-text action occurs (from any program). The user then clicks on a Topic-Button to save/file the copied text into that category(Button name). One click does it all.
The user pre-assigns Topic-Button Names, such as: Contacts, Diary, HowTo, Passwords, Reminder, CodeSnippets, etc..
Button names can be changed at any time.
The 'ClipFind search engine' can Find any word or words since day one , And present this information, 'newest date 1st'.
TTS Text-to-speech, clipLog can SPEAK any/all copied text.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Dependencies: | None. |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch clipLog.exe. |
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RBTray allows you to minimize application windows to the system tray by:
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv2 |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch RBTray.exe. |
What's new? | See: https://github.com/benbuck/rbtray/releases/tag/v4.14 |
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tajjam
on 2020-12-25 15:37
So I am using RBTray, but it is not working on Firefox and Opera. Right Click does not minimize these browsers to tray.
PAFuser
on 2021-09-19 10:09
Works fine on Firefox if Title Bar visible, if not use Shift-Right-Clicking on Tab Bar (mine in on top) or Windows-Alt-Down. Also works with Thunderbird. Do not use Opera, but one of the three methods in description seems to work on every program I use, so give it a try.
PAFuser
on 2022-03-21 09:42
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All 3 methods work on Firefox without Title Bar in 4.14 version. Great app. |
ReIcon lets you save and restore your desktop layout. If you frequently change your screen resolution (e.g. to play games or use applications that require a specific resolution), you are probably familiar with the problem of your desktop icons being jumbled into a mess after you switch back to your normal resolution. ReIcon solves this problem by allowing you to save your desktop layout and restore it later with the click of a button (or with the right-click context menu).
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ReIcon.exe (32-bit version) or ReIcon_x64.exe (64-bit version). |
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Pendrive
on 2022-03-18 07:12
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I like it and think that it can be considered better than similar programs as it offers command-line options, which means one can make the saving of the current icon-layout a set-it-and-forget-it regular scheduled task in task-scheduler. |
Pulover's Macro Creator is an automation tool and script generator that provides users with a variety of functions, as well as a built-in activity recorder. You can not only add keystrokes and mouse actions to your scripts, but also manage windows, controls, files, strings, search images/pixels and even create if/else statements to control the flow of your macros. The program helps both with simple, repetitive tasks as well as complex automation efforts.
Tutorial videos are available.
Developed using AutoHotkey.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch MacroCreator.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | AutoHotkey, Mouse Recorder Premium, LSMacro |
What's new? |
See: https://github.com/Pulover/PuloversMacroCreator/releases |
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Ennovy
on 2016-08-04 13:16
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On the homepage the link to the portable version downloads version 5.0.3 |
ICU - Icon Configuration Utility helps restore icons rearranged in screen resolution changes, adding/swapping from external monitors, or other issues. Helps keep your workspace exactly how you expect it.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ICU.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | DesktopOK |
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TaskBar Hider allows you to hide and show the Windows TaskBar panel by pressing user-defined hot key.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Windows registry |
Stealth: ? | No. HKCU\Software\ITSamples\TaskBarHider |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch TaskBarHider.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Hide Taskbar, Taskbar Control |
Hide Taskbar is a simple utility to hide or un-hide only the Windows taskbar using hotkeys. This is triggered with Ctrl+Esc. Note that the Start button is still visible and Windows will not maximize to fill the screen in the space where the taskbar was located.
Written in AutoHotkey
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Hide Taskbar.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Taskbar Control, TaskBar Hider |
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shnbwmn
on 2016-12-25 13:49
@Orca My impression is that this program is more about the aesthetic. As the description states:
MIKLO
on 2016-12-27 13:58
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Ah am I missing something, what does this do different than auto hide taskbar setting? Yeah I no it leaves the start button but is that really so helpful more than auto hide? Maybe its just me and I ain't tryin to be a hater I'm jus sayin. |
Taskbar Control allows hiding/un-hiding the taskbar, including the 1 pixel line that "Auto Hide" displays, without changing a permanent system option. The program's default keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+Alt+I.
Written in AutoHotkey
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | Freeware |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Hide Taskbar, TaskBar Hider |
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billon
on 2017-09-28 05:28
Latest version 1.1.25.2 come in form of installer (which can be extracted), only 64-bit and probably supports only Win 10
Pendrive
on 2021-08-14 18:49
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"Taskbar Control allows hiding/un-hiding the taskbar, including the 1 pixel line"? Really, is that right? It doesn't hide that 1-pixel line for me. |
AltDrag is a lightweight program for moving and resizing windows. Simply hold down the Alt key and then click and drag any window near the sides of your screen to see available resize options. Besides just moving windows, you can resize, maximize and close them too.
See the website About page for usage tips.
Supports 64-bit systems.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | GNU GPL v3 |
How to extract: | Download the 7z package and extract (using 7-zip or a 7z-compatible archive program) to a folder of your choice. Launch AltDrag.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | DesktopOK |
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Fixitman
on 2013-09-21 13:49
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Uh..why would you need this, you can click and drag to move or resize, minimize, maximize, and close windows with buttons or keyboard shortcuts, anyway? |
Gridy adds an invisible grid on your desktop so that any window you move or resize is snapped to it. This helps maximize screen real estate by making windows placed adjacent to each other dynamically adjust to avoid overlapping.
Snapping to the grid is enabled with mouse drag or keyboard arrow keys. Gridy also lets you store and restore a window's size and position in up to 9 slots. This is useful for quickly arranging your windows in a convenient way. In addition, you can hide the window's Alt-Tab icon, and set any window semi-transparent or to "Always on Top."
Written in AutoHotkey.
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Runs on: | WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source: MIT |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Gridy.exe. |
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AdrianK_IT
on 2013-11-27 20:37
Just upgraded from a 19" 1280x1024 to a 24" 1920x1200 monitor, and 'side by side' or 'stacked' just didn't cut it any more! A brilliant app, easy to get the hang of, I have my standard workspace of one main and three minor windows at my command. Thanks!
AdrianK_IT
on 2015-01-18 17:31
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V0.60 (the .exe file is a puzzling 4x the size of v0.50) just doesn't work on my PC. Reverted to v0.50. |
Sh'elf is an on-demand window that functions just like your regular desktop, complete with drag-and-drop capability. Program supports relative (portable) paths for customizable image viewing, text editor, command shell, etc., as well as interface options such as stay-on-top and tray icon.
Good for alternate shells or quick access to another directory as an alternate desktop.
NOTE: Both 32 and 64-bit versions are contained in the download. Site offline, linking to softpedia and archive.org.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | MSVCRT.DLL (included by default on XP and above) |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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SauceSqotch
on 2011-05-25 15:13
This looked cool, but its not what I thought it was. the description is (partially) accurate, you can't move icons around via drag and drop, doesn't support custom background images, and only one window.
jessharpur
on 2014-11-14 02:12
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The download link gives an File Not Found error. There are now two separate zips, one for 32bit and one for 64. |
Smir backup and restores your desktop icons positions, useful if you switch monitor resolution. Includes ability to save the layout for every screen resolution or for different tasks you are performing.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | None (it will create an .ini file with your icons position when you hit "save") |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch smir.exe. |
Stick-It! lets you set any window you choose to be always on top of other windows. Right click the tray icon and select the Stick-It! menu item, or double click the icon, and the next window you click will be set as always on top. Repeat these steps to return the window to normal.
Written in AutoHotkey
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Dependencies: | May require elevated user privileges to work on certain windows. |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Stick-It!.exe. |
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Idjo
on 2012-05-06 21:49
Why not simply use an AutoHotKey script?
dmg
on 2012-05-06 22:42
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I believe if you look at the Stick-It! source code you will see that I use almost that exact code. But Stick-It! is nice and shiny, and has audio visual effects! Besides, most people do not use AutoHotkey and releasing it as a compiled exe greatly broadens the potential user base. |
WinSize2 provides several window management tools in one. The program automatically re-sizes windows according to predefined sizes, saves and restores icon positions on the desktop that get moved during resolution changes, and even renames window titles or and can send an application predefined characters (e.g. some Tab characters to set the focus in the window to a special field).
The program stores individual window positions for unique resolution settings (e.g. larger screens settings may want larger sizes to fit the screen precisely).
Written in AutoHotkey.
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Path portability: | Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | GPL |
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Clicky Gone Portable pulls windows out of view of the task bar or system tray and puts them into it's own menu. This can be an de-cluttering, organizational tool or a privacy issue (often known as a "boss key"). Available options include click-and-hide to quickly push visible windows out of the way, hide active, show/hide all, and "boss key" that both hides and mutes a window.
Optionally, the program can reduce the process priority of hidden windows, suppress pop-ups or notifications, and ignore "full screen" applications (games). Other user interface options include making windows not in focus transparrent as well as adding options to application windows for hide, priority, and pin on top. The program can even be run invisibly, entirely dependent on hot-keys alone.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ClickyGone.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Minime |
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2-11-2010 | MOD | Added extra depth to the lower menu in Clicky Gone Config 2-11-2010 | MOD | Icons hidden in the system tray no have a transparent effect on 32bit displays rather than the old dark icons |
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azizrahman
on 2010-07-11 16:22
the best hiding progamme i have ever came acrossed.. good work
webfork
on 2013-10-16 02:12
Outstanding program - very lucky it's freeware. Use it daily to help keep my desk clean. The click-to-hide feature lets me push to the side everything I need moved out of view.
webfork
on 2014-02-03 01:10
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One odd note: the program won't hide Mozilla SeaMonkey when you hold the hot key and click the top bar: you have to click IN the window. Also, it won't hide YoutubeDownloaderHD at all. Other than those two programs, it seems uniform when hiding all other windows. |
Swept Away is a system tray utility that automatically minimizes applications that have not been used for a user-defined time interval to keep your working desktop clean. It also supports an exclusion list that lets you pick the applications you never want Swept Away to minimize.
Note: Main site offline. Mirror contributed by NickR.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Extract the ZIP file to a folder of your choice. Launch Swept Away.exe. |
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webfork
on 2014-10-01 01:31
I went digging for this and got frustrated and pushed it back. I went back again today and same results. No idea how to get this one.
webfork
on 2014-10-04 22:57
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TP109: Thanks but I can't tell if that's the installer or the plain EXE because it's using brothersoft's weird downloader. |
Minime is a tool that allows you to minimize applications to the system tray using a customizable hotkey (by default CTRL+ALT+Z). What makes this tool somewhat unique is that it keeps your system tray clean by minimizing all applications into a single tray icon. Minime-ized applications do not appear in the Alt+Tab menu.
Functional in 64-bit. Written using AutoIt.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | MIT |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch minime.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | ClickyGone |
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webfork
on 2013-03-30 18:02
If the icon disappears (this *occasionally* happens when Explorer acts up in Win7x64) don't run Task Manager and End Task. Your hidden windows will not return. The trick is to RE-RUN Minime and, when prompted, click "OK".
nickaa827
on 2014-02-06 00:32
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I see that many people use this to declutter their desktop, but I like to use on my work computer when I'm plying my game and I don't want my boss to see it ;-) |
TrayEverything shows a list of currently opened programs with their associated windows and allow you to either hide any of the windows, or minimize them to the system tray. You can also assign a password when you hide/minimize a window so that only someone who knows the password can bring the window back into view.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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donald
on 2016-12-16 07:54
http://down.tech.sina.com.cn/page/41693.html
smaragdus
on 2016-12-16 14:45
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The installer can be downloaded from Softpedia: |
allSnap is a small system tray app that makes all top level windows automatically align like they do in programs such as Winamp or Photoshop. Hold down ALT to disable snapping.
Note: Doesn't work with floating toolbars, programs that already have this functionality (Winamp), Microsoft Office 2007, and the Command window (cmd.exe).
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch allSnapW.exe. |
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Santasan
on 2009-10-26 21:27
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This is one of the most useful tiny helpers EVER!! I love the tool, i strongly recommend it to everybody! I have spent months searching for something similar, and have even made an AutoHotkey-Script to help with clean windowpositioning, but finally, the quest is over ;) |
Taskix lets you reorder buttons on the taskbar using drag-and-drop. Note that if "Group similar taskbar buttons" is set, you will be able to move a button inside the group or move the group as a whole, but not to move a button out of its group. If you open many windows so buttons end up stacked up on a single taskbar button, Taskix will also work inside the stacked button list.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Taskix32.exe. |
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Paul Moore
on 2008-08-05 07:52
Taskix seems to occasionally get windows confused for me. I've had a few windows which simply won't come to the top when I click on them - they stay behind the others. It's not necessarily taskix at fault (I have VirtuaWin running as well), but switching it off fixed the problem.
Kaleb
on 2009-08-31 21:38
Uh... there are not any zip files to download.
freakazoid
on 2009-09-29 02:34
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kaleb, the new version of Taskix uses the MSI install method. |