Here is a list of apps that will help tweak Win8 to a more personal likable level
These are apps that are known to work and do not require hacking of system files, only registry.
If you wish to add to this list, please do, but please make sure they do not hack system files, for stability reasons.
Unless they are very well known not to cause problems. Thank you for you cooperation.
My wish for this thread is to make it easier to locate quality apps to make decent changes to Win8.
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Top of my list and fully endorsed by me, for what it is worth....
1.} WinAero: Close Threshold for Metro Apps
Close Threshold for Metro Apps is a must-have tool for all Windows 8 users. It allows you to improve ways of Metro apps closing. You will able to do much smaller mouse movements/touch "swipes" to close any app.
I have mine set to 350
2.} WinAero: Downloads / Software / Tiny Windows Borders
Tiny Windows Borders allows you to change szie of huge windows borders in Windows 8 RTM.
3.} Welcome to Classic Shell
Classic Shell is a collection of features that were available in older versions of Windows but were later removed. It has a customizable Start menu and Start button for Windows 7 and Windows 8, it adds a toolbar for Windows Explorer and supports a variety of smaller features.
[DEL]I personally do not use the Explorer add on. There is no need for it as you have access to customize the
"Quick Access Toolbar"[/DEL]
I had revisited this a while back based on the post below. There is some merit to it. It can be customized pretty nicely. I think it needs some tweaking to be able to move it a round a bit better. But it does have some nice features.
4.} http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...-desktop-context-menu-windows-8-a.html?filter
This will show you how to add or remove a cascading (expandable) Power menu to the desktop context menu for all users to quickly Lock, Switch user, Sign out (log off), Sleep, Hibernate, Hybrid Shut down, Full Shut down, or Restart in Windows 8.
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Secondary on my list,
1.} http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...ve-expanding-desktop-context-menu.html?filter
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a custom Personalize expanding desktop context menu for all users in Windows 8 and Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise.
2.} http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9487-clear-clipboard-add-context-menu-windows.html?filter
The clipboard is a temporary storage area used by Vista and Windows 7. Information (such as text, files, graphics, sound, or video) can be copied to the clipboard from one program or location and pasted elsewhere. The clipboard can only hold one piece of information at a time. Whenever something is copied to the clipboard, it replaces whatever was there before automatically.
If you have a habit of copy pasting Passwords and user names, etc. You can clear them easily with this.
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Apps that do integrate with Windows...
1.} Download IconViewer
I put this here as I have tested this pretty well. It is an Icon Viewer for DLL's and EXE's
It only allows you to view, save, copy the icons. You access it by right clicking and select Properties of the file you want to see the icons for. If there are no icons in the file, the Icons Tab will not be visible.
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Lower on my personal list...
1.} Rainmeter, desktop customization tool
This tool is great for a lot of things, but there is a lot of garbage out there that can make a desktop look trashy.
I may start a new thread based only on quality (being a relative word) Rainmeter Skins.
These are apps that are known to work and do not require hacking of system files, only registry.
If you wish to add to this list, please do, but please make sure they do not hack system files, for stability reasons.
Unless they are very well known not to cause problems. Thank you for you cooperation.
My wish for this thread is to make it easier to locate quality apps to make decent changes to Win8.
****************
Top of my list and fully endorsed by me, for what it is worth....
1.} WinAero: Close Threshold for Metro Apps
Close Threshold for Metro Apps is a must-have tool for all Windows 8 users. It allows you to improve ways of Metro apps closing. You will able to do much smaller mouse movements/touch "swipes" to close any app.
I have mine set to 350
2.} WinAero: Downloads / Software / Tiny Windows Borders
Tiny Windows Borders allows you to change szie of huge windows borders in Windows 8 RTM.
3.} Welcome to Classic Shell
Classic Shell is a collection of features that were available in older versions of Windows but were later removed. It has a customizable Start menu and Start button for Windows 7 and Windows 8, it adds a toolbar for Windows Explorer and supports a variety of smaller features.
[DEL]I personally do not use the Explorer add on. There is no need for it as you have access to customize the
"Quick Access Toolbar"[/DEL]
I had revisited this a while back based on the post below. There is some merit to it. It can be customized pretty nicely. I think it needs some tweaking to be able to move it a round a bit better. But it does have some nice features.
4.} http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...-desktop-context-menu-windows-8-a.html?filter
This will show you how to add or remove a cascading (expandable) Power menu to the desktop context menu for all users to quickly Lock, Switch user, Sign out (log off), Sleep, Hibernate, Hybrid Shut down, Full Shut down, or Restart in Windows 8.
****************
Secondary on my list,
1.} http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...ve-expanding-desktop-context-menu.html?filter
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a custom Personalize expanding desktop context menu for all users in Windows 8 and Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise.
2.} http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9487-clear-clipboard-add-context-menu-windows.html?filter
The clipboard is a temporary storage area used by Vista and Windows 7. Information (such as text, files, graphics, sound, or video) can be copied to the clipboard from one program or location and pasted elsewhere. The clipboard can only hold one piece of information at a time. Whenever something is copied to the clipboard, it replaces whatever was there before automatically.
If you have a habit of copy pasting Passwords and user names, etc. You can clear them easily with this.
****************
Apps that do integrate with Windows...
1.} Download IconViewer
I put this here as I have tested this pretty well. It is an Icon Viewer for DLL's and EXE's
It only allows you to view, save, copy the icons. You access it by right clicking and select Properties of the file you want to see the icons for. If there are no icons in the file, the Icons Tab will not be visible.
****************
Lower on my personal list...
1.} Rainmeter, desktop customization tool
This tool is great for a lot of things, but there is a lot of garbage out there that can make a desktop look trashy.
I may start a new thread based only on quality (being a relative word) Rainmeter Skins.
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- OS
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- Motherboard
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