Ever wish Windows worked just a little bit differently? You're not alone. Windhawk is a free and open source application offering dozens of community curated "mods ...

I still remember the golden era of Windows customization, somewhere between the glassy peaks of Windows 7 and the utilitarian reliability of Windows 10. For over a decade, the Taskbar was the command ...

Ever since Windows Vista, Microsoft has been making its desktop OS more visually pleasing. With the GUI (graphical user interface) taking up more and more resources, special hardware features like ...

Rainmeter and Windhawk are two popular Windows customization tools, each designed for a different purpose. While Rainmeter focuses solely on customizing the visual elements on your desktop, Windhawk ...

What tech should a .NET coder use for a new Windows desktop app when presented with a dizzying array of options that include .NET MAUI, WinUI, WinForms, WPF, UWP, Blazor and so on? We've investigated ...

Can Windows 8’s modern UI replace the traditional desktop? That’s the question everyone’s been asking since Microsoft released Windows 8 last October. Thus far, the consensus theory has been a ...

The wait is finally over. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new Insider Preview build is out for Windows 11 Dev Channel members.

When Windows 8 debuts on October 26, users will be confronted with the most radical changes to the look and feel of Windows in nearly 20 years. The traditional desktop has been relegated to ...

One weakness of Valve’s Steam Deck gaming handheld and SteamOS is that, by default, they will only run Windows games from Steam that are supported by the platform’s Proton compatibility layer (plus ...