I have this program called “Edge” (it is a game somewhere, can’t remember where). Every time I type “Edge” it would pop up with ONLY Microsoft Edge. It would not even appear in the other search options.
All of these tweaks, some of which are not free, make me wonder why people are still on Windows. Pretty much all of these features, and then some, have existed there for at least 2 decades.
I have been using WinAero Tweaker ever since I switched to Windows 10 from Windows 7 in 2015. Initially I used to do all those customization by editing the Group Policy/Registry but this program is a lifesaver for quick and ease of use.
winaero tweaker is an amazing program. i use it on both my windows 10 and windows 11 pc it is good for turning off or on telemetry and forced automatic updates. Classic start menu is another good program for changing the start menu/start bar and it is free and works on either windows 10 or 11.
Here's a suggestion if you're looking for interesting, unknown programs. StrokesPlus allows you to hold a mouse button and draw a gesture to activate a macro or Windows function. Basically, you can turn a comfy mouse with two buttons into a 20+ button mouse with just lines in each direction for gestures. If I hold mouse 1 and scroll up, I get alt tab. Left/right is back/forward. North-east closes a window. South brings up the task switcher. You can do quite alot with it, even set it up for particular applications like Photoshop. Used it for months now, feels weird to use a computer without it.
i can bet that would get very annoying if you accidently do a gesture when you didnt want to like if you did one where just dragging straight down or up for example you would accidently trigger it while trying to scroll or drag files about
There’s Rectify11 also, it’s like a must-have for everyone with 11. Replaces your normal theme with an actually finished one with WinUI elements, rounded corners truly everywhere, universal dark mode and if you want, Mica/Acrylic backdrop everywhere. Plus, changes all the icons that aren’t yet changed, changes the cursors to actually new ones, integrates ExplorerPatcher directly
I love Directory Opus. I have been using it 32 years now. I had the 1st version on the Amiga 500 and other Amiga s up to the Amiga 4000HD. I still use it. 👍😁👍
Notepad++ is a must for me. Like DirectoryOpus for replacing the Explorer, Notepad++ open so much possibilities. Macrium Reflect also; Scheduling a regular backup of my main drive on my network, and I can boot on Reflect directly for a quick full restore, or just opening a Reflect backup file as a drive to extract something back. Very convinient. Also; Never enough backups! I'm using a few more but those two, with those you mentionned, wraps up my essencial ones. 👍
Sadly, Stardock's Start11 doesn't allow for left ight taskbars positions (a must for me). StartAllBack does and it it also allows for non-combining and small icons (also a must). Honestly, the amount of options we lost from Win10 is staggering. The only good native GUI add was tabbed Explorer windows. Everything else was dumbed downed. The fact you have to click 2x just to get to Properties.. or Send to Desktop.. or Open With is nutz.
Not to mention how much slower everything is. In Windows 10 it would just be the new settings. Now it's almost everything (that's left). Old settings was super snappy on pretty much any system. It still is if you go into it. Sure, it's not pretty, but it pretty much never hangs. All these universal apps etc. are badly coded.
A selection of great tools, some I have been using for a long time (Start10/11, Everything, PowerToys), and some I just discovered like Directory Opus you presented in a previous video. Good job and thank you!
I want to say you have been doing a great job. I've been here for a long time. I remember the days you got a lot of crap for making joking videos that people didn't understand. But since those days you really have turned into one of my most trusted user for tech stuff. Thanks great turn around. Much respect
There's also Nexus Dock, which brings a nice-looking Mac-style dock to Windows. And Stardock's WindowBlinds for Windows 11, which lets you completely skin the user interface with differently-styled controls. You can really start to like Windows 11, after you've installed enough apps to make it look and act totally different.
Just do a clean install of Windows 10 on the laptop. Not only will you get rid of Windows 11, you'll get rid of all the useless manufacturer bloatware that was pre-installed onto Windows 11 as well. Win win.
No, I'm just going to call you win10 boys on the nonsense. Like that was the play to do when windows 8 was on the market. Windows 11 also has a lot of ways to get rid of the bloat? I have everything unnecessary gone. Telling people in today's day and age to downgrade isn't the good option. Tech is only going to adapt and upgrade faster. Just because you might not like something at the onset should not mean downloading the previous version, which you'll just get forced to upgrade at some point soon anyway? Learn about the stuff you are using lmao
My first computer was windows 95 btw, I've been around for a while. I see the windows market trends. At least they upgrade the current OS more substantially than they used to on prior versions.
@@The_Loudmouths lmao what are you talking about? Oh no someone used more than a sentence online, must be mad. Nah I'm pointing out bad practices you should not be doing with the state of computers today, you are going to want the most recent operating systems. There is a reason phones won't let you delay updates, why would you think differently about your PC. Get over yourself lmao. Don't follow my advice, sure, you do you friend. But I just want to say it is not good advice, plus most people with a brain wouldn't suggest downgrading. Stay mad I guess. Also when did I ask you to give me the fantastic advice for downgrading? 🤣
Always funny to see this everytime again and again. When a new Windows version is released most users will install something to get the old look back. This is so ironic :D
@@plashplash-fg6hd it's been going on since win 95 to 98 probably, I remember these kind of UI programs for win vista/7 to make it look like win xp again 😆
7+ Taskbar Tweaker is a must for lots of handy taskbar tools for Win10. You can change groupings, set it so you can double click the taskbar to open the task manager, middle click a program to close, scroll anywhere to change the volume etc. There is also Windhawk for Win11 from the same dev that does the same thing as 7+. AltSnap, something that copies the win-mousedrag on windows to move or resize them. Default here is alt-mousedrag but I changed mine to the Win key instead. So win-leftmousedrag do move the window and win-rightmousedrag to resize it and win-middlemouse to close. You can also use different combination to set at window to always on top and a few different other options. Really nice :)
One thing I miss most (used to use classic shell) was right clicking on the excel or word doc and it shows a list of the documents that you recently worked on for that program. I do use eplorerpatcher (free) to fix so many things about the task bar and file explorer. I wish I could get back the two working outlook profiles in the taskbar - now if I open one it opens another instance instead of the existing instance.
@@merlinwarage ah yes, i cant wait to open my windows 11 and play candy crush,use Microsoft teams and skype all day and use the get help app to report the bugs /s
Powertoys is very useful indeed, people just thinking its just a bloat while it literally have quality of life features for working, business or just for fun.
I actually work on a software that kind of replaces Winaero Tweaker and Shutup, BUT does not have all their options as I only added some of the most useful ones or the ones that are not breaking your computer. The app does much more than that, it's a cleaner, debloater, tweaker, optimizer and repair tool, all at once. Once I finish it maybe you'll like to take a look at it. It's using latest WinUI 3 controls, so the look and feel is similar to PowerToys, but even better. Great video! I wish I had my app ready so I had a chance of it to be featured here.
thanks for the Start11 info! I'm about to set-up new system and win11 will probably go on it.. wanted to see if I can change the start-menu back! about "Everything" .. have been using it for years now, love it and can't imagine to work without it anymore.
Hi Joe, a big fan of your OS tweaks videos. I have a request, can you include to say whether the program you suggest should ve running in background/tray area all the time or we can exit it like WinAeroTweaker allows? Plus free or paid notation for all the tools you suggest..
I am using start 11 for a long time and before that start 10.I cant get used to this windows 10/11 start menu so i use the windows 7 option in start 11.I love the many options start 11 has!
Yeah, very backwards logic, I know. I sure love humanity lol. It's almost as if Windows 10 isn't not still getting updates and that people shouldn't be so quick to switch, but that's just me.
@@souptaels It would not be the user logic that is backwards. It is more productive to use a common interface. If an interface is designed properly, there should be no need to redesign the wheel. It already works.
Thanks for alleviating my pain! It doesn't change that Windows 11 is buggy af, but at least now my PC will look nice and that will make me slightly less angry when I have to force shutdown.
Maybe it changed with Windows 11, but I can add folders to the quick-access in the navigation pane on windows 10 without any issues. I added my AppData folder, the Godmode folder, and other folders located on various drives.
I was gonna say this as well as I'm pretty sure I've been able to add folders to the side for a long while now, but I've not tested in Win11. I know that I went searching for the 'classic file explorer' fix when I started testing Win11 originally.
There is a program called Files in the Store. I use it instead of the default explorer since it looks prettier. It even has some more features that are neat but its not overkill for a regular user
I've had Start 11 since upgrading to Win11. When did they add back the option to unstack icons of open programs? I've been wanting that feature since Day 1. I'm so happy right now!
Also just to mention, if go Settings > Personalisation > Taskbar > Taskbar behaviours right there the first selection in the Takbar section will show "Taskbar alignment |Center 🡣|" it gives the ability to align the taskbar to the left -hope it helps-
But does Stardock’s Start also make it so you can do the full-screen mode, as well as do live tiles and make them different sizes? Because I basically use that as a replacement for the desktop, like a pop-up/out desktop at the press of a key, and it’s the norm for me. It would basically destroy everything I’m used to, from launching applications and quickly finding information, like even just the weather and the like, if that isn’t the same or better. But there’s time, since Windows 10 support is only ending from 2025, which is when people should only CONSIDER moving to 11.
I use OpenShell to replace the system menu (set to the MSWin7-style, using the "Luna" skin). Still looking for something that will bring back shading and texture to the UI, although I figure by the time MSWin10 gets killed off I'll have manage to move all family members to Linux.
A lot of people have told me about Search Everything, adn I've always said, No, I'm fine with Windows search; it works fine. But, you got me with this video. Something about the sorting, the date modified stuff -- yeah, I think I need that in my life.
I wish Microsoft would allow more customization in the UI of Windows. Instead it feels like for every new version, customization is actually worse that before. I also wish they would pick up the database-like file system idea again that they ditched several years ago, something which Bill Gates stated was one of his biggest regrets.
MultiCommander is a great Explorer alternative and it's totally free! I liked Directory Opus but the admin functionality didn't always work as advertised, and since MS makes it almost impossible to run File Explorer as admin, that was my main reason for looking for alternates :).
some app i frequently use or are always running in bg are netspeedmonitor (lets me see realtime speed and total data usage on the left side of the taskbar) eartrumpet (to change volume of different apps )
Directory Opus is phenomenal. It takes some time to understand all the capabilities and ways you can customize it, but for a power user it’s worth the investment. Opus 13 has added support for Everything searching, in addition to its own search. These can be global or constrained to the folder tree of whatever folder is currently in your Opus window. Its rename feature is so good I uninstalled File Renamer. The built in viewer is better than most image viewers. Support has been great. I use TCC as my command shell because it can color files based on their extension. Opus can do that too, so now I have a pretty similar looking list in my command shell and my Opus lister. Dual pane support and synchronization features make copying and moving files between two folder much easier. There’s a gazillion preference options, but the UI for managing them is so good it’s something everyone should emulate. For me, Opus was well worth the money. The upgrade from 12 to 13 was heavily discounted and well worth the price.
Awesome guide, as an IT professional myself I have and actively use all these tools on windows 11. I'd strongly recommend AGAINST O&O shutup though , I tried it using the default settings and it broke my system in various hard to understand ways, that even someone with very advanced registry knowledge all what each setting should change, I could not correct. I had to do a system restore. It also changes various settings that are easily user controlled in the settings menu, via GroupPolicy, which locks them from you controlling them easily after should you wish to reverst just some settings but not all, which is really stupid considering it's intended purposes - it should just change the userLand settings variant, but it does not. Perhaps if just use it and select a few safer settings its okay, but in general i'd recommend newer alternatives to perform the same things, such as Chris Titus powershell script. His is more tested against breaking your system using it's default settings, tho it can also do that if you aren't careful.
The downside of 11 with the taskbar not being resizable or moveable is that it hinders accessibility. I have a primary monitor on the bottom center I have set as the main monitor, but I drag the secondary taskbar from my top monitor to my bottom monitor to get rid of the tray, etc.. then on my top monitor, I have the primary taskbar 3 units high with small icons and on the top of the screen. This allows uninterrupted content in the center but an uncomfortable glance and I can see the time, etc.. rather than having that all of the time... broken neck, back and nerve damage.
Microsoft PowerToys's File Locksmith, File Explorer add-ons (which allowed me to restore PDF thumbnails), Find My Mouse, Paste As Plain Text (Now it works outside of Docs. Yay!), PowerRename, Quick Accent, and Text Extractor are all very helpful. Thank you! Interesting that PowerRename has an option (the default option actually) to appear in the default File Explorer right click menu, but File Locksmith does not. Hope that gets added. Wish there was a way for 7-Zip to appear in the default menu too. Then I would never need ‘Show more options’. I like the new menu actually. So much cleaner.
Its really hard for me to understand why Microsoft is not implementing these features in their own software. Dont they have a single clue of what is popular in their own system? At leaste make this custom, so people can choose to turn function on/off, rather to have them go into 3rd party installations. It's so silly.
There is a registry tweak to revamp the start menu and Taskbar. I wouldn't say it because some icons like network, clock, search bar doesn't work permanently. It can cause those.
wait question what happened if u uninstall the graphic card device manager. cause my graphic card is something wrong with it and i can't available update my system software windows 11 update.
2:01 - I've been using Everything for years now, can't live without it - This is one MUST HAVE software on any PC I only wish there was a better alternative to either QTTab Bar or Clover - like.. Official Tab support in Explorer from M$ themselves..
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I wish start 11 sponsored this vid
The free of cost Everything is such a game changer it makes you wonder how default search can be so terrible.
I have this program called “Edge” (it is a game somewhere, can’t remember where). Every time I type “Edge” it would pop up with ONLY Microsoft Edge. It would not even appear in the other search options.
@@gallium-gonzollium Yeah sometimes the shortcut into the start menu folder for apps to show up
All of these tweaks, some of which are not free, make me wonder why people are still on Windows. Pretty much all of these features, and then some, have existed there for at least 2 decades.
Actually why default search is so bad and slow?
@@Anonymous-qb4vc Because Microsoft wrote the code.
I have been using WinAero Tweaker ever since I switched to Windows 10 from Windows 7 in 2015. Initially I used to do all those customization by editing the Group Policy/Registry but this program is a lifesaver for quick and ease of use.
winaero tweaker is an amazing program. i use it on both my windows 10 and windows 11 pc it is good for turning off or on telemetry and forced automatic updates. Classic start menu is another good program for changing the start menu/start bar and it is free and works on either windows 10 or 11.
@@100PercentTHCfilmsX420XYeah, :( Windows 7 is end of support, 2008-2023.
Here's a suggestion if you're looking for interesting, unknown programs.
StrokesPlus allows you to hold a mouse button and draw a gesture to activate a macro or Windows function. Basically, you can turn a comfy mouse with two buttons into a 20+ button mouse with just lines in each direction for gestures. If I hold mouse 1 and scroll up, I get alt tab. Left/right is back/forward. North-east closes a window. South brings up the task switcher. You can do quite alot with it, even set it up for particular applications like Photoshop. Used it for months now, feels weird to use a computer without it.
i can bet that would get very annoying if you accidently do a gesture when you didnt want to like if you did one where just dragging straight down or up for example you would accidently trigger it while trying to scroll or drag files about
@@darkspongebob11 You need to hold the desginated mouse button while you do the gesture, so that doesn't happen.
@@JordanIdk which mouse button? there is a special button on the mouse you use to do it?
I have a SpeedPad for that…
wow thank you
These shell editors are definitely very useful for like anything. Definitely worth trying
There’s Rectify11 also, it’s like a must-have for everyone with 11. Replaces your normal theme with an actually finished one with WinUI elements, rounded corners truly everywhere, universal dark mode and if you want, Mica/Acrylic backdrop everywhere. Plus, changes all the icons that aren’t yet changed, changes the cursors to actually new ones, integrates ExplorerPatcher directly
I love Directory Opus.
I have been using it 32 years now.
I had the 1st version on the Amiga 500 and other Amiga s up to the Amiga 4000HD.
I still use it. 👍😁👍
Me, too, since the Amiga days!
Same here. Do not use all its potential, but is is always on my PC (and Amiga emulation).
Starting from Windows 10 I rarely use the Start menu. Instead I just hit the Windows key and search for the stuffs I want.
@notfiveo That's the (last straw) reason I am abandoning Windows as an OS for work.
@notfiveo just do the setup without an internet connection, then you don’t have to do a stupid MS account
Computers must equip with TPM security requirement to be installed on
@@thuattan6540 you can get around both this and the need for a microsoft account
You’re going to love Flow Launcher
Notepad++ is a must for me. Like DirectoryOpus for replacing the Explorer, Notepad++ open so much possibilities.
Macrium Reflect also; Scheduling a regular backup of my main drive on my network, and I can boot on Reflect directly for a quick full restore, or just opening a Reflect backup file as a drive to extract something back. Very convinient. Also; Never enough backups!
I'm using a few more but those two, with those you mentionned, wraps up my essencial ones. 👍
start11 feels like a lifesaver, gonna keep watching. I was really hating how limited Windows 11's default start menu was
I'm getting deja vu with Windows Vista 😂
btw you need to pay to get start11, which is really annoying!
@@epicplayz9594 Eh, 1 time and it's quite cheap. I definitely don't love that though. Should just be an option for windows natively
@@epicplayz9594 It's only six bucks, a bargain.
@@epicplayz9594 You can use openshell instead which is free & open source.
Sadly, Stardock's Start11 doesn't allow for left
ight taskbars positions (a must for me). StartAllBack does and it it also allows for non-combining and small icons (also a must). Honestly, the amount of options we lost from Win10 is staggering. The only good native GUI add was tabbed Explorer windows. Everything else was dumbed downed. The fact you have to click 2x just to get to Properties.. or Send to Desktop.. or Open With is nutz.
Not to mention how much slower everything is. In Windows 10 it would just be the new settings. Now it's almost everything (that's left).
Old settings was super snappy on pretty much any system. It still is if you go into it. Sure, it's not pretty, but it pretty much never hangs. All these universal apps etc. are badly coded.
@@tams805 You also can't have more than one settings panel open at once anymore, drives me insane.
You didn't lose the options thought. They're still there, just slightly obfuscated. That's not the same as "losing" them.
A selection of great tools, some I have been using for a long time (Start10/11, Everything, PowerToys), and some I just discovered like Directory Opus you presented in a previous video. Good job and thank you!
I want to say you have been doing a great job. I've been here for a long time. I remember the days you got a lot of crap for making joking videos that people didn't understand. But since those days you really have turned into one of my most trusted user for tech stuff. Thanks great turn around. Much respect
thanks for the video. The stardock utilities (not just the start menu) were exactly the thing I was looking for
There's also Nexus Dock, which brings a nice-looking Mac-style dock to Windows. And Stardock's WindowBlinds for Windows 11, which lets you completely skin the user interface with differently-styled controls. You can really start to like Windows 11, after you've installed enough apps to make it look and act totally different.
Protip everyone, be careful with installing random software that’s recommended by strangers in the comments section.
Alot of these were kinda neat to see, thank you!
Man the perfect video I needed. Just got a new laptop and after being used to windows 10 I must say I am not a fan of 11 out of the box
Just do a clean install of Windows 10 on the laptop. Not only will you get rid of Windows 11, you'll get rid of all the useless manufacturer bloatware that was pre-installed onto Windows 11 as well. Win win.
@@moonlightcayenne8722 Me too!!
No, I'm just going to call you win10 boys on the nonsense. Like that was the play to do when windows 8 was on the market. Windows 11 also has a lot of ways to get rid of the bloat? I have everything unnecessary gone.
Telling people in today's day and age to downgrade isn't the good option. Tech is only going to adapt and upgrade faster. Just because you might not like something at the onset should not mean downloading the previous version, which you'll just get forced to upgrade at some point soon anyway?
Learn about the stuff you are using lmao
My first computer was windows 95 btw, I've been around for a while. I see the windows market trends. At least they upgrade the current OS more substantially than they used to on prior versions.
@@The_Loudmouths lmao what are you talking about? Oh no someone used more than a sentence online, must be mad.
Nah I'm pointing out bad practices you should not be doing with the state of computers today, you are going to want the most recent operating systems.
There is a reason phones won't let you delay updates, why would you think differently about your PC. Get over yourself lmao.
Don't follow my advice, sure, you do you friend. But I just want to say it is not good advice, plus most people with a brain wouldn't suggest downgrading. Stay mad I guess.
Also when did I ask you to give me the fantastic advice for downgrading? 🤣
Always funny to see this everytime again and again. When a new Windows version is released most users will install something to get the old look back. This is so ironic :D
This is because Windows 10 and 11 suck, and many people didn’t like the Win 8(.1) UI, so they tried to get it back.
@@plashplash-fg6hd it's been going on since win 95 to 98 probably, I remember these kind of UI programs for win vista/7 to make it look like win xp again 😆
@@JamesJordanson Cool.
I just got win11 on my steam deck and this video is the best! please don't stop uploading!
7+ Taskbar Tweaker is a must for lots of handy taskbar tools for Win10. You can change groupings, set it so you can double click the taskbar to open the task manager, middle click a program to close, scroll anywhere to change the volume etc. There is also Windhawk for Win11 from the same dev that does the same thing as 7+.
AltSnap, something that copies the win-mousedrag on windows to move or resize them. Default here is alt-mousedrag but I changed mine to the Win key instead. So win-leftmousedrag do move the window and win-rightmousedrag to resize it and win-middlemouse to close. You can also use different combination to set at window to always on top and a few different other options. Really nice :)
Been using Directory Opus since I had an Amiga. It's simply the best file tool ever.
One thing I miss most (used to use classic shell) was right clicking on the excel or word doc and it shows a list of the documents that you recently worked on for that program. I do use eplorerpatcher (free) to fix so many things about the task bar and file explorer. I wish I could get back the two working outlook profiles in the taskbar - now if I open one it opens another instance instead of the existing instance.
Quick accent and fancy zones is so usefull. As someone who is multilingual I need these all the time
powertoys is the most op thing for windows and I don't know why Microsoft implement it as a separate software rather than make it a part of the os
Because 90% of the users don't need them, and we don't want a more bloat system as it is already.
@@merlinwarage More like "we don't want typical users to go break their install".
@@merlinwarage ah yes, i cant wait to open my windows 11 and play candy crush,use Microsoft teams and skype all day and use the get help app to report the bugs /s
Powertoys is very useful indeed, people just thinking its just a bloat while it literally have quality of life features for working, business or just for fun.
Thank goodness it is. It means it's outside of the main Windows 11 team who seem intent on making Windows worse.
You forgot to mention nilesoft shell. It's a really neat utility that extends the right click context menu with a lot of options.
Thank you for showing Start11!
I actually work on a software that kind of replaces Winaero Tweaker and Shutup, BUT does not have all their options as I only added some of the most useful ones or the ones that are not breaking your computer. The app does much more than that, it's a cleaner, debloater, tweaker, optimizer and repair tool, all at once. Once I finish it maybe you'll like to take a look at it. It's using latest WinUI 3 controls, so the look and feel is similar to PowerToys, but even better. Great video! I wish I had my app ready so I had a chance of it to be featured here.
Ping me instead
Loved Winaero tweaker !!!
thank you
thanks for the Start11 info! I'm about to set-up new system and win11 will probably go on it.. wanted to see if I can change the start-menu back!
about "Everything" .. have been using it for years now, love it and can't imagine to work without it anymore.
GREAT FINDS
Thanks for sharing 🙂
Hi Joe, a big fan of your OS tweaks videos. I have a request, can you include to say whether the program you suggest should ve running in background/tray area all the time or we can exit it like WinAeroTweaker allows? Plus free or paid notation for all the tools you suggest..
Everything is the program I needed in my life all these years. Thanks
I am using start 11 for a long time and before that start 10.I cant get used to this windows 10/11 start menu so i use the windows 7 option in start 11.I love the many options start 11 has!
"Everything" is fantastic 👌🏼👌🏼
You should cover Nilesoft Shell, It's a really good context menu replacement, although the configuration can be hard
I'm using it. I agree it's not easy to configure.
@@feisaljauharitufail yeah I look at the docs... And I feel like my brain will explode
@@AndrewCzE I could make it... if I actually knew how to code anything past command applications
Ah yes, so we upgrade to windows 11 and then install all this third party software to make it feel like windows 10. Amazing
Yeah, very backwards logic, I know. I sure love humanity lol. It's almost as if Windows 10 isn't not still getting updates and that people shouldn't be so quick to switch, but that's just me.
@@souptaels It would not be the user logic that is backwards. It is more productive to use a common interface. If an interface is designed properly, there should be no need to redesign the wheel. It already works.
Good pace and genuinely useful tools for windows users. Thx
Thanks for alleviating my pain!
It doesn't change that Windows 11 is buggy af, but at least now my PC will look nice and that will make me slightly less angry when I have to force shutdown.
always love to see 'everything'
Not a Windows 11 user, but it's really good to see how much Windows has evolved. Thanks for sharing!
Always on top sounds useful !...cheers.
Maybe it changed with Windows 11, but I can add folders to the quick-access in the navigation pane on windows 10 without any issues. I added my AppData folder, the Godmode folder, and other folders located on various drives.
I was gonna say this as well as I'm pretty sure I've been able to add folders to the side for a long while now, but I've not tested in Win11. I know that I went searching for the 'classic file explorer' fix when I started testing Win11 originally.
Start 11 and Everything search was really picked my interest!!
There is a program called Files in the Store. I use it instead of the default explorer since it looks prettier. It even has some more features that are neat but its not overkill for a regular user
I love PowerToy's Fancy Zones feature!
Been using Directory Opus for about 10 years, recommend it to anyone.
It is absolute gold. So powerful its crazy!
the context menu replacement seems like a lifesaver
Fun fact: just use registry to tweak something you wanted back to what Windows 10's like.
My favorite tools (apps that solve "gaps" in Windows) are:
7+ Taskbar Tweaker
DesktopOK
FreeFileSync (and included RealTimeSync)
PersistentWindows
PinWin
Sysinternals Tools
You can vastly improve search by changing the default index settings.
It'll be cool if it can have Windows XP modernized theme, I'll pay for that.
Dang dude. Nice effort 👍
Thanks, that was very useful
I've had Start 11 since upgrading to Win11. When did they add back the option to unstack icons of open programs? I've been wanting that feature since Day 1. I'm so happy right now!
Nice tools, thanks.
Thank you for the education and explanation, very detailed
Also just to mention, if go Settings > Personalisation > Taskbar > Taskbar behaviours
right there the first selection in the Takbar section will show "Taskbar alignment |Center 🡣|"
it gives the ability to align the taskbar to the left
-hope it helps-
But does Stardock’s Start also make it so you can do the full-screen mode, as well as do live tiles and make them different sizes?
Because I basically use that as a replacement for the desktop, like a pop-up/out desktop at the press of a key, and it’s the norm for me. It would basically destroy everything I’m used to, from launching applications and quickly finding information, like even just the weather and the like, if that isn’t the same or better.
But there’s time, since Windows 10 support is only ending from 2025, which is when people should only CONSIDER moving to 11.
Nice Video man !
I use OpenShell to replace the system menu (set to the MSWin7-style, using the "Luna" skin). Still looking for something that will bring back shading and texture to the UI, although I figure by the time MSWin10 gets killed off I'll have manage to move all family members to Linux.
Ive been waiting for this
A lot of people have told me about Search Everything, adn I've always said, No, I'm fine with Windows search; it works fine. But, you got me with this video. Something about the sorting, the date modified stuff -- yeah, I think I need that in my life.
for everything search the same effect can be done in file explorer by changing drive indexing settings in windows
Awesome video!!!
I wish Microsoft would allow more customization in the UI of Windows. Instead it feels like for every new version, customization is actually worse that before.
I also wish they would pick up the database-like file system idea again that they ditched several years ago, something which Bill Gates stated was one of his biggest regrets.
THIS IS REALLY A VERY COOL AND AWESOME DEMONSTRATION AS WELL AS THE VIDEO FOLKS.
Finally, a video that helps me about improving my Windows experiencd
This is amazing! Especially the start menu, I was looking for that for a really long time. Thanks❤
Perfect, thank you!
Amazing video as always! 🥇
Thanks. TJ~
Everything Search is a godsend... thank you Thio
The recently modified files part would be great for finding malware and what files it produced or changed.
I love how the win10 start looks and feels
I am using W11 and Start11 has been such a great tool - it makes my Start menu so much more usable
Thank you so much 🙏
Everything Seach has made my computer life so much easier.
MultiCommander is a great Explorer alternative and it's totally free! I liked Directory Opus but the admin functionality didn't always work as advertised, and since MS makes it almost impossible to run File Explorer as admin, that was my main reason for looking for alternates :).
some app i frequently use or are always running in bg are netspeedmonitor (lets me see realtime speed and total data usage on the left side of the taskbar) eartrumpet (to change volume of different apps )
I've been using Start11 for about a year and I love it.
Directory Opus is phenomenal. It takes some time to understand all the capabilities and ways you can customize it, but for a power user it’s worth the investment. Opus 13 has added support for Everything searching, in addition to its own search. These can be global or constrained to the folder tree of whatever folder is currently in your Opus window. Its rename feature is so good I uninstalled File Renamer. The built in viewer is better than most image viewers. Support has been great. I use TCC as my command shell because it can color files based on their extension. Opus can do that too, so now I have a pretty similar looking list in my command shell and my Opus lister. Dual pane support and synchronization features make copying and moving files between two folder much easier. There’s a gazillion preference options, but the UI for managing them is so good it’s something everyone should emulate. For me, Opus was well worth the money. The upgrade from 12 to 13 was heavily discounted and well worth the price.
“Everything” search is so good. How is it so good 😭
Agree with the Total commander guy. I've been using it since I stop using Norton Commander. Yeah that long!!
0:02 Is anyone gonna talk about how that man was so happy and suddenly turned angry?
Powe toys is perfect. I can't live anymore without it! Thanks to show it to me!
Awesome guide, as an IT professional myself I have and actively use all these tools on windows 11. I'd strongly recommend AGAINST O&O shutup though , I tried it using the default settings and it broke my system in various hard to understand ways, that even someone with very advanced registry knowledge all what each setting should change, I could not correct. I had to do a system restore. It also changes various settings that are easily user controlled in the settings menu, via GroupPolicy, which locks them from you controlling them easily after should you wish to reverst just some settings but not all, which is really stupid considering it's intended purposes - it should just change the userLand settings variant, but it does not.
Perhaps if just use it and select a few safer settings its okay, but in general i'd recommend newer alternatives to perform the same things, such as Chris Titus powershell script. His is more tested against breaking your system using it's default settings, tho it can also do that if you aren't careful.
Thio: Doesn't use Linux
Also Thio: Turns windows into Linux.
I have been using Everything for a long time. It is very helpful.
The downside of 11 with the taskbar not being resizable or moveable is that it hinders accessibility. I have a primary monitor on the bottom center I have set as the main monitor, but I drag the secondary taskbar from my top monitor to my bottom monitor to get rid of the tray, etc.. then on my top monitor, I have the primary taskbar 3 units high with small icons and on the top of the screen. This allows uninterrupted content in the center but an uncomfortable glance and I can see the time, etc.. rather than having that all of the time... broken neck, back and nerve damage.
Microsoft PowerToys's File Locksmith, File Explorer add-ons (which allowed me to restore PDF thumbnails), Find My Mouse, Paste As Plain Text (Now it works outside of Docs. Yay!), PowerRename, Quick Accent, and Text Extractor are all very helpful. Thank you! Interesting that PowerRename has an option (the default option actually) to appear in the default File Explorer right click menu, but File Locksmith does not. Hope that gets added. Wish there was a way for 7-Zip to appear in the default menu too. Then I would never need ‘Show more options’. I like the new menu actually. So much cleaner.
Its really hard for me to understand why Microsoft is not implementing these features in their own software. Dont they have a single clue of what is popular in their own system? At leaste make this custom, so people can choose to turn function on/off, rather to have them go into 3rd party installations. It's so silly.
really appreciate the Start11 tip, my friend wants his setup more like Win 7
Everything and Powertoys are my go to
There is a registry tweak to revamp the start menu and Taskbar. I wouldn't say it because some icons like network, clock, search bar doesn't work permanently. It can cause those.
wait question what happened if u uninstall the graphic card device manager. cause my graphic card is something wrong with it and i can't available update my system software windows 11 update.
2:01 - I've been using Everything for years now, can't live without it - This is one MUST HAVE software on any PC
I only wish there was a better alternative to either QTTab Bar or Clover - like.. Official Tab support in Explorer from M$ themselves..
I'd like to use a different shell app like OpenShell, but because I use auto hide taskbar, it makes it very annoying to use because of the delay
Thank you for this video. Legendary
StartAllBack is one that I use on WIndows 11 to bring back a lot of functionality