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Dump Windows Explorer and get a tabbed facelift with Explorer++

Windows Explorer is an incredibly useful tool for managing your files, making it possible to open, copy and move documents in folders quickly and easily. But the file management tool that is built into...

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GetWindowText makes it easy to access tricky application and system text

It’s often useful to be able to grab some of the information contained in an application window.  If you need to share a complex error message with someone else, say, then being able to copy it...

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Rainmeter 2.2 released with improved performance, security and more

The desire to customize the appearance and function of Windows does nothing but increase and this accounts for the large number of tweaking and skinning tools that are available for the operating...

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Feel the Wheel: resize windows and tweak their transparency with your mouse...

If you’ve ever thought Windows really should make better use of your mouse wheel, then Feel the Wheel will probably be of interest. It’s a tiny portable tool – and we do mean tiny, a 4.5KB download –...

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Find out what caused a crash or BSoD with WhoCrashed Home Edition

When Windows dies it’s not always easy to determine just what caused the problem. Sometimes you may be lucky and find that you are shown a helpful error message that singles out the culprit, but for...

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Password-protect and hide any application window with WinLock

If you’re working on some confidential document and need to leave your PC for a while, then locking the system is one way to maintain your privacy. Hold down the Windows key, press L, and only someone...

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WinMaximumize instantly expands desktop windows to fill the maximum possible...

When you’ve several applications open on your PC desktop, organising their windows efficiently can take a moment. You might move one window over here, drag a border over there, and so it goes on. If...

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Window Size: resize any PC application window to the precise resolution you need

Normally, when you resize a PC application window, you don’t particularly care about its final resolution. You’re just looking to make sure that it has room to display something (a website, say), or...

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Manage your desktop windows with Gridy

Launch an application on the Windows desktop and you have complete freedom to position and size its window however you like (as long as it’s resizeable, anyway). But while this is all very flexible, it...

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Stay focused on your PC work with Le Dimmer

If you’re working on some important PC task and want to avoid distractions, then maximising your program window is usually a good place to start. But if you need to monitor several programs – or the...

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Set window size, transparency, “always on top” with SmartSystemMenu

SmartSystemMenu is a small, open-source tool which adds five useful functions to your application window system menu. “Information” displays various details about the window and its process. Most are...

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AlwaysMouseWheel: point at a window and scroll it, no clicks required

If you need to scroll an application window on a PC then spinning the mouse wheel is probably the simplest route. This only works on the foreground window, though, the one where you’re currently...

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Preme is a suite of time-saving window management tools

Preme for Windows is a clever free tool which extends your windows desktop with a host of time-saving tricks. There are new ways to open files and applications, for example. You get special mouse...

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KDE Mover-Sizer brings handy Linux desktop tricks to the PC

Resizing and repositioning windows on the PC desktop is such a fundamental task that you’ll almost do it without thinking. Move the mouse to the title bar/ border, click, drag, release. Very basic,...

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Run multiple programs in one desktop window with TaskSpace

Running multiple PC programs side-by-side isn’t difficult, but can require a little preparation as you move, resize and reorganise each window. TaskSpace offers an interesting alternative, running...

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Easily set windows as “always on top” with PinMe!

If a Windows application needs to be accessible at any time – a desktop calculator, perhaps – then it’ll sometimes be possible to set it as “always on top”, ensuring its window stays on top of any...

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How to get brighter colors in Windows 10

It’s easy enough to customise your Windows 10 taskbar and Start Menu colors – right-click the desktop, click Personalise > Colors – but the official route only offers a small set of predefined...

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How to move or resize windows with the keyboard

It’s easy enough to size or position windows with the mouse, but keyboard shortcuts can be quicker and more convenient. On Windows 7 and later, pressing Win+Left or Win+Right snaps the current window...

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Snap and resize desktop windows to a grid with WindowGrid

Windows provides many ways to help reposition and resize your desktop windows – cascading, tiling, aero snap, more – but even the latest editions won’t always give you the control you need. WindowGrid...

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Turn desktop windows transparent instantly with Move Aside Please

Organising a busy PC desktop can take a little work, as you’re forever minimising, resizing, repositioning, and generally relocating windows for easier viewing. Move Aside Please is a free tool which...

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AnVir Task Manager Free 8.0 now available

After three years without a major update we thought AnVir Task Manager Free was dead, but no: the developer released a beta 8.0 version late last month. What’s new? Unfortunately AnVir forgot to tell...

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Take a low-level look at your PC desktop with Window Inspector

Binary Fortress Software has released Window Inspector, a free tool for examining the low-level details of any application window. Move your mouse cursor over any window and a detailed display lists...

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NirSoft releases GUIPropView 1.0

NirSoft has released GUIPropView, a developer-oriented tool which displays extensive details on your system’s open windows. The program lists all top-level windows, along with their handle, title,...

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Resize windows to exact dimensions with Sizer

Sizer 4 is a free tool which resizes desktop windows to precise dimensions: 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768, or any other values you might need for a specific design or document. The program starts very...

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How to switch between windows of the same application on a PC

Windows enables switching from one application window to another by pressing Alt+Tab– what could be easier? Well, quite a lot, especially when you’ve got 30 or 40 windows open but are only interested...

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