https://www.kenops.io/tags/autohotkey/Recent content in Autohotkey on kenopsHugoenSun, 05 Oct 2025 21:51:42 +0000https://www.kenops.io/posts/907/Sun, 05 Oct 2025 21:51:42 +0000https://www.kenops.io/posts/907/<p>Windows 11 is ideal for multifunctional use - Office, Games, WSL, HW Options Kazoo - but the built-in defaults slow me down and get sooo annoying. These tweaks make it fast, clean, and predictable:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Windhawk mods</strong> for the stuff Microsoft won’t expose:<br> <em><strong>Taskbar Clock Customization</strong></em> (rich clock/date formats example: %date%, %time% ?%upload_speed%  and %weather% ?%cpu% ?%ram% ?%download_speed% <em><strong>Better File Sizes in Explorer</strong></em> (human-readable sizes), and <em>Taskbar Icon Spacing/Size</em> (tight or roomy as you like). <a href="https://windhawk.net/mods/windows-11-taskbar-styler?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Windhawk</a></li> <li><strong>Everything + Everything Toolbar</strong> for instant file search from the taskbar/start area. Windows Search sleeps; Everything sprints. <a href="https://www.voidtools.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Voidtools</a></li> <li><strong>Start11</strong> to restore a sane Start Menu—and wire it to <strong>Everything</strong> so Start menu searches are local, fast, and ad-free. <a href="https://www.stardock.com/blog/525159/start11-v2-makes-searching-better-private?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Stardock</a></li> <li><strong>AutoHotkey</strong> to supercharge virtual desktops:<br> <code>ALT+1..9</code> jumps to a desktop; <code>SHIFT+ALT+1..9</code> moves the focused window there. It’s a perfect “almost-tiling” workflow without the rigidity of a tiling WM. My keymaps live here: <a href="https://github.com/ske5074/windows-desktop-switcher">https://github.com/ske5074/windows-desktop-switcher</a> . <a href="https://www.autohotkey.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">AutoHotkey</a>  (Be sure to use the 1.x version of AutoHotKey) - Update!  Another project that&rsquo;s close to the same - almost! <a href="https://github.com/dankrusi/WindowsVirtualDesktopHelper">https://github.com/dankrusi/WindowsVirtualDesktopHelper</a></li> <li><strong>Twinkle Tray</strong> for one-click monitor brightness (and quick volume), right from the tray—especially handy with multi-monitor setups. <a href="https://twinkletray.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Twinkle Tray</a></li> <li><strong>Kate</strong> a super lightweight editor that is GIT aware but not intrusive or annoying or requiring 8GB of ram to run!</li> <li><strong>Kagi</strong> A pay for search engine that has NO ADS.  You pay a small fee for use, and that&rsquo;s how they survive.  No Ads, no search shaping for sponsors, none of that BS</li> <li><strong>Filelight</strong> Provides a way to see where your storage consumption is on your drives.  My new go after using  windirstat for years.</li> </ul> <p>Net result: a quiet, fast Windows 11 desktop that works the way I do—no Edge promos, no Start menu fluff, and muscle-memory moves between clean, purpose-built desktops.</p>