Although you will get used to the default operating interface of Windows after using it for a while, and overall it is not too difficult to use, many people will definitely hope to optimize it so that it will be more comfortable to use. For example, people who use Windows 11 may want to change the start menu to the Windows 10 version; the task bar at the bottom feels that the icon is too small and wants to make it larger; the time in the lower right corner wants to display more information, etc.
The Windhawk free software recommended in this article can meet the above requirements, and it can be done with one click. You don’t need to install anything, it is simple and easy to use.
Windhawk is the best free software for optimizing Windows interface. You can do it all with just one click.
Windhawk is a free open source software. It was originally developed to make Windows customization easier. You can think of it as a module center. After installation, there will be many modules in it. Choose the ones you like. After obtaining them and setting them with one click, your Windows interface can be easily optimized.
Although only the installation and basic operation interfaces are in Chinese, and the modules provided by the software are only in English, don’t worry too much, the operation is very simple, and I will tell you one by one below.
After clicking the link above to enter the GitHub download page, there are two installation files. setup.exe is the online installation version, and offline.exe is the offline installation version. You can download whichever one you want:
The installation process is in Chinese and supports the installation-free version:
After installing it, you will see an interface like this. There are some recommended modules below. Click “Browse Modules” to browse more:
There are currently dozens of modules available, each of which optimizes a certain Windows function and will be arranged according to the number of installers. The representative said that if you don’t know which ones to try, you can start slowly with the modules installed by the most people:
If you don’t understand the English names, you can go to the inner pages. Most of them will have pictures to help explain. Like the Taskbar height and icon size in the picture below, after installation, you can adjust the height and icon size of the bottom taskbar according to your own preferences. Click to install above to get:
During installation, this screen will pop up, click “Accept the risk and install”:
Once completed, you will open an additional settings menu, which you can enter to make adjustments. icon size is the icon size, Taskbar height is the taskbar height, and Taskbar button width is the taskbar button width. After manually entering the value, click Save above and it will be applied to your Windows:
This is a screenshot that I haven’t adjusted the taskbar yet. Pay attention to the icon icon and taskbar below:
After the adjustment, not only did the work column become taller, but the icons also became larger:
Windows 11 Start Menu Styler is also useful, you can adjust the style of the start menu:
There are many options, like me changing to Windows 10:
The start menu becomes Windows 10 style:
Taskbar Clock Customization can increase the content of the time display in the lower right corner, and it is no problem to display seconds:
If you don’t want to use it, or want to change it back to the Windows default style, just disable or remove it:
Source: KOCPC Chinese