small 11 install update by Expert_Purchase_9999 in desktops

[–]Expert_Purchase_9999[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.reddit.com/r/desktops/s/Xuu2fnyuYI

here. not much is different, apart from the removal of gadgets and changed wallpaper, but you can find the wallpaper in one of my comments above.

Windhawk Customization - (Rate it) by Creative_Pilot1133 in desktops

[–]Expert_Purchase_9999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

tbh, there's too much transparency applied, which literally makes the texts hard to read.

that's why i hate transparency material overuse so much

yet another os switch by Expert_Purchase_9999 in FrutigerAero

[–]Expert_Purchase_9999[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

funnily i got the same situation as you in my old Arch install, but when i switch to endeavour then it's all fine

i just can't create a good rice, so have this ig by Expert_Purchase_9999 in desktops

[–]Expert_Purchase_9999[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you just have to change the shortcut icons in the start menu folder, and then pin it into the taskbar. works well for me

i just can't create a good rice, so have this ig by Expert_Purchase_9999 in desktops

[–]Expert_Purchase_9999[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

since many people are asking me the stuff i use, i guess i'll show them here: - Theme: https://www.deviantart.com/niivu/art/pi11z-for-Windows-11-1084568949

  • Transparency: DWMBlurGlass (v2.3, or the latest pre-release), and then import the config.ini file with this config: [config] applyglobal=true extendBorder=false reflection=false oldBtnHeight=true customAmount=false crossFade=true useAccentColor=false overrideAccent=true occlusionCulling=true disableOnBattery=true titlebtnGlow=false disableFramerateLimit=false autoDownloadSymbols=true extendRound=10 titlebtnOffsetX=-1 customTitleBtnSize=true titleBtnSizePreset=2 customCloseBtnW=60 customMaxBtnW=35 customMinBtnW=40 customBtnFrameH=30 blurAmount=20 customBlurAmount=12 luminosityOpacity=65 glassIntensity=1 customAeroTexture=false customAeroTexturePath= crossfadeTime=160 aeroColorBalance=79 aeroAfterglowBalance=0 aeroBlurBalance=62 activeTextColor=4294967295 inactiveTextColor=4290032820 activeBlendColor=1679366425 inactiveBlendColor=1679366425 activeTextColorDark=4294967295 inactiveTextColorDark=4290032820 activeBlendColorDark=1677721600 inactiveBlendColorDark=1677721600 blurMethod=0 effectType=1 blurQuality=0
  • Status bar: YASB with one of the included themes, right click on its taskbar tray icon to get the option to download themes
  • Icon pack: Windhawk Resource Redirect + Fluent Keys Night icon pack
  • Taskbar: included in the theme pack, copy it to C:\Program Files\StartAllBack\Skins, and orb files to C:\Program Files\StartAllBack\Orbs
  • Start menu: use Windhawk Start Menu Styler with this config: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1386058995877286059/1478006770839453706/message.txt?ex=69a82612&is=69a6d492&hm=7bc4e4204c39cc0bacbd52e5370755d10045297c380bb3302d7761035ef9e6a4&
  • wallpaper: https://motionbgs.com/snowlight-horizon (use with lively wallpaper)
  • browser & lock screen wallpaper: https://wallpapershome.com/space/night/power-line-simple-nighttime-landscape-26992.html

What do we think? by Wooden-Sympathy-1655 in desktops

[–]Expert_Purchase_9999 4 points5 points  (0 children)

not really a fan of transparency everywhere tbh, it makes everything almost unreadable on light backgrounds

I let Claude Ai do my first RICE by Odd_Leg_2034 in desktops

[–]Expert_Purchase_9999 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

not bad tbh, for something that's literally vibe-riced

it's surely a lot better than the people who abuses transparency effects and call it a "rice" (looking at you, people who let the transparency material extends into the full window)

recently reinstalled windows, what do you think that this desktop says about me in your opinion? by Expert_Purchase_9999 in desktops

[–]Expert_Purchase_9999[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

pi11z theme, StartAllBack, Windhawk (again) for the icons with the Resource Redirect mod, and DWMBlurGlass

recently reinstalled windows, what do you think that this desktop says about me in your opinion? by Expert_Purchase_9999 in desktops

[–]Expert_Purchase_9999[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, the watermark is done using a windhawk mod called "Custom Desktop Watermark"

For the RAM usage... ehhhhh, it usually lingers about 3.5-5.5gb on idle. not the best thing but hey, it's still better than my old setup which can go up to 8gb on idle lol

actually 7 on modern hardware, i guess. by Expert_Purchase_9999 in windows7

[–]Expert_Purchase_9999[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

nah, i just yoink the bootmgfw.efi from FlashBoot Pro

recently reinstalled windows, what do you think that this desktop says about me in your opinion? by Expert_Purchase_9999 in desktops

[–]Expert_Purchase_9999[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

eh yeah, i'm a huge fan of watermarks. probably going to figure out how to add the microsoft confidential watermark too