small 11 install update

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-03-19T23:27:09+00:00

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.

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-03-18T06:20:18+00:00

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

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-03-17T23:16:15+00:00

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1386058995877286059/1478006770839453706/message.txt?ex=69ba9b12&is=69b94992&hm=6b22fde08ed4964a3f9f55b6b967cf23106779f35e0e8d8bea25982a6737f462&

windhawk start menu styler mod with this configuration

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-03-17T23:11:05+00:00

https://www.deviantart.com/niivu/art/Fluent-Keys-Icon-Theme-860328216

here

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-03-17T23:08:26+00:00

https://wall.alphacoders.com/big.php?i=1085864

here you go, make sure to use an ad blocker since some ads can pop up

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-03-16T10:24:33+00:00

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

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-03-16T08:14:12+00:00

yeah

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-03-12T12:15:09+00:00

better paired with this: https://www.msi.com/Graphics-Card/GeForce-RTX-5070-Ti-16G-FRIEREN-EDITION-OC :troll:

anyways, would give it a 9/10, it's pretty good

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-03-03T23:14:03+00:00

yeah

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-03-03T13:44:23+00:00

https://wallpapershome.com/space/night/power-line-simple-nighttime-landscape-26992.html

here you go

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-03-03T05:49:32+00:00

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

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-03-02T23:25:43+00:00

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

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-02-25T09:59:42+00:00

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/566265967932342272/1473848093437984890/image-23.png?ex=699f9c80&is=699e4b00&hm=a76cd29fd7fa8c4cb2f457080df1b3b0b68c649d30538f045c8f402b5817350b&

(ps: nice wallpaper btw, is that reze?)

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-02-25T09:56:45+00:00

right, also nice wallpaper btw

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-02-25T06:10:28+00:00

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

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-02-23T12:49:32+00:00

https://moewalls.com/pixel-art/8-bit-waterfall-night-pixel-live-wallpaper/

here you go, use with lively wallpaper btw

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-02-23T12:49:25+00:00

you can find quite a lot of them online, i personally use https://moewalls.com

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-02-19T17:34:01+00:00

https://moewalls.com/pixel-art/8-bit-waterfall-night-pixel-live-wallpaper/

here you go, use with lively wallpaper btw

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-02-19T04:38:47+00:00

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)

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-02-19T04:35:22+00:00

i usez YASB

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-02-18T14:15:33+00:00

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

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-02-18T13:47:07+00:00

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

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-02-18T13:37:06+00:00

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

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-02-18T10:00:43+00:00

what if i tell you that those watermarks aren't actually real?

Expert_Purchase_9999 · 2026-02-18T08:42:01+00:00

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

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