![]() Select “accept risk and install” to go ahead with the installation, or cancel to stop it.” Worst case? “A click on install displays a warning that ‘modifications may damage the system,’ violate privacy or do other harm. In the “best case,” it could turn into a huge marketplace of mods, similar to browser extension stores or userscript repositories. Who will be vetting the new mods? Anyone? Nope, haven’t tried Windhawk–rather doubt I will because of obvious privacy and security issues. There was an article just a few days ago here about audio issues that was caused by some official Microsoft update and one could argue that if Microsoft wasn’t so inept we wouldn’t need so many tweaks and such. In regards to the notion that adding more things creates more problems for windows then perhaps that may be true but I think its fairly evident that Microsoft needs no help at all to cause issues for end users. There are dozens of applications on github let alone everywhere else that we blindly download without much question. It’s not full proof especially for those of us that don’t know how to decipher source code but it is at least much more transparent in what they do.Īuthors can go rogue and authors can sell their name and assets off to a shadow programmer in similar ways to extensions have.Īt the end of the day so many people trust random software and tweaking software. ![]() Perhaps a notification of updates and clear and visible source edits/change highlighted so people can be a little more informed. I can see why people would be concerned but at the very least the source code is clearly available but having said that if windhawk auto updates the scripts/mods then we may have a problem in the similar way we did with extensions. Now You: have you tried Windhawk? What is your take on the idea? (via Deskmodder) In the best case, it could turn into a huge marketplace of mods, similar to browser extension stores or userscript repositories. The application's success depends largely on support from other developers, and it remains to be seen how many third-party mods will be contributed to the project in the coming months and years. Windhawk is an interesting customization application for Windows that includes a good dozen modifications already. It may take a moment for the tweaks to become available on the system. The install button changes to an uninstall button to remove the mod again from the system. Installations are swift and happen in the background. Select "accept risk and install" to go ahead with the installation, or cancel to stop it. Users who don't want any development related options in the Windhawk interface may turn it off in the settings.Ī click on install displays a warning that modifications may damage the system, violate privacy or do other harm. There is also a fork option to create a custom version of a mod on the local system. Some but not all of the available mods list compatibility information. These include a number of other interesting tweaks, including the option to disable grouping on the taskbar, enabling the option to reorder thumbnails on the taskbar with the left mouse, or adding text labels for programs on the taskbar on Windows 11.Ī click on the details button opens a new page with installation options, the source code, and a preview of the tweak. The main interface of the program lists several featured modifications, such as Dark Mode for Notepad, adding mouse over volume controls or scrolling Chrome and Edge tabs with the mouse wheel.Ī click on "browse for mods" displays all available mods at the time. Windhawk may be installed or it may be run as a portable application. Developers may create mods, modifications, which users of Windhawk may then download and apply on their systems. One of the main ideas of Windhawk is its modular design. Windhawk was created as a core for customizations that everyone may contribute to, without having to develop all these other functions as well. ![]() To create such an app, it is necessary to understand some of the inner workings of the operating system, such as process injection or function hooking.Īll developers who want to create customization programs need to learn and understand these. The developers own taskbar tweaker for Windows serves as an example. Designed by Ramen Software, known for other applications such as 7+ Taskbar Tweaker or Textify, Windhawk was developed to improve the process of adding customizations to programs and the operating system. ![]()
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