Windhawk 1.0 is the new version (now in beta phase) of a very interesting application that will allow us to customize Windows based on third-party MODs.
Windows operating systems have their virtues, but the ability to customize them by default is not one of them. Hence, medium/advanced users who want to leave the system to their liking must resort to additional software. Fortunately, there are many, very good and free options to choose from, as you have been able to see in the guides that we have been offering you, in addition to some internal ones such as the “God Mode” that do allow you to change its operation.
This group includes all kinds of tools and they go far beyond the typical selection of backgrounds, colors or fonts, since they allow you to substantially vary the same behavior of Windows, acting on the registry, on the general design, on the toolbar tasks, in the start menu, in the themesin icons, in the installation and operation of applications and in general in the entire user interface.
Windhawk 1.0: Something Different to Customize Windows
The application in question belongs to this group, but its approach is very different from others known as ThisIsWin11, Winaero Tweaker or Ultimate Windows Tweaker. And it is about a store” that aims to gather the best free MODs to customize Windows. It includes its own mods, but also invites third-party developers to include theirs so that they are available from the general client.
Windhawk 1.0 is the new version, still in Beta phase, but which defines the path for the release of the stable version as the culmination of approximately 10 months of work responding to suggestions from users and developers, and the improvements typical of all development that in this version include that the advanced configuration is now available to all users; greater ease of installation and management since the icon in the system tray shows with a simple right click all the loaded modifications; or the Windhawk UI no longer requires UAC checking. There are other news for users and developers that you can see in the release notes.
There are quite a few MODs that can be used and the number is expected to increase. As for features, there are some to add tags to the taskbar for Windows 11; disable grouping of items on the taskbar; personalize the clock; change the size of the taskbar icons in Windows 11 or control the volume using just the mouse wheel.
It has an installable version for Windows 10 and Windows 11, as well as a portable version that does not require installation, although it does not write the modifications to the registry. Interesting, by approach, this “store” of MODs to customize Windows that we hope will soon reach the stable version and expand the number of modifiers.
