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My Setup

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Sameera's Setup Information

Acer Nitro-5 (2018) - Specs

i7-8750H
16GB DDR4
GTX1050
1TB HDD + Intel Optane
Windows 11 Insider Preview Dev

DEMO

Click the preview to watch the video.

Desktop Setup

MenuBar - A rainmeter skin I've been making in my free time.
RoundedTB - To make the taskbar a dock.
folder-icons - My collection of custom folder icons for windows.
There's more...
numpad-macros - DIY script to convert the numpad into a macropad.
PowerToys - No explanation needed.
Modules
- PowerToys Run
- Fancy Zones
  - My layout:
- Text Extractor
spicetify - To make Spotify look better.
QuickLook - QuickLook, for Windows
Nearby Share - For sharing content cross-platform.
Jax Core - Moduler Players
MaterialYou Clock - by me :)
~~Smart Taskbar~~ - ~~Make the taskbar auto hide depending on the screen context like the gnome dock.~~ (no longer compatible with latest Windows 11)
~~Windhawk~~ - Bigger taskbar (not in use currently)
Notion
Oh-My-Posh for terminal
GitHub copilot
Google drive desktop
PC Manager by Ms
FxSound (Ms Store)
ShareX
Wallpapers mostly from unsplash

Browser

Microsoft Edge Insider Dev

Why Edge?

productivity
performance
visuals
system integrations

Extensions

Dark Reader
Minim New Tab
And usual adblockers and sponsor blockers

What's important?

I keep Windows up-to-date every day but since there's no heavy modifications done to the system, it doesn't break like other mods.
Setup is being changed almost daily so will take some time to be updated here.

Let's chat? Got any questions?

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Sameera Sandakelum

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sameerasw commented May 20, 2024

That's thanks to the new Bing button and also because of the taskbar titles feature ;(

I'm not sure what those features are exactly, but I have disabled a lot of stuff (like copilot and others) so I currently only have the desktops icon enabled

or, try the new canary fork of RoundedTB

Thanks! The canary fork worked fine

It doesn't happen to everyone... but when I was testing Insider builds, Windows added support for taskbar titles and that broke RoundedTB and made some icons and the start button to cover... tuning off the taskbar lables didn't change the behaviour so had to completely disable it systemwide with vivetool as I said...

dias-prasad commented Jun 13, 2024

May I know what is the advantage of your FancyZones layout?

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sameerasw commented Jun 13, 2024

May I know what is the advantage of your FancyZones layout?

It was mainly for opening new windows centered on display because I like the minimalism with just wallpaper and no icons.

I no longer use Windows tho... but I still use a similar layout avoiding full screened apps in macOS.

hyprfixation commented Apr 30, 2025

can i get your roundedtb settings?

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sameerasw commented May 1, 2025

can i get your roundedtb settings?

I doubt this will work since I didn't get to try Windows again... But this was my config from back then.. I think now you have to use RoundedTB Canary or something if this doesn't work for you

Here's my RoundedTB settings to get the dock layout.
The top margin :1 is there to make the taskbar not pop-up unless the mouse is over the dock when auto hide is enabled.
P.S.- You might want to keep the Show system tray on hover option enabled in order to access the tray easily unless you have some dedicated macros like me.

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