Windows Modular Modification tool Windhawk 1.0 Beta release
CTOnews.com December 31, Windhawk launched the 1.0 Beta update in the last day of 2022. It is a Windows custom software developed by Ramen Software, the developer of 7+ Taskbar Tweaker. It is designed to improve the Windows system customization experience.
Unlike other Windows customization tools, Windhawk offers a wealth of mods modification options. Official and third-party custom mods are available on the site, and developers can contribute their custom mods.
software function
Custom taskbar clock-add seconds, define custom date/time formats, add news feeds, and more
Windows 11 Start menu opens and all apps are displayed immediately
Control system volume by scrolling the taskbar
Middle-clicking on the taskbar closes the program instead of creating a new instance
Turn on Dark Mode for Notepad
Smooth window layout with sliding animation
Disable grouping on the taskbar and create a separate button for each new window in the taskbar
Use the mouse wheel to switch Chrome / Edge tabs
Use the left mouse button to rearrange taskbar thumbnails
Replace any text with other text in any program
Make taskbar icons large and clear, or small and compact (Win11 only)
Adjust Microsoft Visual Studio Code by injecting custom JavaScript and CSS code
Prevent programs from changing Windows timer resolution and increasing power consumption
Display text labels for running programs on the taskbar (Win11 only)
Automatically reject (or accept) dialog boxes from WinDbg informing you that files have changed
Windhawk can be installed not only as an installation package, but also as a portable app. The latter does not write modifications to the registry.
CTOnews.com learned that Windhawk 1.0 Beta major update logs are as follows
Mods now also includes an update log listing changes made to each version. To access this, select Details and switch to the Update Log tab.
Mods now have access to advanced options; these include overriding target processes, exporting settings, and using debug logs.
Advanced settings are open to all users. These advanced options include setting up "whitelisted processes" in Windhawk that are not allowed to be touched by any Mods. There are also ways to hide system tray icons, change the roughness of logging, or mod initialization dialog delays.
Right-clicking on the system tray icon brings up an option to show all loaded mods.
The user interface for loading Windhawk no longer requires UAC.
Windhawk 1.0 Beta also fixes several bugs. Developers have improved compatibility with Firefox web browser, fixed incorrect memory frees resulting in false warnings, and updated to enable previously disabled Mods.
