{"id":8218,"date":"2025-05-29T01:16:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T16:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8218"},"modified":"2025-05-29T01:16:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T16:16:55","slug":"5-steps-i-take-to-make-home-windows-11-fashionable-and-constant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8218","title":{"rendered":"5 steps I take to make Home windows 11 fashionable and constant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-key-points\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom key-points\" id=\"custom_block_0\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_53 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" 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href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8218\/#1_Allow_mild_mode\" title=\"\n            1  \n         \n                            Allow mild mode \n                     \n       \">\n            1  \n         \n                            Allow mild mode \n                     \n       <\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8218\/#Gentle_themes_look_slicker_and_extra_fashionable_than_darkish_themes\" title=\"\n            Gentle themes look slicker and extra fashionable than darkish themes \n    \">\n            Gentle themes look slicker and extra fashionable than darkish themes \n    <\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8218\/#5_apps_I_exploit_to_make_Home_windows_Search_extra_like_macOS_Highlight\" title=\"\n\t\t \n\t\t\t5 apps I exploit to make Home windows Search extra like macOS Highlight \n\t\t \n\t\">\n\t\t \n\t\t\t5 apps I exploit to make Home windows Search extra like macOS Highlight \n\t\t \n\t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8218\/#2_Obtain_MicaForEveryone\" title=\"\n            2  \n         \n                            Obtain MicaForEveryone \n                     \n       \">\n            2  \n         \n                            Obtain MicaForEveryone \n                     \n       <\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8218\/#Make_old-school_Win32_title_bars_pop\" title=\"\n            Make old-school Win32 title bars pop \n    \">\n            Make old-school Win32 title bars pop \n    <\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8218\/#5_retro_Home_windows_video_games_that_can_carry_you_proper_again_to_2007\" title=\"\n\t\t \n\t\t\t5 retro Home windows video games that can carry you proper again to 2007 \n\t\t \n\t\">\n\t\t \n\t\t\t5 retro Home windows video games that can carry you proper again to 2007 \n\t\t \n\t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8218\/#3_Obtain_TranslucentTB\" title=\"\n            3  \n         \n                            Obtain TranslucentTB \n                     \n       \">\n            3  \n         \n                            Obtain TranslucentTB \n                     \n       <\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8218\/#Make_the_system_taskbar_extra_Home_windows_7-esque\" title=\"\n            Make the system taskbar extra Home windows 7-esque \n    \">\n            Make the system taskbar extra Home windows 7-esque \n    <\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8218\/#5_retro_Home_windows_apps_which_can_be_nonetheless_alive_and_effectively_in_2025\" title=\"\n\t\t \n\t\t\t5 retro Home windows apps which can be nonetheless alive and effectively in 2025 \n\t\t \n\t\">\n\t\t \n\t\t\t5 retro Home windows apps which can be nonetheless alive and effectively in 2025 \n\t\t \n\t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8218\/#4_Domesticate_Fluent_Apps\" title=\"\n            4  \n         \n                            Domesticate Fluent Apps \n                     \n       \">\n            4  \n         \n                            Domesticate Fluent Apps \n                     \n       <\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8218\/#The_Microsoft_Retailer_is_residence_to_many_fabulous_Fluent_experiences\" title=\"\n            The Microsoft Retailer is residence to many fabulous Fluent experiences \n    \">\n            The Microsoft Retailer is residence to many fabulous Fluent experiences \n    <\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8218\/#The_6_steps_I_take_to_make_Home_windows_11_appear_and_feel_extra_like_macOS\" title=\"\n\t\t \n\t\t\tThe 6 steps I take to make Home windows 11 appear and feel extra like macOS \n\t\t \n\t\">\n\t\t \n\t\t\tThe 6 steps I take to make Home windows 11 appear and feel extra like macOS \n\t\t \n\t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8218\/#5_Obtain_Rectify11\" title=\"\n            5  \n         \n                            Obtain Rectify11 \n                     \n       \">\n            5  \n         \n                            Obtain Rectify11 \n                     \n       <\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8218\/#Rectify_Microsoft%E2%80%99s_inconsistent_accent_colour_theming\" title=\"\n            Rectify Microsoft&#8217;s inconsistent accent colour theming \n    \">\n            Rectify Microsoft&#8217;s inconsistent accent colour theming \n    <\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8218\/#This_third-party_device_brings_Aero_Peek_again_to_Home_windows_11\" title=\"\n\t\t \n\t\t\tThis third-party device brings Aero Peek again to Home windows 11 \n\t\t \n\t\">\n\t\t \n\t\t\tThis third-party device brings Aero Peek again to Home windows 11 \n\t\t \n\t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"title icon i-list\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Abstract\"><\/span>Abstract<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content key-points\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        Microsoft has come a great distance by way of making a cohesive, unified visible design for its Home windows OS.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Regardless of progress being made, Microsoft&#8217;s implementation of Fluent Design rules stays underbaked in some respects.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        I exploit these apps, settings, and tweaks to make my Home windows 11 PCs look extra aesthetically constant and fashionable.\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>\nThe discharge of     <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"display-card-hyperlink-article\" data-id=\"209307\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/these-upcoming-windows-11-additions-are-exciting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home windows 11<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n in 2021 marked a turning level in Microsoft&#8217;s consideration to person interface design. With a renewed funding in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xda-developers.com\/microsoft-sneak-peek-windows-fluent\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fluent Design<\/a> UI system, the corporate started the method of modernizing its decades-old flagship PC working system. This strategy of visible rejuvenation is an ongoing improvement, and for my part, there&#8217;s nonetheless fairly a bit of labor that must be completed to shine up some tough edges that proceed to persist.    <\/p>\n<p>\nAs a giant tech large,     <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"display-card-hyperlink-article\" data-id=\"209249\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/microsoft-build-2025-has-arrived-and-ai-is-the-focus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft&#8217;s<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n efforts are somewhat glacial. Fortunately, a passionate neighborhood of builders, Home windows fans, and lovers of excellent person interface design have come collectively to rectify a number of the extra apparent visible inconsistencies discovered all through the OS. Paired with some minor settings changes, it is potential to have Home windows 11 wanting its very best. Listed below are 5 steps I all the time take to modernize the look of each PC I personally arrange.    <\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"496f-434f-89662dc4a01f\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>\t\t<a class=\"dc-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/these-upcoming-windows-11-additions-are-exciting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \">\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-featured-4-pin-single-size-featured-secondary\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-laptops.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure>\n        <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-laptops.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=422&amp;h=268&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-laptops.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=422&amp;h=268&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-laptops.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=310&amp;h=220&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-laptops.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=310&amp;h=220&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-laptops.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=720&amp;h=400&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-laptops.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=720&amp;h=400&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-laptops.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=432&amp;h=260&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-laptops.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=432&amp;h=260&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Windows 11 laptops\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-laptops.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-laptops.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Associated<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_upcoming_Home_windows_11_additions_that_I_can_not_look_ahead_to\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/these-upcoming-windows-11-additions-are-exciting\/\" title=\"5 upcoming Windows 11 additions that I can&#039;t wait for\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t5 upcoming Home windows 11 additions that I can not look ahead to<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Home windows 11 stays a piece in progress for Microsoft &#8211; listed here are 5 PC options the corporate is engaged on which have me wanting to faucet on Home windows Replace.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"enable-light-mode\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Allow_mild_mode\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"item-num\">1 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            Allow mild mode<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"light-themes-look-slicker-and-more-modern-than-dark-themes\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gentle_themes_look_slicker_and_extra_fashionable_than_darkish_themes\"><\/span>\n            Gentle themes look slicker and extra fashionable than darkish themes<br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-enable-light-theme.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure>\n        <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-enable-light-theme.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-enable-light-theme.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-enable-light-theme.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-enable-light-theme.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-enable-light-theme.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-enable-light-theme.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-enable-light-theme.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-enable-light-theme.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Windows 11 enable light theme\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-enable-light-theme.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-enable-light-theme.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> For essentially the most half, I am a giant fan of darkish mode interfaces. They&#8217;re simpler on the eyes, they permit for blur and transparency results to shine, and, merely put, they appear cool. Nevertheless, there is no denying that mild mode is slick in its personal proper: for my cash, Home windows 11&#8217;s mild mode manages to offer a way of modernity that its darkish mode counterpart would not fairly match as much as.<\/p>\n<p>By way of consistency, Microsoft nonetheless hasn&#8217;t delivered a top-to-bottom implementation of darkish mode throughout all of Home windows. Many legacy Win32 parts of the system stay light-themed, although there are third-party instruments on the market (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xda-developers.com\/startallback-beta-windows-11-dark-mode-control-panel\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">equivalent to StartAllBack<\/a>) that may brute-force darkish mode throughout extra floor parts.<\/p>\n<p>To allow mild mode in your Home windows 11 PC, observe these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n                                        Launch the <strong>Settings<\/strong> app.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Navigate to <strong>Personalization<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Colour<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Select your mode<\/strong>.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Click on or faucet on the <strong>drop-down menu<\/strong>, and choose <strong>Gentle<\/strong> from the listing of accessible choices.\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"2921-4a23-83941898139f\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>\t\t<a class=\"dc-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/apps-that-make-windows-search-more-like-macos-spotlight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \">\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-featured-4-pin-single-size-featured-secondary\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/microsoft-powertoys-command-palette-header-image.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure>\n        <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/microsoft-powertoys-command-palette-header-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=422&amp;h=268&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/microsoft-powertoys-command-palette-header-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=422&amp;h=268&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/microsoft-powertoys-command-palette-header-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=310&amp;h=220&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/microsoft-powertoys-command-palette-header-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=310&amp;h=220&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/microsoft-powertoys-command-palette-header-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=720&amp;h=400&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/microsoft-powertoys-command-palette-header-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=720&amp;h=400&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/microsoft-powertoys-command-palette-header-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=432&amp;h=260&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/microsoft-powertoys-command-palette-header-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=432&amp;h=260&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Microsoft PowerToys Command Palette header image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/microsoft-powertoys-command-palette-header-image.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/microsoft-powertoys-command-palette-header-image.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Associated<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_apps_I_exploit_to_make_Home_windows_Search_extra_like_macOS_Highlight\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/apps-that-make-windows-search-more-like-macos-spotlight\/\" title=\"5 apps I use to make Windows Search more like macOS Spotlight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t5 apps I exploit to make Home windows Search extra like macOS Highlight<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">In comparison with Highlight on macOS, Home windows Search leaves one thing to be desired &#8212; listed here are 5 apps that may supercharge Home windows 11&#8217;s search prowess.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"download-micaforeveryone\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Obtain_MicaForEveryone\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"item-num\">2 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            Obtain MicaForEveryone<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"make-old-school-win32-title-bars-pop\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Make_old-school_Win32_title_bars_pop\"><\/span>\n            Make old-school Win32 title bars pop<br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-micaforeveryone-screenshots.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure>\n        <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-micaforeveryone-screenshots.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-micaforeveryone-screenshots.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-micaforeveryone-screenshots.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-micaforeveryone-screenshots.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-micaforeveryone-screenshots.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-micaforeveryone-screenshots.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-micaforeveryone-screenshots.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-micaforeveryone-screenshots.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Windows 11 MicaForEveryone screenshots\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-micaforeveryone-screenshots.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-micaforeveryone-screenshots.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A few years again, Microsoft rolled out a Home windows 11 replace that positioned a really delicate Mica blur onto the title bar of basic Win32 program home windows. Sadly, the impact is hardly noticeable, and it actually would not match up with the Mica-rich app surfaces discovered on modernized Home windows system apps.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-tip\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom tip\" id=\"custom_block_17\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content tip\">\n<p>Mica is an opaque floor materials <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/apps\/design\/style\/mica\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">developed by Microsoft<\/a> for Home windows 11, which samples the colours out of your desktop wallpaper to create a lovely backdrop impact.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The answer to this specific inconsistency is the wonderful MicaForEveryone device, which is a free obtain over on GitHub. The app is light-weight, serving the only goal of including in a richer Mica impact throughout Win32 title bar surfaces. As an added bonus, the device helps you to swap over to different blur kinds &#8212; specifically Microsoft&#8217;s personal translucent <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/apps\/design\/style\/acrylic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Acrylic materials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"8faa-4cdb-b4fc939aa9ee\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>\t\t<a class=\"dc-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/iconic-windows-pc-games-that-i-adore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \">\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-featured-4-pin-single-size-featured-secondary\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iconic-windows-games-header-image-1.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure>\n        <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iconic-windows-games-header-image-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=422&amp;h=268&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iconic-windows-games-header-image-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=422&amp;h=268&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iconic-windows-games-header-image-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=310&amp;h=220&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iconic-windows-games-header-image-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=310&amp;h=220&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iconic-windows-games-header-image-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=720&amp;h=400&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iconic-windows-games-header-image-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=720&amp;h=400&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iconic-windows-games-header-image-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=432&amp;h=260&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iconic-windows-games-header-image-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=432&amp;h=260&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Iconic Windows games header image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iconic-windows-games-header-image-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/iconic-windows-games-header-image-1.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Associated<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_retro_Home_windows_video_games_that_can_carry_you_proper_again_to_2007\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/iconic-windows-pc-games-that-i-adore\/\" title=\"5 retro Windows games that will bring you right back to 2007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t5 retro Home windows video games that can carry you proper again to 2007<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Microsoft has bundled in some downright iconic PC video games into Home windows all through the years &#8211; listed here are 5 of my all-time favorites.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"download-translucenttb\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Obtain_TranslucentTB\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"item-num\">3 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            Obtain TranslucentTB<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"make-the-system-taskbar-more-windows-7-esque\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Make_the_system_taskbar_extra_Home_windows_7-esque\"><\/span>\n            Make the system taskbar extra Home windows 7-esque<br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-translucenttb-screenshot.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure>\n        <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-translucenttb-screenshot.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-translucenttb-screenshot.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-translucenttb-screenshot.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-translucenttb-screenshot.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-translucenttb-screenshot.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-translucenttb-screenshot.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-translucenttb-screenshot.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-translucenttb-screenshot.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Windows 11 TranslucentTB screenshot\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-translucenttb-screenshot.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-translucenttb-screenshot.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>TrnaslucentTB is one other free and light-weight PC app that goes a great distance in bettering the visible design and consistency of Home windows. The app&#8217;s choices are accessible by way of a System Tray shortcut icon, with choices to show the taskbar completely clear, translucent, or someplace in between. As with MicaforEveryone, there&#8217;s an choice to allow an Acrylic-style taskbar blur, which is my private favourite possibility.<\/p>\n<p>\nParadoxically, enabling an Acrylic Home windows taskbar makes the OS look much more just like the a lot older     <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"display-card-hyperlink-article\" data-id=\"208755\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/how-to-bring-aero-peek-back-to-windows-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home windows 7 with its Aero theming<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n. The way in which I see it, Home windows 7&#8217;s taskbar has survived the check of time, and stays extremely fashionable and constant even in 2025. Acylic is not an ideal match, however it&#8217;s shut sufficient so as to add slightly further aptitude to the OS as a complete.    <\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"5779-4058-84e489ed22f9\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>\t\t<a class=\"dc-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/retro-windows-apps-that-are-alive-and-well-in-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \">\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-featured-4-pin-single-size-featured-secondary\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/irfanview.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure>\n        <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/irfanview.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=422&amp;h=268&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/irfanview.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=422&amp;h=268&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/irfanview.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=310&amp;h=220&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/irfanview.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=310&amp;h=220&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/irfanview.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=720&amp;h=400&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/irfanview.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=720&amp;h=400&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/irfanview.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=432&amp;h=260&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/irfanview.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=432&amp;h=260&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"irfanview\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/irfanview.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/irfanview.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Associated<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_retro_Home_windows_apps_which_can_be_nonetheless_alive_and_effectively_in_2025\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/retro-windows-apps-that-are-alive-and-well-in-2025\/\" title=\"5 retro Windows apps that are still alive and well in 2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t5 retro Home windows apps which can be nonetheless alive and effectively in 2025<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">These fashionable Home windows applications first hit the PC scene within the Nineteen Nineties and early 2000s, and so they&#8217;re nonetheless very a lot round right now.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"cultivate-fluent-apps\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Domesticate_Fluent_Apps\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"item-num\">4 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            Domesticate Fluent Apps<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"the-microsoft-store-is-home-to-many-fabulous-fluent-experiences\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Microsoft_Retailer_is_residence_to_many_fabulous_Fluent_experiences\"><\/span>\n            The Microsoft Retailer is residence to many fabulous Fluent experiences<br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/windows-11-fluent-apps.jpg\" data-img-desc=\"&quot;Pocket-lint \/ Files \/ FluentWeather \/ Wino Mail&quot;\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure>\n        <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/windows-11-fluent-apps.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/windows-11-fluent-apps.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/windows-11-fluent-apps.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/windows-11-fluent-apps.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/windows-11-fluent-apps.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/windows-11-fluent-apps.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/windows-11-fluent-apps.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/windows-11-fluent-apps.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Windows 11 Fluent apps\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/windows-11-fluent-apps.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/windows-11-fluent-apps.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Pocket-lint \/ Recordsdata \/ FluentWeather \/ Wino Mail<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n Lots of Microsoft&#8217;s personal native Home windows apps blatantly misappropriate the corporate&#8217;s Fluent Design interface pointers, and that is in the event that they assist Fluent styling to start with. Fortunately, there is a rising variety of apps accessible on the Microsoft Retailer that I affectionately check with as &#8220;Fluent Apps.&#8221; These apps are fashionable, native-feeling, and put Microsoft&#8217;s efforts to disgrace. I&#8217;ve written up a complete listing of a few of     <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"display-card-hyperlink-article\" data-id=\"208734\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/these-windows-11-apps-are-a-cut-above-the-rest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my all-time favourite Fluent Apps<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n, however some standouts embrace:    <\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"c259-4db2-87fb536afc9c\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>\t\t<a class=\"dc-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/ways-to-make-windows-11-more-like-macos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \">\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-featured-4-pin-single-size-featured-secondary\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.24%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2024\/11\/the-5-steps-i-take-to-make-windows-11-look-and-feel-more-like-macos.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure>\n        <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2024\/11\/the-5-steps-i-take-to-make-windows-11-look-and-feel-more-like-macos.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=422&amp;h=268&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2024\/11\/the-5-steps-i-take-to-make-windows-11-look-and-feel-more-like-macos.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=422&amp;h=268&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2024\/11\/the-5-steps-i-take-to-make-windows-11-look-and-feel-more-like-macos.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=310&amp;h=220&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2024\/11\/the-5-steps-i-take-to-make-windows-11-look-and-feel-more-like-macos.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=310&amp;h=220&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2024\/11\/the-5-steps-i-take-to-make-windows-11-look-and-feel-more-like-macos.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=720&amp;h=400&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2024\/11\/the-5-steps-i-take-to-make-windows-11-look-and-feel-more-like-macos.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=720&amp;h=400&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2024\/11\/the-5-steps-i-take-to-make-windows-11-look-and-feel-more-like-macos.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=432&amp;h=260&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2024\/11\/the-5-steps-i-take-to-make-windows-11-look-and-feel-more-like-macos.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=432&amp;h=260&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"2500\" height=\"1406\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Make windows look more like macOS\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2024\/11\/the-5-steps-i-take-to-make-windows-11-look-and-feel-more-like-macos.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2024\/11\/the-5-steps-i-take-to-make-windows-11-look-and-feel-more-like-macos.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Associated<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_6_steps_I_take_to_make_Home_windows_11_appear_and_feel_extra_like_macOS\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/ways-to-make-windows-11-more-like-macos\/\" title=\"The 6 steps I take to make Windows 11 look and feel more like macOS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tThe 6 steps I take to make Home windows 11 appear and feel extra like macOS<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">With out an excessive amount of work, you&#8217;ll be able to arrange any Home windows 11 PC to operate extra like an Apple Mac &#8212; here is how.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"download-rectify11\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Obtain_Rectify11\"><\/span>\n            <span class=\"item-num\">5 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            Obtain Rectify11<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"rectify-microsoft-39-s-inconsistent-accent-color-theming\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rectify_Microsoft%E2%80%99s_inconsistent_accent_colour_theming\"><\/span>\n            Rectify Microsoft&#8217;s inconsistent accent colour theming<br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-rectify11-screenshots.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure>\n        <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-rectify11-screenshots.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-rectify11-screenshots.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-rectify11-screenshots.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-rectify11-screenshots.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-rectify11-screenshots.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-rectify11-screenshots.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-rectify11-screenshots.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-rectify11-screenshots.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Windows 11 Rectify11 screenshots\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-rectify11-screenshots.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wm\/2025\/05\/windows-11-rectify11-screenshots.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Inside the Settings app, Microsoft means that you can decide a system accent colour, which reveals up throughout a few of Home windows 11&#8217;s person interface surfaces. Because it presently stands, nevertheless, many components of the OS nonetheless do not respect this accenting system, together with context menus in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/how-and-why-to-change-the-default-file-explorer-in-windows\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">File Explorer<\/a>, the cursor highlighting impact for choosing information and folders, and the textual content highlighting device for renaming desktop icons.<\/p>\n<p>Rectify11 is a complete device that makes it straightforward to tweak a number of elements of Home windows 11, with choices to tweak icons, carry again desktop Devices, remaster person avatars, and extra. For the needs of bettering the consistency throughout the system, I exploit Rectify11 to normalize the accent colorization throughout legacy Win32 surfaces of the OS.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"715e-4e70-b6592303f050\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>\t\t<a class=\"dc-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/how-to-bring-aero-peek-back-to-windows-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \">\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-featured-4-pin-single-size-featured-secondary\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/windhawk-logo-header-image.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure>\n        <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/windhawk-logo-header-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=422&amp;h=268&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/windhawk-logo-header-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=422&amp;h=268&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/windhawk-logo-header-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=310&amp;h=220&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/windhawk-logo-header-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=310&amp;h=220&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/windhawk-logo-header-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=720&amp;h=400&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/windhawk-logo-header-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=720&amp;h=400&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/windhawk-logo-header-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=432&amp;h=260&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/windhawk-logo-header-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=432&amp;h=260&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Windhawk logo header image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/windhawk-logo-header-image.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.pocketlintimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/windhawk-logo-header-image.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Associated<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_third-party_device_brings_Aero_Peek_again_to_Home_windows_11\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/how-to-bring-aero-peek-back-to-windows-11\/\" title=\"This third-party tool brings Aero Peek back to Windows 11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tThis third-party device brings Aero Peek again to Home windows 11<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Aero Peek is a useful gizmo that allows you to look at your desktop with a hover &#8211; Microsoft eliminated the characteristic in Home windows 11, however you&#8217;ll be able to carry it again.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abstract Microsoft has come a great distance by way of making a cohesive, unified visible design for its Home windows OS. Regardless of progress being made, Microsoft&#8217;s implementation of Fluent Design rules stays underbaked in some respects. 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