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Moving from Windows 7 to windows 10 - testing 1-2-3
AdeV:
--- Quote from: sorveltaja on June 26, 2023, 06:55:04 PM ---Brave browser is about the only software I use, that nags about needing to update to W10 before next browser update. So far, for some reason Brave hasn't forced to update itself.
I use it only to watch Youtube videos, as it blocks all bloody annoying ads. In other words - Youtube like it used to be.
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Try Opera - it also blocks all those tedious adverts, and it doesn't nag about updating Windows :D It's also available for Linux, when you decide to make the switch :thumbup:
awemawson:
Thanks Ade - I've just downloaded Opera and as you say it makes YouTube 'as it was' !
sorveltaja:
--- Quote from: awemawson on June 27, 2023, 09:42:54 AM ---Thanks Ade - I've just downloaded Opera and as you say it makes YouTube 'as it was' !
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I'll second that, thanks! :beer:
sorveltaja:
An update - unfortunately nothing new (yet I hope).
So, after moving not once but twice this spring, I don't have much room to set up tools for machining anymore. Hmm... what to do then?
Well, one thing that doesn't take plenty of room - playing with computer! PC is actually one of the first things I have to get working after moving.
Anyways, I decided to revisit Win10 and see what actually prevented me using it. Yes, major problem is its very limited(or prohibited) ways to modify its gui(graphical user interface).
So far I've ran it in Oracle VM (as I did previously also). It's still the same debloated W10 Ltsc 21H2 image(iso file).
Some free tools that are available to modify gui colors and such - by using them, I just can't get anything that I'd expect.
One big thing that's missing in W10 is the possibility to make active/inactive windows visually separable(although it can be done) - like it was in W7 and W2000/XP and whatever, if that makes sense.
And W10's default font sucks(my personal preference), but it just might be possible to change that. I prefer Tahoma Bold font in window's title bars.
In short, to "7 windowize" W10 gui to utilize it better. As probably mentioned earlier, it has to do with high contrast themes(also known as ease of access for visually impaired) and registry hacks.
I've done some testing, and finally W10 gui colors are closer to what I'm used to with W7. There are some quirks, though. The way that certain colors are used/applied/tied together with other objects in W10 is just weird.
As I've searched and searched on the net for possible solution, eventually I hit the bottom, or so it seems.
There are plenty of options to try out, though. Some are free and some are not.
Basically, just to get taskbar color changed to light gray as a personal preference (RGB 212 208 200), requires something (program or service) that needs to be started with windows, and which then needs to hang all the time on the background.
One thing that might (not sure at this point) be worth tinkering with is Msstyle editor (which is free). But it has so god damn many 'classes' to go through. And every class has its own sub things called property.
I'm not interested in duplicating Win7 GUI per se, as some do. "All the start menus and 3D buttons have to be exactly like in Win7" - for what - I don't know.
But what I know (although I'm not a pro in any way) is when I'm doing some demanding things (like using several progs at a time, and dozens of windows open), that the screen I'm watching is clear, and not restricted with some dumb things like Win10's restricted color modifiability.
In other words, to forget the Windows, and do the stuff instead, as one Youtuber aptly said.
Bit of a rant, but I guess I'm not alone with this.
Anyways, hoping to extend my ability to search more about the subject, I started using ChatGPT, as it's free (and I assume it has a large database).
I certainly don't expect it to spew any Microsoft's insider info, but rather looking ways to squeeze something useful out of it, if possible.
sorveltaja:
Closer - but not quite there yet. There is something called Aero Lite, that's apparently "hidden" in Win10. It can be enabled though, but its default colors aren't that good(like too dark taskbar with black text).
Aerolite.theme -file doesn't seem to be included in W10, so I had to download it from the net.
Well it's always risky to do that, but it's just a text file, and I opened it in notepad in VM to see what's in there.
As I earlier wrote, I tested W10's high contrast themes to edit colors, but what might look ok in desktop, actually messes program's colors also(like Firefox), so I think I'll skip it altogether.
To me, Aero Lite looks better, and has borders on the windows. Modifying at least some of accent colors can be done with AccentPalette.
The end result maybe depends also on default windows- and default app mode(light or dark), havent tested it yet.
As can be seen in the pic, buttons in windows titles doesn't show at all, except on active window, and even then only the 'X' one.
Yeah, although I don't care much about AI, I've used that Chatgpt to ask silly questions about the subject - it doesn't seem to mind at all.
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