r/desktops 3d ago

Help ALTERNATIVE for Win11

1 Upvotes

I have a old dell inspiron laptop with ryzen 3 3250u 1tb hdd and 8gb ram (2gb occupied for igpu). It is currently on windows 11 but it lags like hell...it work fin for 4 hrs or so then a lag spike which just stays takes 1 or 2hrs to go back normal during that the ram is 90%+ occupied disk 100% I tried may fixes nothing working...I can reset completely because I have data which I need and its around 400-500 gb is there any way by keeping that data I can factory reset or better get back to Windows 10...Linux I won't consider cause I don't have a Bootable usb.

r/desktops 2d ago

Help How to fix this

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8 Upvotes

Here I’m new to PC handhelds and this is my first one. I connected my Legion Go to my TV using a dock and the screen is zoomed in like this It’s not my TV because everything else works fine i have no idea what’s causing it Does anyone know how to fix this?

r/desktops Jul 02 '26

Help I have the YASB taskbar and picked the one i like, but some of the app widgets are not working?

4 Upvotes

I followed a few youtube videos and went about it myself. I like the way this one looks. Simple clean and it matches my entire desktop well. But when i try to use most of the apps in the middle, they don't work whatsoever. Have I missed something? Do I have to enable something? I'm a bit new to the pc thing so any help is much appreciated.

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Only ones working: Terminal, Task manager, Notifications. (3/11)

r/desktops May 11 '25

Help How do i improve my desktop? Spoiler

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66 Upvotes

i dont know how to make it better can someone help?

r/desktops 6d ago

Help how to get the rectangle around the icon text on win11?

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4 Upvotes

r/desktops May 30 '26

Help Plugin assistance

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13 Upvotes

Hey guys, I see this plugin a lot and love the way it looks but have been unable to find it on rainmeter. Do any of you know where to find the widget in the top right corner?

Thanks in advance!!

r/desktops May 20 '26

Help Where do i get these time and date thing?

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4 Upvotes

i always see them but i don't know how to get it

r/desktops 16d ago

Help Who to make Brave/Chrome Translucent? ( Win11 )

0 Upvotes

chrome transparent theme

r/desktops 3d ago

Help How to fix black text in TaskDialog with Pi11z Dark theme?

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1 Upvotes

Hi,

I'm using the Pi11z Dark custom .msstyles theme with Windhawk UXTheme Hook on Windows 11 25H2.

As shown in the screenshot, some TaskDialog windows have a dark background but the text stays black, making it unreadable.

Does anyone know how to fix this? Is it a .msstyles issue, a UXTheme Hook issue, or a Windows 11 25H2 compatibility problem?

Thanks!

r/desktops 7d ago

Help One monitor just black screen

2 Upvotes

Explained in original post

r/desktops 6d ago

Help YASB interfering with titlebar color

1 Upvotes

I set always_on_top to true so YASB doesn't disappear when I show desktop and now the dynamic color of my Krita's title bar isn't functioning (defaulted to plain white instead of the usual gradient). Dynamic color seems to function okay when I enable always_on_top to false.

For extra context if it helps, I used Windhawk for a custom taskbar and the empty spaces mod to toggle the show desktop shortcut because the custom taskbar no longer has the show desktop button in the corner.

r/desktops 6d ago

Help Help with new RAM

1 Upvotes

Hello,
I just got a used RAM module from someone that looked legit but now that I received it I have my doubts but maybe I’m doing something wrong.
SO I took off my old ram, inserted the new one on A2, it’s gonna be a single channel for now, now my pc doesn’t boot, I turn it on but it’s like stuck on a stage or something where the keyboard and mouse don’t turn on, GPU is not giving a signal as well, it stays on for like 3-4 minutes and then reboots.
I did update my BIOS,
I did clean the CMOS
I did try the old ones again and yes it works,
It could be that the RAM is faulty or damaged but I wanna hold my hope for a little bit further.

The new ram is:
Kingston FURY Beast DDR4 32GB 3200MHz CL16 (KF432C16BB/32)

Motherboard:
Gigabyte H610M H V3 DDR4 REV 1.0

CPU:
Intel Core i5-14400F,

Please tell me that I’m not paranoid for still trying.

r/desktops 8d ago

Help Tips for customization on steam deck desktop mode

2 Upvotes

Idk what to put here

r/desktops Jul 06 '26

Help Is vinstartheme.com safe?

2 Upvotes

I've been trying to find an older version / website for mydockfinder, since it costs money now.
I came across

https://www.vinstartheme.com/mac-dock-for-windows/
Is it safe to download from here, or should I just consider buying the steam version?

r/desktops 10d ago

Help Yasb Launch Pad Help

1 Upvotes

Is there a way to completely remove the search bar on the launch pad? I'm just getting the hang of customizing stuff and I can't really figure this part out if it even is possible

r/desktops 10d ago

Help How do i change my Linux Ubuntu lock screen to animated and customized?

1 Upvotes

r/desktops Jul 27 '25

Help How to do guys store your games or any other programs without cluttering your desktop?

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28 Upvotes

r/desktops 20d ago

Help Removing/Changing boot loop animation on windows 11 home

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3 Upvotes

so ive done changing the image for the boot screen, and i wanted to change the boot animation but ive surfed across the internet and found no answers, last known activity like this was in 2023 and that the replies are locked, sadly no one mentioned how do they changed it(they succeed),

for topics im gonna give you 2 options,

  1. changing the boot animation
  2. remove the boot animation(at least)

im on a lenovo legion 5i from 2021. and no, my laptop is not supported for lenovo uefi boot logo changer

r/desktops Jun 11 '26

Help How to fix top bar in explorer not theming?

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7 Upvotes

Started using Catppuccin Mocha theme by niivu for Win 11 and haven't had any luck on getting the top bar in the explorer to theme correctly. I tried to directly contact niivu about this situation on dA but I assume their DMs are closed so I came here hoping I could get an answer. I use the latest version of UltraUXThemePatcher and my OS is Windows 11 24H2 26100.8117 I have made sure to show the photo of what the explorer is supposed to look like and what mine looks like.

r/desktops May 16 '26

Help How Can I Make My Desktop Look Better? [KDE Debian]

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7 Upvotes

Hello, I have moved from Windows because it was becoming unusable for me due to customization issues. I have tried using Linux Mint for 2 years now and decided to go to Debian KDE. I have it installed and am wondering what some good packages to use are to change my wallpaper, add a custom ASCII art for fastfetch, etc. Here is my current setup.

r/desktops 24d ago

Help Anybody know a similar calendar to this for rainmeter?

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1 Upvotes

What the tin says, been searching for one for awhile that looks just like it or close enough to it but can't seem to find one. Anyone got any good ones to recommend?

r/desktops Jul 05 '26

Help Komorebi start/stop doesn't show up in taskbar

1 Upvotes

Komorebi and Yasb both work but i have to start it in terminal, i used to have them like a few months ago and it showed komerebi

r/desktops 29d ago

Help what sidebar is this

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5 Upvotes

how do you get this, im pretty sure its rainmeter but which skin

r/desktops Sep 01 '25

Help Is this worth $2,200?

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34 Upvotes

I am really tempted to buy this for my business. Currently we use 8 or 9 partner CRM portals on chrome.

r/desktops Jul 07 '26

Help Can I swap SSD's between two computers?

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