Stop letting Windows dictate your workflow. Turn that cluttered Start Menu into a sleek, pinned-app-only space built for speed and privacy.

This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.

This new app is like PowerToys, but for Task Manager. A feature-packed utility with performance history, custom rules, and ...

It's free and open-source.

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