# m417z/7-Taskbar-Tweaker

A Windows taskbar customization tool for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10

Repository: https://github.com/m417z/7-Taskbar-Tweaker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/7-taskbar-tweaker
Homepage: https://tweaker.ramensoftware.com
Language: C
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2025-12-24T22:18:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 58/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 58, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2573, "days_push": 252, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1320, forks 110 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:21.716880+00:00)

## What it is
7+ Taskbar Tweaker is a free Windows utility that customizes dozens of taskbar behaviors not exposed through taskbar properties or the registry, working by injecting code into explorer.exe. It supports Windows 7, 8, and 10 (including Windows 11 with the old taskbar), but not the native Windows 11 taskbar.

## Use cases
- customize windows taskbar grouping and combining behavior
- reorder or ungroup taskbar buttons in windows 10
- tweak taskbar options not available in registry
- disable taskbar topmost or adjust tray icon padding
- manage taskbar windows and close multiple windows at once

## When to choose
- you're on Windows 7, 8, or 10 and want fine-grained taskbar control beyond built-in settings
- you want a mature, free tool maintained for over a decade
- you need per-application taskbar tweaks

## When to avoid
- you're on Windows 11 with the default taskbar (use Windhawk mods instead)
- your environment blocks code injection into explorer or flags it in antivirus
- you only need basic taskbar settings available natively

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows
- tags: taskbar-customization, system-tweaking, explorer-injection, windows-7, windows-10, desktop

## Member repositories
- m417z/7-Taskbar-Tweaker (main) score 58

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.716880+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:47:38.171668+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/m417z/7-Taskbar-Tweaker (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.716880+00:00, sha 86a279ecf3bf)
  - homepage: https://tweaker.ramensoftware.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:06:21.482696+00:00, sha da8b8965565b)
  - site_page: https://ramensoftware.com/downloads/7tt_setup.exe?changelog= (fetched 2026-08-29T12:06:21.485588+00:00, sha de0ed2acf96f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.