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Rainmeter is an open source Windows desktop customization tool that allows developers to create applets and skins that can display information and control settings and applications.

Rainmeter is an open source Windows desktop customization tool that allows developers to create applets and skins that can display information and control settings and applications.

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https://www.rainmeter.net/

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Rainmeter skins as window edges

Is there any way in Windows to make it so windows can not resize / maximise to overlap Rainmeter skins? i.e. as if you attempted to resize a window past the edge of the screen.
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Keep rainmeter from minimizing

HI! Just been playing around with Rainmeter and I notice that if I want to go look at my desktop and I click on the bottom right square in win7 that minimizes to the desktop, the rainmeter "gadget" gets minimized as well, not letting me read what I…
thegreyspot
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Why does this desktop look like this?

I was browsing this list here, and came across the following customised example of a user's desktop... ... and I'd like to know how it was done. What program(s)/tools did the user use to customise it?
Felix Dombek
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Can Rainmeter "dock" like the Windows taskbar, Desktop Sidebar, or Google Desktop sidebar?

Well, I think that's the most succinct title I've ever had. Not sure what to say here, save for restating the question. Can Rainmeter "dock" to the walls of a display like the Windows taskbar, Desktop Sidebar, or Google Desktop sidebar do by…
Lance May
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Make Git Bash open to root directory from custom link

I'm using rainmeter to make a custom dashboard for windows and ran into a problem making a custom start button for git bash needing it to open to my root directory. The odd part is I have gitbash added to my windows taskbar and the target…
user300979
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Keyboard media keypress with Rainmeter

I have a Microsoft Natural keyboard that has a slew of media keys on it. Currently they are mapped to play/pause/next/previous functions in Winamp. I've started using Rainmeter and found a nice little config that I'd like to use in place of having…
erik
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Rainmeter: Multiple Profiles for W/ or W/o monitor

I have "that" 22" monitor and I use it on and off with a laptop now (not too hard with Windows 7's Win+P) and rainmeter. The problem with Rainmeter is that it doesn't scale when I turn off the external monitor and therefore, I can't see anything on…
digitxp
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How to make a program load a rainmeter skin? (Looking for anything but a compiled AHK script)

That's basically it, I'm using NTX's Scout and Lock Screen as a replacement for Launchy and win10's lock screen, and I want to be able to load it from running a program. I don't want to write an AHK script. The directories get weird with multiple…
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Need to find out why RainMeter is triggering off the windows default noise (Windows Ding.wav)

I've been getting a windows default noise randomly. I'm on Win7. I found this thread: How to find out which program a default beep is coming from in Windows 7? I used Process Monitor and it looks like RainMeter desktop skin thing is doing it. I've…
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Windows cannot find "mkdir"

I was trying to create a folder from a Rainmeter skin which didn't work and didn't even yield an error message. Therefore I pasted the command (mkdir C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Foo) used in Rainmeter into the Execute window (Win+R) and got the error…
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directly execute windows store app

I know the apps downloaded from the windows app store live under C:\Users\username\Program Files\WindowsApps\... but once you get here and find what would execute the app store application you'll get a The application can only run in the context app…
Pythonista
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Winamp crashes on program startup all of a sudden

Very recently, my Winamp started crashing each time it starts up. I have not upgraded recently, and have been running the same minimalistic theme (blackdawn) for about a year now. I have been running it in conjunction with Rainmeter (Gaia Winamp…
erik
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Minimize windows without explorer.exe?

I'm making a custom desktop for myself with Rainmeter. I've got everything else done up in some simple rainmeter skins, it was all fairly simple really. But I'm getting quite stuck at this point. When I ended the explorer.exe task, I expected…
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Absolute location path for Documents Library in Windows 8.1

I am using this Rainmeter theme where I need to give the absolute path as a link. I know The Libraries in Windows are not actual folders but virtual paths. But is there a way I can find a location path that points to them?
rrrocky
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How to change background image of Rainmeter system.ini

Rainmeter is a useful tool for creating desktop widgets. I'm using system.ini skin, it's transparent but I want some opaque background. The system.ini file has these lines: [Rainmeter] ; This section contains general settings that can be used to…
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