Download Magic Boss Key Free for Windows

Bella Sungkawa — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 23:52:03 +0000

We’re fairly sure that the development of the first boss key followed close behind the development of the first graphical user interface. As the name suggests, boss keys or boss buttons quickly hide whatever is open on the desktop when the user touches a hot key or types a similar trigger. Magic Boss Key 4.10 is a free boss-key utility that has some extra options, such as selecting which windows you want to stay open on the desktop when you use your hot key.

Magic Boss Key’s small interface listed our open desktop items with check boxes to select those windows we wanted to remain open, with Help, Options, and Refresh being the only controls. The Refresh button updated the list of programs, while the Options pop-up let us download and specify additional language files, select either the default F12 hot key or left and right mouse buttons to hide and show windows, and set the program to hide all desktop icons or the taskbar, mute sounds, and run at start-up. We made our selections, minimized the program to the system tray, and pressed F12. Magic Boss Key cleared our desktop, windows and icons alike, and muted our sounds. The only trouble is we hadn’t selected the options to mute sounds and hide desktop icons. Selecting, operating, and deselecting these options failed to correct the problem, and the Help file wasn’t especially helpful. The program’s Web site didn’t offer much documentation beyond bug fixes, though it seems a few more are in order, since not only did Magic Boss Key hide our icons without our permission but also the mouse button hot-key option failed to activate the program. However, the windows we’d selected to stay open when we ran Magic Boss Key did stay open, although the desktop icons still vanished, which doesn’t really help appearances.

Magic Boss Key proved a bit clunky in operation, occasionally requiring us to restart the program, which didn’t always activate our changes. Mind you, we love the idea of a boss key that lets you specify what stays open when the rest goes down, but it needs work, and we’d also like to be able to change the hot key from the default F12 to fix conflicts, as well as a proper Help file. The program is updated regularly, though, and it’s free.

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Download MagicTweak Free for Windows

Bella Sungkawa — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:38:04 +0000

We have a few concerns about this system customizer, but on the whole it works quite well. As with similar programs, MagicTweak lets you change hidden Windows settings without digging through the Registry. For instance, you can disable Start menu items, make hard drives disappear, hide the system clock, disable downloading, and customize the appearance of Internet Explorer. Under the Utilities tab, you’ll find a bevy of additional helpful tools, including ones for adding or removing programs, managing applications that launch on bootup, clearing your Web-surfing tracks, hiding desktop icons, and restricting access to certain programs. There’s even a backup utility. The easy-to-navigate interface offers a handsome, Mac-style default look and a choice of several other skins. We think it strange that you can’t password-protect MagicTweak, as many of its tools seem geared toward security. Also, we initially thought the program didn’t work at all; the help files don’t tell you that you have to restart your computer to enable your changes. Some users may also take issue with the short 15-day trial period and the rather large 65MB footprint. Nevertheless, if you want to tweak your system and don’t feel comfortable with Regedit, MagicTweak’s ease of use and robust feature set make it worth considering.

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Download Magic Boss Key Free for Windows

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