Windows Hacks is a creative and unusual things that can be done with the Windows API.
Shrinking Windows
Any window can be shrunk down.
Shrinking the Calculator:
Shrinking Google Chrome:
Even Microsoft Word is not safe from being shrunk:
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Hue Shifter
Any window can be selected to have its colors shifted.
Hue shifting Microsoft Paint:
Hue shifting Microsoft Word:
Writing Directly To The Desktop
Desktop Rotation
Zooms into the Desktop and then spins it around and around.
Window Shaker
Randomly shakes the specified window without the use of a mouse.
Here you can see Microsoft Paint shaking all by itself. Pretty spooky huh?
If you are a masterful artist (such as myself), you may find that it is too easy to draw in a stationary canvas. In that case, this is the perfect utility for you.
Wavy Window
Motion Detection
Detects motion in the specified window. This was a lot of fun to play with, especially when used on videos but I can only include so many gifs…
Detecting motion in Microsoft Paint:
Detecting motion in command prompt:
Automated Painting
Automatically draws a thresholded Mona Lisa into Microsoft Paint:
Window Scrambler
Window Thresholding
This makes the light colors transparent and the dark colors black.
Before thresholding:
After thresholding:
Force Changing Window Properties
Many of the properties of a Window can be force changed. In the image below I have changed the following properties in the Windows Calculator:
Mouse Spam
Spawns hundreds of mice, where each one moves independently across the screen.
Hiding a Window
Any Window can be hidden. In the following image I have hidden the Windows Calculator. As you can see, it is no where to be found on the Desktop. But if you open the Windows Task Manager it is actually still running in the background:
More…
Here is the menu. It lists all of the features:
How to Run
The compiled binary is located in the folder Executable.
If you want to compile it yourself the recommended way is as follows:
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