In this short review of the installation and initial configuration of Cairo Desktop Environment, some possibilities and possible shortcomings. By the way, the program works not only in Windows 10, but also in previous versions of the system. It may also be interested in: the design of Windows 10 in Stardock Curtains.
Using Cairo Desktop Environment
The official website of the program - https://cairodesktop.com/, when loading (the program itself is loaded from the developer page https://github.com/cairoshell/cairoshell/releases) Your browser can warn about the potential danger of the program, and the Virustotal report for the current Versions reports 3 discovers that are very similar to false responses (but I will not turn it out).
Installing the program does not contain any nuances (but it may be necessary to install the .NET Framework 4.7.1 or newer for its work), and immediately after the launch you will be prompted to perform the initial setting of Cairo Desktop:
- Select the interface language (Russian is present).
- Specify which programs need to be placed in the Start menu. On this page, the translation is not accurate (in the current version). The list of programs that will be displayed in the Start menu is on the left, the list of available is to the right. You can also manually add the program file by clicking the Open button.
- Group programs in categories, if necessary, add your categories of programs.
On this, the initial configuration process will be completed, and the work desk will look approximately as follows:
Further use of Cairo Desktop Environment:
- In the top panel, you can add folders to quickly access them by simple dragging from both the conductor and just from the folder open on the desktop (the desktop can serve here a kind of file manager).
- I recommend to study the additional Cairo Desktop settings, the desired item is in the menu that opens when you press the round button on the left above.
- Change the program list in the Start menu or add new programs in the Quick Start Panel At the bottom of the screen, you can via the same menu in the "Add program" item (programs in the "Quick Start" category will be at the bottom of the screen).
- The navigation panel is used to navigate the folders on the desktop, it can be dragged into a convenient location.
To draw your attention to something additional, perhaps, I can not: everything works properly, despite the fact that this is only a preliminary version of the program, Windows context menus is available (for the Start context menu, use the Win + X combination). From the disadvantages - only the lack of an input language indicator (but you can use the Win + Space key combination to see the selected language).