cairoshell

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download. After downloading, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway." Not sure which one to download? Try 64-bit.

[!IMPORTANT]
Windows 11 users: Recent updates have impacted Cairo's ability to hide the default Windows taskbar. Before starting Cairo, it is recommended to open Windows Settings > Personalization > Taskbar, select "Taskbar behaviors", then enable "Automatically hide the taskbar."

Changes since 0.4.317

• Cairo no longer requires .NET Framework 4.7.1, and includes all necessary .NET files. As a result, the download size has increased.
• Added "add to programs menu" and "add to quick launch" commands to desktop/stacks icon context menus (#834)
• Added option to automatically show removable drives as stacks in the menu bar (#836)
• Added options to hide the programs or places menus (#821, thanks @TheXorog!)
• Added updates support for the ARM64 build (#812)
• Added a commands framework which can be used by extensions (#144)
  • Extensions can invoke commands offered by Cairo components and other extensions
  • Extensions can register their own commands, which can appear in desktop/stacks icon context menus
• Fixed apps disappearing from the programs menu when the shortcut that the app was added from is deleted, but the app is still installed (#834)
• Fixed being unable to drag desktop icons to the programs menu (#834)
• Fixed error adding .exe files to the programs menu when the file has no description (#834)
• Fixed extensions that are misbehaving preventing Cairo startup (#814)
• Fixed mouse back/forward buttons navigating the desktop when the dynamic desktop is disabled (#827)
• Fixed programs menu closing itself when the menu bar is on the bottom edge (#824)
• Fixed "open on desktop" sometimes not appearing when right-clicking stacks (#829)
• Fixed task list menu sometimes appearing in the wrong place (#811)
• Fixed taskbar items sometimes disappearing after removing a monitor (#817)
• Improved translations:
  • German (#808, thanks @uDEV2019!)
  • Simplified Chinese (#832, thanks @Cria-Cysta!)
  • Spanish (#818, thanks @ponjadito23!)
• Misc under-the-hood improvements

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 11, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download. After downloading, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway." Not sure which one to download? Try 64-bit.

[!IMPORTANT]
Windows 11 users: Recent updates have impacted Cairo's ability to hide the default Windows taskbar. Before starting Cairo, it is recommended to open Windows Settings > Personalization > Taskbar, select "Taskbar behaviors", then enable "Automatically hide the taskbar."

Changes since 0.4.245

• Added auto-hide option for the menu bar (#120)
• Added option to show the menu bar on the bottom of the screen (#142)
• Added Flat Accent theme, which is a variant of the Flat theme that uses the current Windows accent color (#731, thanks @Blastd!)
• Added a configurable delay to activate showing the menu bar or taskbar when using auto-hide, set to 250ms by default
• Network and Power system notification area icons in Windows 11 now open the specific network or power flyout with version 22H2 or later
• Notification area icons can now be middle-clicked
• The settings window now scrolls to improve usage on small screens
• Fixed broken shortcuts causing Cairo to open the "missing shortcut" window when not desirable (#774)
• Fixed some applications such as Notepad, Paint, and Edge PWAs not opening when Cairo is set as shell (#734)
• Fixed notification area icons for some apps, such as DS4Windows, not functioning
• Fixed inverting system icons when using software rendering (#790, thanks @xoascf!)
• Fixed taskbar items sometimes disappearing after removing a monitor (#773)
• Fixed some potential errors when taskbar items change
• Fixed system icons not working in Windows 11 with ExplorerPatcher or StartAllBack
• Fixed blur behind the full-width taskbar not working when set to auto-hide
• Improved translations:
  • German (#719, thanks @uDEV2019!)
  • Italian (#756, thanks @Blastd!)
  • Portuguese (#755, thanks @E-rick23!)
  • Simplified Chinese (#721, thanks @wcxu21!)
  • Spanish (#746, thanks @ponjadito23!)
• Settings, logs, and extensions now reside within %localappdata%\Cairo Desktop. Settings are automatically moved to the new location and are now saved as JSON.
• Misc under-the-hood improvements

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 11, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download. After downloading, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway." Not sure which one to download? Try 64-bit.

Changes since 0.4.198

• Added new options for multi-monitor taskbars (#203):
  • Show all tasks on all monitors (previous behavior)
  • Show tasks on the same monitor as the window (new default)
  • Show tasks on the same monitor as the window, show all on the primary monitor
• Added Italian translation (#708, thanks @Blastd!)
• Added middle-click on window thumbnails to close the window (#680)
• An ARM64 native version of Cairo is now available as a preview (#703)
• Fixed Cairo hiding behind non-frontmost full-screen windows (#495)
• Fixed context menus not using dark mode in Windows 11 22H2
• Fixed incorrect desktop icons showing with Insider versions of Windows (#712)
• Fixed popup windows going behind their parent when switching to them via the taskbar
• Fixed some notification area icons, such as FastStone Capture, not remembering their pinned setting
• Fixed some notification area popups appearing in the wrong location with multiple monitors
• Improved light themes to invert known white-on-white notification area icons (#709)
• Improved translations:
  • Brazilian Portuguese (#676, thanks @E-rick23!)
  • Russian (#693, thanks @rndtrash!)
• Misc under-the-hood improvements

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 11, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download. After downloading, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway." Not sure which one to download? Try 64-bit.

Changes since 0.4.174

• Added support for notification area balloon notifications (#620)
  • Notifications appear in-line in the menu bar
  • Hovering a notification expands to show the entire contents
  • If a collapsed icon has a notification, it is temporarily shown
• Added Hungarian translation (#653, thanks @cinadr!)
• Enabled using environment variables in the 'go to folder' window (#652)
• Improved reliability of the installer (#656, thanks @sredna!)
• Improved reliability of adjusting pinned notification area icons (#670)
• Improved reliability of system work area adjustments
• Improved taskbar animation curve
• Updated Russian localization (#672, thanks @curoviyxru!)
• Fixed crash after disabling notification area (#658)
• Fixed errors during taskbar flash animation and the Flat theme (#655)
• Fixed Explorer desktop icons occasionally remaining hidden after closing Cairo (#665)
• Fixed quick launch and taskbar icons becoming pixelated when changing their size (#666)
• Fixed the taskbar not properly resizing when the quick launch icons change

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download. After downloading, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway."

Changes since 0.4.164

• Fixed an error when starting Cairo after uninstalling a UWP app that was added to App Grabber (#644)
• Several fixes and improvements for the "Application (combined)" taskbar grouping setting:
  • Fixed a crash that could occur (#645)
  • Fixed progress bars getting stuck after a file transfer completes (#651)
  • Fixed unexpected animations when closing the second window for an application
  • Fixed task thumbnail window disappearing when opening or closing the second window for an application
  • Improved performance
• Improved "add to quick launch" taskbar menu option to set the application name instead of the name of the executable

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download. After downloading, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway."

Changes since 0.4.158

• Added ability to run eligible UWP apps (such as Windows Terminal) as administrator (#605)
• Improved desktop navigation toolbar positioning to better adapt to changing screen sizes (#642)
• Fixed some applications not starting from Cairo due to an incorrect working directory (#640)
• Fixed taskbar thumbnails appearing on the wrong screen when the taskbar is shown on multiple monitors (#636)
• Fixed "always run as administrator" dialog not saving choice
• Fixed "run as administrator" option missing on quick launch items
• Fixed "run as" option missing on quick launch items

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download. After downloading, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway."

Changes since 0.4.133

• Added option to group and combine taskbar buttons by application, like in Windows 7 and up (#52)
  • Settings to group by Programs menu category, application, or application (combined)
  • When combined, multiple windows appear in the task thumbnail popup
• Added Windows 11 support (#622)
  • Network, power, and volume icons show the appropriate Windows 11 controls
  • Fixed dark mode context menu
  • The Action Center icon now opens the Windows 11 notifications and calendar view
• Added Korean language (#621, thanks @effx13!)
• Improved reliability of the notification area
• Fixed Chromium-based apps, Firefox, and others incorrectly thinking the taskbar is auto-hidden and displaying a gap at the bottom of their window (#356, #401)
• Fixed flickering menu bar and taskbar when displays change (#578)
• Fixed 'run as administrator' option incorrectly appearing for UWP apps (#605)
• Fixed some Windows 8 shell windows unexpectedly appearing in the taskbar
• Fixed task middle-click to open a new instance not working with UWP apps (#627)
• Fixed task progress appearance with task labels hidden (#615)
• Fixed the Windows taskbar not being hidden if it re-appears unexpectedly

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download. After downloading, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway."

Changes since 0.4.112

• Added support for taskbar badges used by many apps
• Added support for hiding system notification area icons via GPO (#588)
• Improved flashing window behavior in the taskbar to flash the correct number of times
• Improved performance of the taskbar
• Improved reliability of the notification area
• Fixed minimize/restore sounds not playing (#564)
• Fixed some Explorer taskbar features not working after closing Cairo
• Fixed some windows not being sized correctly when restoring (#564)
• Fixed the "show desktop" file not working with Cairo running

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download. After downloading, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway."

Changes since 0.4.80

App management improvements:

• Added complete app category management to the Programs menu (#549)
  • If you'd like to move an app to a category that doesn't yet exist, you can now create a new one via the context menu
  • Categories can now be renamed, reordered, or removed via their context menu
• Improved app grabber usability (#405)
  • Added tooltips to icons
  • Renamed "Hide" button to "Collapse" to better indicate its function
• Improved app renaming (#554)
  • Added ability to rename Quick Launch apps
  • Replaced clunky inline Programs menu rename with a dialog
• Fixed click area on buttons at the bottom of the Programs menu being too small
• Fixed cut off program labels in Programs menu
• Fixed missing Store app icons, such as Forza Horizon 4 (#531)
• Fixed the Programs menu not re-opening after a dialog is dismissed

General improvements:

• Added Turkish language support (#557, thanks @ysfchn!)
• Added ability to type in a folder path to navigate the dynamic desktop to by either right-clicking the Browse icon on the desktop toolbar and choosing "Go to folder," or shift-clicking the Browse icon (#543)
• Added ability for themes to disable bar transparency (#555)
• Added shell menu dark mode support for Windows 10 21H1
• Shift-clicking the "Exit Cairo" button will now restart Cairo (#528)
• Improved performance of the taskbar
• Improved taskbar app category detection (#562, thanks @kevinboss!)
• Fixed full-screen apps being covered by Cairo when they span multiple monitors (thanks @kevinboss!)
• Fixed Windows desktop icons being hidden with the Cairo desktop disabled (#567, thanks @kevinboss!)

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download. After downloading, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway."

Changes since 0.4.76

• Fixed an error when right-clicking the task list
• Fixed icons appearing pixelated on high-resolution displays
• Fixed some cases of incorrect categorization in the taskbar

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download. After downloading, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway."

Changes since M3.7174

We've re-written significant portions of Cairo to resolve bugs, improve compatibility, enhance extensibility, and to make it easier for us to add new functionality going forward.

• Extensions built for Milestone 3 builds of Cairo will need to be updated before they will work in newer versions. See cairoshell/CairoExtensionSamples for sample extensions that have been updated.
• Command-line arguments have changed in this version. If you're using these, see the wiki for updated arguments.

Folder browsing improvements:

• Re-implemented folder views to more closely resemble Windows Explorer directory listing results
• Improved performance of loading folders
• File and folder icons now match what is shown by Windows Explorer
• File and folder context menus now appear in dark mode on Windows 10 version 1903 through 20H2 when specified by the selected Cairo theme
• Special shell folders, such as This PC and Control Panel, can now be opened on the dynamic desktop and added as stacks
• ZIP files can now be browsed into on the dynamic desktop or added to stacks (you can even add folders within a ZIP as stacks--neat!)
• Fixed file rename not selecting the last character

Dynamic desktop improvements:

• The desktop now includes items from the common desktop folder, like the Explorer desktop
• The desktop toolbar history menu now shows tool tips with the path of each item
• Improved desktop overlay hiding after selecting an option from the context menu
• Improved desktop toolbar current folder tool tip
• Fixed desktop not getting mouse capture after closing a stack
• Fixed display of folders with an underscore in their name in the desktop toolbar history menu
• Fixed errant drag-drop operations occurring on the desktop

Stacks improvements:

• The shell context menu is now used in stacks (#496)
• Fixed stacks 'open' button always opening in a new window regardless of desktop settings
• Fixed stacks staying open after choosing an icon

Notification area improvements:

• Fixed some icons not appearing (such as OBS and Spotify)
• Fixed some icons not responding to clicks (such as Origin, #517)
• Fixed some icon updates causing a crash on 32-bit systems
• Fixed some menus flashing or not appearing at all (such as EarTrumpet and Steam, #498)

Taskbar improvements:

• Added ability to hide taskbar labels (#510, thanks @Cereal-Killa!)
• Setting to enable/disable the taskbar no longer requires a restart

Search improvements:

• Improved responsiveness
• Improved search results

App Grabber improvements:

• Improved performance
• Fixed App Grabber not getting focus when opening from the Programs menu
• Fixed error on Server Core 2012 (#508)

General improvements:

• Blur behind the menu bar is now enabled by default on supported systems
• Setting to show menu bars or taskbars on all monitors no longer requires a restart
• Updated Russian localization (#530, thanks @curoviyxru!)
• Themes are now stored in a 'Themes' sub-directory
• Themes can now be stored per user in %localappdata%\Cairo_Development_Team\Themes
• Fixed file extensions showing in the Themes drop down
• Fixed Cairo Settings sometimes not correctly showing whether Cairo is set as the shell or not
• Fixed issue with Cairo covering full-screen apps with multiple monitors

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download.

Changes since M3.7147

• Added support for hiding the volume icon via Group Policy (#484)
• Fixed a crash on startup when using the overlapping taskbar setting (#504)
• Fixed a potential error when right-clicking folders in the desktop folder chooser (#483)
• Fixed blur not being applied to the full-width taskbar after restarting Cairo (#485)
• Fixed desktop icons not moving when changing the overlapping taskbar position (#504)
• Fixed issues with some apps that have multiple notification icons (like Open Hardware Monitor) (#481)
• Fixed some notification area icons missing in the Windows taskbar after exiting Cairo (#481)
• Fixed the Action Center menu extra setting being available while Cairo is running as shell (#500)
• Improved the ease of changing fonts with themes (#450)

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download.

Changes since M3.7108

• Added new higher-quality icons to dialog messages
• Added option to reset the desktop toolbar position to the toolbar context menu (#470)
• Added support for the native Windows volume icon in the notification area when running alongside Explorer (#466)
• Added support for theming Cairo dialog message windows
• Added support for changing the following Cairo settings without a restart: (#476)
  • Enable menu bar shadow
  • Programs menu layout
  • Show hibernate option in Cairo menu
  • Show notification area icons
  • Taskbar display mode
• Improved reliability of the update process (#453)
• Improved startup performance with large folders in stacks (#451)
• Fixed a settings window crash that could occur with certain security software (#457)
• Fixed an error that could occur when holding down the desktop overlay hotkey (Win-Shift-D by default) (#458)
• Fixed Cairo alert messages causing the rest of Cairo to become unresponsive
• Fixed Cairo displaying on top of Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers in full-screen mode (#468)
• Fixed issues clicking some notification area icons, such as Avast utilities, and the Network icon on older Windows versions (#351)
• Fixed Pantherbar and other apps using the Hardcodet.NotifyIcon library not appearing in the notification area (#265)
• Fixed some Metro shell flyouts showing in the taskbar on Windows 8 (#467)
• Fixed some programs that start before Cairo not appearing in the Cairo notification area (#465)
• Fixed the language selector on the welcome tour
• Fixed the taskbar list appearing in the middle of the screen when using a tablet in right-handed mode (#469)
• Fixed Windows taskbar auto-hide settings changing after using Cairo (#320)

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download.

Changes since M3.7086

• Added common keyboard shortcuts to selected desktop icon (#435)
• Added shift + middle-click taskbar button shortcut to perform the opposite of the configured middle-click action (#446)
• Fixed blur showing with auto-hide taskbar (#431)
• Fixed Cairo displaying above full-screen windows which moved to another display (#403)
• Fixed desktop not respecting DPI change (#447)
• Fixed misplaced menu bar shadows with per-monitor DPI (#447)
• Fixed misplaced taskbar with auto-hide and per-monitor DPI (#429)
• Fixed some memory leaks (#439)
• Fixed windows not reacting to workarea changes when Cairo is set as shell (#445)
• Improved the efficiency of the notification area (#440, #449)

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download.

Changes since M3.7028

• Taskbar improvements:
  • Added a close button to taskbar thumbnails (#400)
  • Added blur behind the full-width taskbar when "blur behind the menu bar" is enabled (#404)
  • Fixed incorrect aspect ratio on taskbar thumbnails (#420)
  • Fixed not indicating the active window when Cairo is launched (#411)
  • Fixed not properly adjusting size in response to display changes
  • Fixed not responding to DPI changes when "show taskbar on multiple monitors" is enabled, but "show menu bar on multiple monitors" is disabled
  • Fixed some windows not appearing in the taskbar (#396)
• Desktop improvements:
  • Added ability to immediately rename when creating a new file or folder via the 'New' menu
  • Added support for showing wallpaper on all displays when Cairo is running as shell
  • Added support to automatically start the system shell when Cairo closes unexpectedly while running as shell
  • Cairo now automatically starts in shell mode if no other shell is running (to disable this, start Cairo with the /noshell command line argument) (#387)
  • Fixed bottom-most windows opening underneath the wallpaper when Cairo is running as shell
  • Fixed Cairo exiting when swapping displays if the desktop is disabled (#422)
  • Fixed sometimes appearing above other windows unintentionally on Windows 8 and 10
  • Fixed sometimes being sized incorrectly after a display change
  • Fixed Win + D hotkey hiding desktop icons on Windows 8 and 10 (#254)
  • Fixed incorrect click and drag behavior when renaming files and folders
  • Fixed icon tooltips flickering
  • Fixed the desktop overlay removing the wallpaper when Cairo is running as shell
  • Fixed toolbar position resetting when screen size changes (#422)
  • Fixed wallpaper disappearing when disabling the desktop while Cairo is running as shell (#408)
  • Improved handling when the current wallpaper file is not found
• Fixed welcome tour appearing on wrong monitor (#417)
• Settings improvements:
  • Restarting Cairo is no longer required to change the following settings: "Enable desktop", "Desktop overlay hotkey", "Enable dynamic desktop navigation toolbar", "Cairo menu hotkey", "Blur behind the menu bar"
  • Fixed hotkey setting dropdowns not taking effect when changing via keyboard
  • Fixed the settings window not reflecting wallpaper changes from other apps (#411)
  • Removed option to hide sub-directories (#416)

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download.

Changes since M3.7023

• Improved appearance of full-width taskbar
• Improved taskbar sizing with large number of taskbar buttons
• Fixed empty language selection in welcome window
• Fixed startup apps from certain locations not running (#376)
• Fixed welcome tour not showing on first run

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download.

Changes since M3.7015

• Added ability to lock the screen from the Cairo menu
• Added support for Polish (#383, thanks @dekiertanna!)
• Updated the flat theme to have a flat desktop toolbar style
• Fixed the autohide taskbar not showing when dragging files onto taskbar buttons
• Fixed the Windows taskbar being hidden when the Cairo taskbar is disabled (#377)

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download.

Changes since M3.6984

• Taskbar improvements galore!
  • Added live thumbnail previews and Aero Peek support to the taskbar, with option to disable (#52)
  • Added Run and Task Manager to the taskbar context menu
  • Added animations to taskbar autohide
  • Added shift-click shortcut to taskbar buttons to open a new instance regardless of middle-click setting
  • Added support for changing taskbar size, taskbar position, and full-width taskbar settings without restarting Cairo
  • Improved taskbar autohide to show the taskbar when the mouse is over the menu bar, if the taskbar and menu bar are on the same screen edge (#356)
  • Improved the appearance of progress bars in the task list
  • Fixed taskbar autohide activating when dragging quick launch icons or opening context menus (#114)
  • Fixed some apps not being added to quick launch when adding via drag or taskbar menu
  • Fixed some cases where the Windows taskbar could re-appear
• Added settings to hide the volume icon, action center icon, clock, and search icon (#180)
• Added support for more hotkeys when Cairo is set as shell: Ctrl+Esc, Win+Comma, Win+S, Win+Alt+D
• Added support for menu bar extensions and removed the old plugin system
• Added the ability to open the logs folder from Cairo settings
• Fixed notification area popups, such as Network, being misplaced (#151, #158, #366)
• Fixed hotkeys not working after connecting to a machine via Remote Desktop
• Fixed the desktop context menu not appearing when right-clicking in the left margin
• Fixed the "not available" cursor showing when renaming a file
• Fixed the settings window showing options not available on the current Windows version

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download.

Changes since M3.6971

• Improved navigation speed on the dynamic desktop, especially with large folders
• Fixed memory leaks and reduced resource usage
• Fixed taskbar app categories not updating when making changes in the App Grabber (#356)
• Fixed the desktop overlay sometimes not becoming the topmost window
• Fixed the taskbar sometimes appearing incorrectly when configured to be at the top of the screen
• Fixed issues when changing the primary display to one with a different DPI setting
• Fixed crashes (#363, #364)

Cairo requires Windows 7 or later, including Windows 10, and .NET 4.7.1 or later (already included with Windows 10 1709 and newer)

Click "Assets" below to find the installer download.

Changes since M3.6947

• Added ability to scroll the desktop using the mouse scroll wheel
• Added Russian language (#359, thanks @curoviyxru!)
• Added system notification area icons, such as network and power, when Cairo is running as shell (#146, #304, #310)
• Added taskbar progress indicator support (#169)
• Added volume mixer shortcut to the volume icon menu
• Fixed an issue causing the Explorer shell to launch when opening Explorer windows with Cairo set as shell
• Fixed crash when the taskbar could not initialize properly (#357)
• Fixed lock screen causing Cairo to go behind windows
• Fixed some applications crashing when Cairo is running alongside Explorer, such as some installers, 1Password, LaunchBox, and Novabench (#95, #154, #279)
• Fixed some background style settings not showing localized names (#360)
• Fixed some shell windows not appearing on the taskbar
• Fixed stacks sometimes being the wrong size
• Improved reliability when displays are added/removed and when screen resolution or DPI are changed (#110, #213)