A more Linux-y looking Windows in case it helps

[havran]

I'm still dual-booting Windows 10 with one or two Linux distros, and there has been some cross-pollination style-wise.

Background info: I like to have my panel/taskbar at the top of the screen. [As for the desktop background, somehow on Windows I have decided to eschew wallpapers and just go with a solid dark-gray background ("Storm").]

On Windows, OneCommander is a very handsome replacement for Explorer (although some pop-up dialogs will still use the original Microsoft styling or lack thereof).

Start10/Start11 from Stardock allows many options to configure the start menu, and also to put the icon for that and other frequently used apps in the middle of the panel/taskbar -- which is more ergonomic than having those in the left corner of the screen, especially on a wide screen.

I like to have a clock with large digits on my desktop, and the free DateTime widget from the Microsoft Store serves that purpose for me.