Instead of replacing windows shell like this I currently use Rainmeter. Very flexible on what you can do. I currently have a shortcut bar, a datetime display, a

Instead of replacing windows shell like this I currently use Rainmeter. Very flexible on what you can do. I currently have a shortcut bar, a datetime display, a spotify now playing and controller, a sound spectrum viewer, system stats like processor, ram, hd space etc. Really useful; The best thing is that you download these elements as Skins, and then you can modify their code and assets at will. Really easy to do so. Very little processing power required too.