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Everyone I know has some annoyance issue with windows (whichever version).

http://superuser.com/questions/5564/whats-the-worst-windows-annoyance-in-your-opinion

What addon or configuration option do you consider essential for making windows less annoying?

Some of mine are:

  • Tweak UI (to kill all the unwanted minor config hassles in windows XP)
  • Auto-It (to automate rote tasks that a completely Object Oriented GUI would be smart enough to do if it existed)
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KatMouse - Makes it so the scroll wheel will make the window which is under the cursor scroll, not the window which has focus.

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I wish I could kiss you for posting this!!! That has always been my absolute worst annoyance with windows. – Jason Baker Jul 17 '09 at 1:10
WHAT??? I never knew of this one. Installing this very second. Thank you very, very much. – ino Jul 17 '09 at 11:45
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Regedit. You can do amazing things. :)

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You can mess up big too :) – Eugene Feb 4 '10 at 20:15
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allSnap - windows automatically snap to window edges and (optionally) the edges of other windows

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A w e s o m e ! – Jonathan Sampson Jul 17 '09 at 11:37
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Sorry I have to do this ... Mac OS X :-)

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Strange thing is that despite what many Mac fans think, Windows users often cannot even begin to use OS X. Likewise with some Mac users on Windows. (And yes, I know your post was not to be taken seriously.) – person-b Jul 17 '09 at 11:34
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The question was "what addon or configuration...to make windows less annoying." I understand that your solution may get a popular response, but ultimately it doesn't qualify. – Jonathan Sampson Jul 17 '09 at 11:37
When I saw the title it was "What is your favorite windows annoyance buster" so I think it qualifies :-) – Bruce McLeod Jul 17 '09 at 13:46
@person-b I agree. I switch back and forth all the time so I find it easy, but a lot of really smart computer users and devs find the mac very bizzare the first time they use it. – Bruce McLeod Jul 17 '09 at 13:48
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Group Policy Editor can be useful sometimes

Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc

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