Oh, there were a ton of these utils back in the days. I can't vouch for any of them because I don't use them, but just a quick search for "cpu utilization hdd utilization in the taskbar" shows a lot of options, eg https://entropy6.com/xmeters/ Or even running the default Task Manager so it would be only in the notification area and not in the taskbar: ... - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

I use monitor apps like xMeters (CPU Load) and CoreTemp (CPU Temp. More temp = more sustained CPU load) to monitor my normal state. Using BatteryMon gives you a visual graph so you can see where your battery life is going and change your behviour to be more efficient. Source: about 2 years ago

There were several fantastic free and paid System Monitor Taskbar extensions for Windows 10 that sat down in the system tray, like XMeters and Taskbar Stats. With the new Windows 11 Taskbar, what are my options? Has anyone found a good alternative other than the Game Bar's floating monitor? I'm mainly looking to track CPU, RAM, and Network Speed. Source: over 2 years ago

Not exactly what you ask for but I like it in the taskbar, so I can always know what is going on. Xmeter does that perfectly. Https://entropy6.com/xmeters/. Source: over 2 years ago

Minimise your CPU usage and try and always return to a near idle state of 1-3% CPU load. I like to use X Meters and Core Temp to monitor CPU usage. Get used to what is normal ... And take action when it is not normal. Source: about 3 years ago

I have a 49 inch CRG9 and the best recommendation for window management is Yabai (https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai). Yabai is a greedy window management solution that tries to fit opened applications in given space and skhd let's you easily jump between those using keyboard shortcuts. This has massively improved my ultrawide experience. Only disclaimer is, configuring yabai has a slight learning curve. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

Want something free that's better than tiling on Windows? Yabai. Source: 6 months ago

SIP is a feature that protects you from malicious actors with root (admin) access on your device. After they've encrypted your photos and drives and changed your passwords, it prevents them from making your machine unbootable by deleting or altering system binaries. As a side effect of this protection, you give up certain freedoms to customize your system. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

This is disproven by the fact that Yabai [1] can instantly swap spaces with SIP disabled. [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai. - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago

I feel the same way. I would much prefer no animation at all, and an instant transition to another space. Apparently this is possible with [yabai](https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai), but it requires disabling system integrity protection which I am personally uncomfortable with. - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago