uses the theme of taskbar for its background. is based on the Deskband sample code from the MS Windows Classic Samples on GitHub,. wxs source file for the WiX toolset has been added to the source files. Because I have a 47 cm version of this Siemens daughter clock from the Fifties at home and I like it.Īdded an MSI installer. Why an analog clock on the Windows taskbar? To restart the desktop, just execute "explorer" in the CMD window you opened before closing the desktop. Instead of selecting one of the options, press Ctrl-Shift-Alt+Esc. Click on the taskbar or on the desktop and press Alt+F4. 
Open a regular (non-elevated) CMD window. Hints Stopping and re-starting the Windows Desktop (explorer.exe) without logging off Log off and back on again and delete the folder containig the files. Navigate to the folder where DeskClock.dll resides. Open an elevated CMD window (see above). Run the installer again to uninstall the DeskClock completely. You can simply uncheck the DeskClock in the context menu of the Windows taskbar. Display the clock in the taskbar as described above. Run "regsvr32 DeskClock.dll" (without the qoutes). Navigate to the folder where the DLL is located. Open an elevated CMD window (press the Windows key, type cmd, right-click and select "Run as Administrator"). Copy the DLL and the clockface PNG into that directory. Create a new folder "DeskClock" under C:\Program Files\ or somewhere else. 
In case you want to manually install the application after compiling it yourself: Note, after installation, you have to open the Toolbars menu entry twice to actually see the new entry. To show the clock on the tasbar, right-click on the taskbar and expand "Toolbars >", then check the DeskClock entry. Installationĭownload and run the MSI installer from the latest release. I have contributed a Siemens daughter clock theme for it. If you want to switch to Linux instead, I can recommend Cairo Clock. Your best option is to start the task manager, open a command line window and rename or move the DLL manually so that it cannot be loaded, then reboot and properly uninstall the DeskClock afterwards. If you upgraded and didn't uninstall it first, your Desktop will not appear in Windows 11, because Explorer still loads the DLL but then hangs (Great work MS!). If you want to upgrade from Windows 10 to 11, remember to uninstall the DeskClock first. So you will not be able to use this clock in Windows 11. Microsoft has removed toolbars on the taskbar in Windows 11.
It won't run under Windows 10 32 bit unless you compile it yourself for that platform. Version 2.0.0 has been tested under Windows 10 64 bit. DeskClock Analog clock toolbar for the Windows 10 taskbar.
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