It was to hide everything that didn't belong there in the first place.
That night, Mara didn't go home. She stayed, hunting through every process that didn't need to be seen. The Windows 10 notification area—always threatening to show "Show hidden icons" like a junk drawer apology—was now pristine. Even Cortana's search box, which she'd never once used, disappeared with a single checkbox.
Her phone buzzed. Her manager, Derek: "Ticket #404. User: 'My PC is slow. Please fix.' Level 1 priority."
Ticket #404: resolved. Resolution notes: "Used hidetoolz to remove visual clutter. User education recommended. Also: where has this been all my life?"
It was to hide everything that didn't belong there in the first place.
That night, Mara didn't go home. She stayed, hunting through every process that didn't need to be seen. The Windows 10 notification area—always threatening to show "Show hidden icons" like a junk drawer apology—was now pristine. Even Cortana's search box, which she'd never once used, disappeared with a single checkbox.
Her phone buzzed. Her manager, Derek: "Ticket #404. User: 'My PC is slow. Please fix.' Level 1 priority."
Ticket #404: resolved. Resolution notes: "Used hidetoolz to remove visual clutter. User education recommended. Also: where has this been all my life?"
