The software category of shell enhancers covers everything which modifies or improves the essential operating system interface.
This includes utilities to speed launching of applications, software which adds functionality to the system tray or the task bar and enhancements to the disk operating system prompt.
The variety and number of shell enhancers for Windows 95 is quite large. To give you a sense of how they can enhance and simplify everyday computing tasks the following have been highlighted.
DashBoard strove to provide an array of features in a minimum of space. Power Bar does the same.
Power Bar creates a vertical or horizontal toolbar which can be placed on the edge of the screen or can float anywhere on the desktop.
In this bar, which can be as small as 16 pixels wide, Power Bar can display a clock, show you how much free memory you have, provide quick access to your disk drives and tell you how much free space they contain, provide single-click launching of frequently used applications and provide up to 18 virtual desktops, which can be a useful feature for users without large screens, such as owners of notebook personal computers. This is a useful utility.