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@thewerthon thewerthon commented Jan 29, 2026

Adds a new mod that removes redundant suffixes (e.g., " - Google Chrome") from window titles globally. It implements hooks for SetWindowTextW to handle generic applications and FindResourceExW to specifically handle File Explorer logic.

@thewerthon thewerthon changed the title Add mods/global-suffix-remover.wh.cpp Add Global Suffix Remover mod Jan 29, 2026
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m417z commented Jan 29, 2026

Thanks for the submission. Actually, I planned on adding this functionality to the Remove File Explorer Suffixes mod. In my opinion:

  • Having a single mod to do both things would be more convenient for users.
  • Ideally, the mod should only target explorer.exe and customize the taskbar, not target all apps, for improved compatibility and stability.
  • Customizable suffixes/rules would be nice. For example, for title "Taxes - Google Docs - Google Chrome", you might want to strip " - Google Chrome", or you might want to strip " - Google Docs - Google Chrome".

Let me see what I can do with the current mod.

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I'm glad to hear that you plan to add this functionality to the "Remove File Explorer Suffixes" mod.

I was using your mod, but I was bothered by other applications showing suffixes, so I asked Gemini (since I don't have much experience with C++) to create a new one using yours as an example.

I would be happy to switch back to your mod when it's updated.

So, you can decline this PR.

Thank you!

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