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Hi everyone. This week, our team decided to give our free ServiceCommander utility some love. Here’s a quick roundup of the improvements.
ServiceCommander displays larger icons on the taskbar menu
Previous versions of ServiceCommander displayed 16×16 icons in the tray menu. That made for a very compact display — ideal to fit many Windows Services on-screen.
But the feedback from folks using the software was that the menu was too small. Apparently most users manage only two to five services and a more spacious user interface would make ServiceCommander easier to use.
Taking that feedback on board, we switched the icon size to 32×32. You can see what the new, roomier taskbar menu looks like in this screenshot:
But you can switch back to small icons if you like
The new interface should be better for most users but what if you’re working with lots of services? The reality is that your screen may not be able to fit the longer taskbar menu if it contains more than twenty entries.
For users who want to pack in the pixels — and those who don’t need glasses just yet — we added a new option to use small icons on the menu.
To switch to the more compact menu display:
Click the ServiceCommander icon to open the menu.
Select Configure.
In the Configure ServiceCommander window, switch to the Options tab.
Check the Show small icons on the taskbar menu box:
Click the Done button to save your change.
ServiceCommander shows more services in the taskbar menu
When managing many services, the taskbar menu would only show up to 30 services. Any more than 30 would “overflow” into a “More Services” menu, which required an extra click to access.
ServiceCommander 7 removes that hard cap of 30 services and computes the limit based on the resolution of your screen. The end result is that you’ll see as many menu entries as your screen will hold.
For example, on our 2560×1440 display, we can fit 29 services without overflowing. However, if we switch to small icons, the more compact menu will accommodate up to 50 services:
ServiceCommander 7 is fully compatible with Windows Server 2025
This new release works flawlessly on Windows Server 2025. Fortunately we didn’t even have to change much code to support the new operating system — just a few behind-the-scenes routines.
Enjoy!
