It probably wont replace your Windows taskbar completely, but itll give you back some of those features you miss from OS Xs Dock without bogging down your system.

Advertisement If youre a Mac user that has to use Windows at work, needs Boot Camp for a few specific programs, or if youre one of the few thats actually switched from Mac to Windows (instead of the other way around), it can be hard to get used to some of Windows idiosyncracies.

There are no shortage of ways to make Windows look like a Mac, but what about making it act like a Mac Here are some ways to get OS Xs best features in Windowsfrom simple keyboard shortcuts to system-level niceties like Expos, Spaces, and multitouch gestures.

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Snow Transformation Pack Makes Your Windows Desktop Look Like Mac OS X Windows: If you like the look and feel of Mac OS X but prefer to stick with Windows (whether it be Read more Advertisement Expos and Spaces Expos and Spaces are two of the best window-managing features around, but neither of them really has a built-in equivalent in Windows 7.

Previously mentioned Dexpot will give you them and a lot more.

You can get an Expos-like overview of your open windows, view and manage multiple virtual desktops, replace your AltTab switcher with Dexpots, and even toggle things like your screensaver with the press of a button.

Its a really great app, whether youre trying to Mac-ify your Windows desktop or not.

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GO Media may get a commission Subscribe and Get Your First Bag Free Promo Code AtlasCoffeeDay20 Dexpot Adds Aero Peek Virtual Desktops to the Windows 7 Taskbar Windows only: Virtual desktop application Dexpot was already one of your five favorite virtual Read more Advertisement Just install it and right-click on its System Tray icon to tweak its many settings.

The Spaces-like virtual desktops are its main feature, but you can also find the Expos-like overview under Dexpot Components Window Calalogue on the Controls menu.

You can even set all the keyboard shortcuts to match the ones youre used to in OS X.

Sadly, WinRight and WinLeft (which are what will correspond to Macs CtrlRight and CtrlLeft, in this case), are already taken by Aero Snap, so you cant use them for Spaces out of the box.

You can either turn off Aero Snap if you dont use it, or change it to something similar like AltRight and AltLeft, This is something you may run into with other shortcuts, too, so just tweak them accordingly.

Disable Windows 7s Aero Snap from the Control Panel Aero Snap, which lets you maximize windows or set them side by side by dragging them to the screen Read more Advertisement Quick Look Sadly, theres nothing quite as great as Macs Quick Look available for Windows, but there are a few similar features.

Windows 7s built-in Quick Look alternative is the preview pane in Windows explorer.

Just open up Windows explorer and click the show preview pane button on the right, and youll get a third pane that will show thumbnails for images and play music files.

Advertisement Your other option, which is more like Quick Look but still not quite as useful, is the Quick Look clone contained in previously mentioned MaComfort.

It wont let you flip through documents, and its image previews are pretty small, but it will suffice for many situations (and it plays music files well).

Dig around through it if you want to see what it offers, but Id recommend turning most of its features off and using the ones I recommend above instead.

Theyre much better.

Advertisement The Dock While the Windows 7 taskbar is often lauded as better than the Dock, the Dock does have some nice features, like Stacks.

If you want a more Mac-like Dock on your desktop, youll definitely want to try out previously mentioned RocketDock.

RocketDock is pretty similar to OS Xs dock in a lot of ways: you can launch applications, view folders, or even minimize windows to it.

Its pretty configurable, too, letting you tweak it just how you want.

It also has a great plugin infrastructure, which lets you add docklets that give you extra themes and features, like this one that mimics Stacks on OS X.

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