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Expand Up @@ -33,20 +33,32 @@ Visual Studio Toolbox is a sleek **system tray application** for Windows that he
| 📁 **Quick Access** | Open installation folders and AppData directories |
| 🖥️ **Windows Terminal** | Integrates with your Windows Terminal profiles |
| 📌 **System Tray** | Lives quietly in your system tray until needed |
| ⚙️ **Configurable** | Startup and window behavior settings |
| 🪟 **Custom Chrome** | Sleek custom title bar with VS purple branding |

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## 📸 Screenshots

### Instance List
See all your Visual Studio installations at a glance, including version info, build numbers, and preview badges:
See all your Visual Studio installations at a glance, including version info, build numbers, and channel badges:

![Instance List](instance-list.png)
![Instance List](assets/instance-list.png)

### Hover State
Hover over any installation to highlight it with the signature purple accent:

![Instance List Hover](assets/instance-list-hover.png)

### Quick Actions Menu
Access powerful options for each installation - open folders, launch dev shells, and more:

![Instance Menu](instance-menu.png)
![Instance Menu](assets/instance-list-menu.png)

### Settings
Configure startup behavior and window preferences:

![Settings](assets/settings.png)

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## 🎮 Usage

### 🖱️ Main Window
### 🖱️ Installed Tab
- **Click** the ▶️ play button to launch Visual Studio
- **Click** the ⚙️ gear button for more options:
- 📂 Open Explorer - Open the VS installation folder
- 💻 VS CMD Prompt - Launch Developer Command Prompt
- 🐚 VS PowerShell - Launch Developer PowerShell
- 📁 Open Local AppData - Access VS settings and extensions

### ⚙️ Settings Tab
- **Launch on startup** - Start Visual Studio Toolbox when Windows starts
- **Start minimized** - Launch directly to the system tray
- **Minimize to tray** - Hide to system tray when minimizing
- **Close to tray** - Hide to system tray instead of exiting

### 📌 System Tray
- **Click** the tray icon to show/hide the window
- **Right-click** for quick menu (Show / Exit)
- **X button** minimizes to tray instead of closing

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