If you feel like you spend too much energy on tabs, interruptions, repeated searches, poorly chosen tools, and endless context switching, the problem is probably not you.
The problem is the digital environment you're forced to work inside every day.
Windows course · 9 modules · 52 lessons
Take back control of your Windows work environment
A practical course to reduce friction, protect your focus, and turn your computer into a real work system.
- 52 lessons in 9 modules
- Module I free, in full
- English + French
- One-time payment
The real problem
You probably do not need more motivation. You may mostly need less friction.
- too many tabs and too many back-and-forths
- too much noise and too many interruptions
- too many poorly chosen or disconnected tools
- too much energy wasted searching, retrieving, and reorganizing
Why the usual methods do not hold
When work feels harder than it should, most people try to fix themselves: more motivation, a new app, a better to-do system, a fresh set of habits.
But that means trying to solve a structural problem with willpower. If the environment stays noisy, fragmented, and badly configured, all of that collapses quickly.
The new paradigm
Productivity is not primarily a motivation problem. It is an architecture problem.
- focus must be protected
- information must be retrievable
- tools must be chosen with logic
- the environment should remove noise before it asks for more effort
What CMDglows does
CMDglows is not a giant tool encyclopedia or a pile of hacks. The course teaches you how to build a Windows environment that is clearer, faster, more coherent, and more supportive.
You are not just buying a list of software. You are buying a logic for configuration, tool choice, and use so you can recover mental bandwidth.
Who this is for
The pain does not look the same for everyone. But the mechanism stays the same: too much friction, not enough system.
Knowledge workers on Windows
You juggle browsers, files, messages, notes, research, and documents. CMDglows helps you recover clarity, continuity, and control.
I want a cleaner environmentCreators / solopreneurs
You need real blocks of time to create, but admin, messages, tools, and digital chaos keep eating your momentum. CMDglows helps you protect your flow.
I want to protect my flowDevelopers / power users
You already know Windows could go further. CMDglows helps you build a cleaner, faster, more demanding setup without turning everything into gadgetry.
I want a more demanding setupThe curriculum
52 lessons across 9 modules. Module I is open access: read it in full before you decide.
- I 9 lessons Free
Productivity
Understand what actually drives productivity — focus, discipline, energy, purpose — before touching any tool.
See the module - II 8 lessons
Windows
A configured Windows workstation: window zones, terminal, browser, automations, voice typing and ergonomics.
See the module - III 4 lessons
Time & energy
A week organised by themes and a method to learn faster without burning out.
See the module - IV 6 lessons
Action management
A goals → projects → tasks system and a clear way to prioritise.
See the module - V 5 lessons
Consuming information
Find, filter and read what matters, and get out of meetings that achieve nothing.
See the module - VI 8 lessons
Knowledge (PKM)
A second brain on Windows: capture, organise, retrieve and create from your notes.
See the module - VII 6 lessons
Social & communication
Email, messaging, video calls, social networks and relationships handled without scattering your attention.
See the module - VIII 1 lesson
Shortcuts
A reference of Windows and app keyboard shortcuts to keep within reach.
See the module - IX 5 lessons
Coding on mobile
A Termux + SSH/Mosh setup to code from your phone with an AI agent.
See the module
What changes in practice
Before
- you work against your computer
- you search too much
- you re-decide too much
- you tolerate too much noise
- you work in a broken, chopped-up flow
After
- you know what to simplify
- you know which tools to keep or ignore
- you retrieve information faster
- you protect work sessions better
- you work in a cleaner and more supportive environment
What buyers say
Reviews published on AppSumo about Desktop Enhanced, the first version of this course.
“I just spent 20 minutes in it and I’m already wondering what I’ve been doing with my life until now :)) Lots of goodies to improve my work. I love it!”
Florin Muresan
CEO and Co-Founder | Squirrly
Desktop Enhanced, first version · AppSumo · May 2022
“Even if one is a windows geek, one will find golden nuggets on hacks, shortcuts which save time and fasten your work. very neatly organized in sections. Already got my money’s worth.”
Digital_Nomad
AppSumo buyer
Desktop Enhanced, first version · AppSumo · December 2021
“It contains numerous information about various “handy hacks” to make me much more productive without having to search too much. […] I feel lucky that I pulled the trigger - Desktop Enhance already more than paid off my investment.”
HoangV
AppSumo buyer
Desktop Enhanced, first version · AppSumo · November 2021
The offer
€49
one-time payment, no subscription
Complete CMDglows course
For a concrete improvement to your Windows work environment without rediscovering everything alone.
- All 52 lessons across 9 modules
- English and French versions
- Reading in your private area, desktop and mobile
- Free Module I to try before you buy
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Tools that extend the course
Do you work in Obsidian or the browser all day? The CMDglows page presents the tools that extend the habits taught in the course.
See the CMDglows toolsFrequently asked questions
Can I try before buying?
Yes. Module I (“Productivity”) is open access, in full, and so is the 10 Windows settings guide. Every paid lesson also shows a preview and its outline.
How do I access the lessons after purchase?
You sign in or create your account right before the Stripe checkout. Once payment is confirmed, the lessons open in your private area.
How much time does it take?
Most lessons take under 15 minutes to read. You implement at your own pace: one or two settings a day is enough.
Do I need Windows 11?
The course is designed for Windows 11. Some tools also work on Windows 10, which Microsoft stopped supporting in October 2025.
I already lack time
Exactly. When each task costs too much because of your current setup, the first move is to remove the frictions draining your energy.
I've already tried lots of tools
CMDglows is not another random tool stack. The course gives you a logic for filtering, choosing, and reducing.
I'm not technical
The core of the offer is not sophistication. It is clarity and noise reduction.
I can find this information for free
The information exists, but it is scattered, contradictory, and rarely organized into a coherent system.
I don't want to rebuild my whole setup
The goal is not to tear everything down. The goal is to remove what keeps slowing you down.
I'm on Windows by constraint
That is exactly why the course starts from reality instead of an idealized setup fantasy.
You do not need to become a different person to work better.
You need an environment that finally stops slowing you down.