Internal commands are special commands that you can add as shortcuts to docks, Shelf tabs and to Winstep Xtreme's NextSTART menus, hotspots and taskbar: Hibernate, Power Off Monitor, Empty Recycler, Show Start Menu, Language Bar, CD Control, Lookup IP address and over 80 more!

How to add internal commands

You can add shortcuts to internal command by right-clicking a dock, Shelf tab or NextSTART menu, and then selecting 'Insert New Item' followed by 'Internal Command' from the context menu that pops up.

For convenience internal commands are normally categorized into seven individual groups ([Application], Desktop, Media, Disc, Misc, System and Shutdown) but the full list of available internal commands is shown below in alphabetical order.

Highlighted Internal Commands

• Highlighted Internal Commands Index



• Alarm Manager
• CD Control
• Capture Desktop
• Fast Boot
• Language Bar
• Lookup IP Address
• Media Control
• Media Player
• Power Saving Mode
• Sleep Timer

Normal Power Saving:

• Modules update only once every 2 seconds instead of every second.
• Clock module is only updated once per minute.
• Analog clock stops displaying seconds hand.
• Clock stops synchronizing the time with the Internet Time servers.
• Clock stops announcing the time and/or playing the tick sound.
• Wanda stops the swiming animation.
• Wanda preview in the Wanda Settings dialog stops animating.
• Rotating globe style of the Email Checker module stops rotating even if there is mail.
• Smooth gauge needle animations are disabled.
• Battery module charging animation is disabled.
• Flip calendar day switching animation is disabled.
• Moon module is only refreshed once per hour instead of every 3 minutes.
• Moon preview animations in the Moon Module Settings dialog are disabled.
• Star background in the Moon Calendar dialog stops moving.
• Intermediate frames to smooth out moon animation in Play mode are disabled.
• Moon phases/zodiac Signs rotate animation in the Moon Calendar dialog is disabled.
• Alarm Manager top header only updates the time every minute.
• Alarm Reminders only update the time every minute.
• Battery preview in the Battery Setttings dialog stops animating.
• Glow animation in the Battery module Info dialog is disabled.
• Text animation is the About tab of Preferences is disabled.
• User Interface slide animation is disabled.
• Theme previews fade in/out animation is disabled.
• Module preview animations in Preferences are disabled.
• Network data in the Net Meter Settings dialog updates once every 2 seconds.
• Network Statistics dialog only updates once every 2 seconds instead of every second.
• Network Active Connections dialog updates once every 2 seconds instead of every second.
• Most Active Programs History dialog is only refreshed once every 2 seconds.
• Performance data about running processes is only retrieved once every 2 seconds.
• Running indicators on docks are only refreshed once every 2 seconds.
• Shelf smooth scrolling is disabled.
• Smooth icon shifting when dragging items over a dock or Shelf is disabled.
• Shelf Hide and Expand animations are disabled.
• Sub-dock opening animations are disabled.
• Dock Hide and Show animations are disabled.
• New Item (rise) animations are disabled.
• Item removal animations are disabled.
• Thumbnail/icon change fade in/out animations are disabled.
• Animated icons set to animate permanently now only animated on mouseover.
• Animated icons no longer finish the animation when the mouse pointer moves away.
• Water Ripple effect is disabled.
• Rain Drop effect is disabled.
• Raind Drop effect audio is disabled.
• Menu and sub-menu opening animations are disabled.
• Smooth text scrolling is disabled and scrolling text in desktop modules is only scrolled once per second.
• Fast System Tray Refresh is disabled.
• Pulsating icon effect (Ghost) on icons when audio is playing is disabled.
• Flashing 'Pause' symbol overlay when the Media Player is paused becomes fixed.
• Slide animations in the Effects Panel are disabled.
• Effect slide animation in the Effects tabs when clicking the arrows is disabled.
• Pause between effect repetitions in the Effects tabs becomes 1200 ms instead of 600 ms.

Ultra Power Saving:

• All the Normal power saving measures above plus:
• Modules update every 4 seconds instead of every second.
• Network data in the Net Meter Settings dialog updates once every 4 seconds.
• Network Statistics dialog updates every 4 seconds instead of every second.
• Network Active Connections dialog updates every 4 seconds instead of every second.
• Most Active Programs History dialog is only refreshed once every 4 seconds.
• Performance data about running processes is only retrieved once every 4 seconds.
• Running indicators on docks are only refreshed once every 4 seconds.
• Animated icons no longer animate, not even on mouseover.
• Launch Effect is disabled.
• Mouseover effects combined with Magnify on docks are disabled.
• Mouseover effects on the Shelf are disabled.
• Pause between effect repetitions in the Effects tabs becomes 2400 ms instead of 600 ms.