HaloSense Devlog — Project Overview

I built HaloSense, a Windows desktop PC health dashboard designed to make system monitoring easier, cleaner, and more understandable.

The problem I wanted to solve is that Windows spreads PC health information across too many different places. CPU and memory are in Task Manager, storage is in Settings, security is in Windows Security, display info is somewhere else, and background apps can be hard to understand. I wanted HaloSense to bring the most important information into one clean dashboard.

HaloSense shows live system information including:

• CPU usage
• GPU usage
• Memory usage
• Storage usage
• Temperatures when available
• Network status
• Power information
• Display information
• Windows Security status
• Uptime
• Top memory apps
• Overall PC health score

One of the main quality-of-life improvements is that the user does not need to open multiple Windows tools just to understand what is happening on their PC. HaloSense puts the most useful information in one place and presents it in a cleaner way.

I also added Task Manager-style graphs with a 0–100% usage scale so users can see performance trends over time instead of only seeing one number. This makes it easier to notice spikes, heavy usage, or performance pressure.

Another major improvement is the smart safe optimizer. The optimizer is designed to help reduce unnecessary background activity while staying conservative. It avoids important system processes and protects RGB or lighting apps so the user’s PC lighting and device-control software do not accidentally turn off.

I also spent time polishing the desktop experience. I replaced the default Electron title bar with a custom frameless HaloSense title bar and added custom minimize, maximize, and close buttons. This made the app feel more like a finished Windows desktop product.

HaloSense was built with:

• Electron
• Node.js
• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript
• PowerShell system queries
• GitHub
• electron-builder

I also packaged the app into a Windows installer, published the source code on GitHub, wrote a professional README, and prepared releases so users can download the .exe installer directly.

Overall, HaloSense is a working quality-of-life tool that helps users understand their PC health faster and with less confusion.