Dashboard

Open the Dashboard anytime with Ctrl+Shift+D.

Desktop widgets

Most Dashboard cards have a pop-out control (external-link icon) in the card header. Click it to detach that card into a separate, frameless window that stays on your desktop like a widget. Resize and position it where you want; size, opacity, lock state, and position are saved per widget and restored when Stealth starts.

You can pop out the main summary cards (for example Stealth Protection, Windows Security, System Info, Network Status, Stealth Tools, Windows Quick Access), the Vault Key Health tile, the Attack Surface summary, the External Connections list, and live Task Manager Performance meters (CPU, Memory, Disk, Network, GPU, and overall system). Each performance widget uses the same live data as Task Manager so values stay aligned.

Widget windows include an options flow for opacity and title bar visibility where supported. Close a widget from its window chrome; reopen from the Dashboard card anytime.

Attack Surface tile

The Dashboard shows a compact Attack Surface readout: a posture-style score and verdict plus a short summary of how many weak-configuration checks failed, how many listening ports were flagged, and how many non-baseline services were flagged. Use Open Attack Surface to open the full Attack Surface tool for remediation detail. You can also launch it from the Stealth Tools strip on the Dashboard.

External Connections tile

External Connections highlights applications that currently have outbound traffic to non-local remote addresses. Each row shows the process name, executable path (when known), how many live connections it holds, and how many distinct remote destinations are involved. If the primary feed is empty, the tile can fall back to the same connection snapshot Network Monitor uses so you still see top talkers. Use Open Network Monitor for the full connection table.

System Overview

The top section displays real-time system metrics:

These meters update in real-time, helping you spot resource issues immediately.

Security Status

A summary of your protection status shows:

VPN Status. Connected or disconnected, with IP address.

DNS Protection. Whether secure DNS is active and which provider you're using.

Stealth Block. Status and count of blocked requests this session.

Additional layers. Status of Tor if enabled.

Green indicators mean protection is active. Click any status to jump to that feature's settings.

Vault Key Health

The Vault Key Health tile surfaces Stealth Vault cryptography settings at a glance (KDF iteration count, hardware-backed key storage when available, last key rotation, idle auto-lock policy, recovery code status, and file audit logging). Click any row to jump straight into Stealth Vault.

Stealth Tools

Quick access buttons to open all Stealth tools including StealthAI, Stealth Theme, Network Monitor, Stealth Clean, Stealth Firewall, DNS Settings, Split Tunneling, Stealth Vault, Task Manager, Stealth Block, Windows Defender, Stealth Drivers, File Explorer, Access Point, and Stealth Transfer.

Windows Quick Access

The Dashboard provides quick access to 32 common Windows system tools organized into 7 categories. Click any shortcut to instantly open that Windows feature:

Keyboard Navigation

Use keyboard shortcuts within the Dashboard:

Performance Mode

If Dashboard animations affect performance on slower systems, enable Performance Mode in Settings → Appearance. This reduces visual effects while maintaining functionality.