Here is what i use as a calculator on Windows: http://runtimeterror.com/tools/calc/calc.hta.txt
It looks like this: https://i.imgur.com/eWZfcXB.png
and not only is much faster to open than Windows Calculator (ironic, considering it loads an entire browser engine) but also more compact and doesn't waste any screen space (100% of its window is dedicated to its actual functionality instead of being an obsolete skeuomorphism that was originally made to help people associate desktop calculators with the virtual desktop metaphor used on the Macintosh back in 1984 when actual physical desktop calculators could be found everywhere).