If you're willing to use a third-party program, however, you can make the taskbar look and act like almost anything you want.

Windows Update will try to schedule update installations at specific times of day when doing so results in lower carbon emissions. Most electrical grids are powered by multiple sources, including ...

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A hot potato: One controversial change Windows 11 brought has been users' inability to move the taskbar to the sides or top of the screen the way they could in previous Windows versions. Recently, ...

If you’ve ever run more than one monitor, you know how messy things can get. Windows has come a long way with tools like Snap Assist and FancyZones, but it still struggles to make multi-monitor setups ...

Last week, Microsoft introduced an optional Windows update that could’ve sent your PC into a reboot loop. The update rollout was stopped mid-delivery so Microsoft could fix the issue. As of now, that ...

If you ask me, graphic design peaked in 2001 with Windows XP's bright blue taskbar and green start button. Every UI design choice since was made by cowards. OK, you might not share my passion for the ...

Is the behavior adjustable? No. Then its not a frigging improvement. I work on a 49" 4k TV. I have a vast amount of space for icons, yet every time a new app puts an icon up, it brings back those ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is bringing back its weather widget on the Windows 11 taskbar. It’s a ...