Windows 11 may not be a perfect operating system out of the box, but one of the things that makes it great is the ability to use third-party programs to change its looks and behaviors to fit your ...

Microsoft’s May 2026 Security Update for Windows 11 introduces the long-awaited Xbox mode, AI agent monitoring from the taskbar, and various system enhancements. The update also improves File Explorer ...

Microsoft has been making quite a few changes to the Windows 11 taskbar, but there’s still room for improvement. Despite the big Windows 11 2024 Update that just dropped and all the nifty features and ...

Yesterday, Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3671 (KB5055622), which contains a new feature that allows users to select how their taskbars will display app icons. This new ...

Microsoft is testing a new taskbar icon scaling feature that automatically scales down Windows taskbar icons to show more apps when it gets too overcrowded. The feature is gradually rolling out to ...

Microsoft is working on new features for the taskbar and Start menu in Windows 11. You will soon have more control over what appears on the taskbar and how the redesigned layout looks and works.

Microsoft has officially announced a bunch of interesting and much-needed updates for the taskbar. Some of them are documented in the release notes for the latest Beta build, while others are hidden.

Google is working on a “tiny taskbar” for Android phones, essentially taking that larger taskbar we’ve seen on tablets and foldable devices, and bringing it to slab-style Android phones. While it’s ...

When an agent begins working, Windows pins it to the taskbar and displays status badges indicating whether a task has ...

Right now, I’ve got twelve open programs on my Windows 11 taskbar, plus four more pinned apps—and even on my ultrawide monitor, they’re taking up a lot of screen real estate. On my laptop, I have to ...