Windows 11 is getting a much-needed taskbar upgrade
Are you using an old, low-resolution monitor or a smaller-screened laptop? Do you keep a bajillion apps open in Windows 11 all the time? Are you some combination of both of these […]
Tag: Taskbar
Windows 11’s terrible taskbar is about to get a lot more useful
Look, Windows 11’s ultra-nerfed taskbar sucks. It just does. But hopeful tidbits from new Windows Insider preview builds suggest about to get a lot more useful, streamlining your Windows productivity in the […]
Windows 11 might bring back the top taskbar
Generally new versions of operating systems are supposed to have more features than the old ones, not fewer. So when Windows 11 showed up with a few longstanding interface options no longer […]
Needy Windows 11 apps will beg you to pin them to your taskbar
If you don’t like insecure people who demand attention, you’re going to hate the changes Microsoft has planned for Windows 11. During the coming months, Microsoft plans to add two changes to […]
Microsoft tests Windows taskbar tweaks you’ll actually care about
Microsoft is testing tweaks to the Windows 11 taskbar that may return it—somewhat—to the glory days of Windows 10, according to reports by beta testers. Microsoft is apparently testing two features: item […]
Windows Backup app debuts with a taskbar update users begged for
No, Windows 11 still isn’t able to move your taskbar around. But Microsoft is testing another feature users want: The ability to ungroup and badge your apps and windows on the taskbar. […]
Windows 11 will soon let you nuke apps from the taskbar
Tons of Windows 11 news poured out from Microsoft Build this week—and among the new features coming down the pipeline is a new way to force quit an app. Currently, the way […]
Windows 11’s taskbar has an annoying bug, but it’s getting fixed
The new Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3212 for testers doesn’t bring any spectacular new features, but Microsoft has fixed an annoying problem that is causing problems for some Windows 11 users, […]
Is your taskbar suddenly crashing? Blame the latest Windows update
This week, Microsoft rolled out a surprise update to Windows 11 with the designation KB5037853. This update — optional for now, but expected to be rolled out of all users next Patch […]
Microsoft hunts for fix to annoying Windows 10 taskbar bug
Microsoft has confirmed an annoying bug in Windows 10: users who right-click on the taskbar are shown an incorrect “Open with” dialogue with the meaningless “How do you want to open the […]
