Your taskbar icons are trying to tell you something. Here’s what the most common ones—and their variations—really mean.

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is rolling out a taskbar notification system to its Windows 11 widgets ...

Microsoft is revisiting how search functions in the Windows 11 taskbar, while users could also soon get a small shield icon on their taskbar's system tray to indicate when a PC is connected to a VPN.

This policy setting removes Notifications and Action Center from the notification area on the taskbar. The notification area is located at the far right end of the taskbar and includes icons for ...

One of Windows 10's most radical changes is the way in which it provides notifications. Previously you'd see a little white flag appear in the Taskbar's notification area with a pop-up balloon on hand ...