The Windows 11 taskbar may look modern, but it's surprisingly rigid. Beyond a few basic tweaks, Microsoft gives you very little room to personalize, even less than in previous versions of Windows.

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Add the TaskbarSi value to the Windows Registry. Change value data to 0 for a small taskbar or 2 for bigger icons. Restart or log out for it to take effect. The easiest way to change the Windows 11 ...

Think Windows 11 can’t give you a productivity boost? Think again. Try these tips to get more accomplished in less time.

This month's non-security update for Windows 11 is here with a big changelog full of improvements and new features. This month's non-security update for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 is here under ...

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 ...

Recently, Windows 11 has added a new way to force-close unresponsive applications directly from the taskbar. Normally, when an app becomes unresponsive, users either have to restart their computer or ...

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 ...