Q. Your April article (“Optimize Windows 11 With These 8 Settings Tweaks“) had good tips for adjusting the Start menu and taskbar, but I’d like to do more. How can I go deeper into customization? A.

Microsoft dropped a fresh pair of Windows 11 Insider Preview builds on June 26th, one each for the Experimental and Beta channels. While neither one is a major departure from previous builds, both ...

Windows 11 is taking taskbar customization to a new level, offering features that allow users to reposition and resize the taskbar to suit their specific needs. As highlighted by Mike Tholfsen, these ...

Microsoft is finally adding back highly requested features to the Windows 11 taskbar. Take a hands-on look at the new options that let you change the position and size of the taskbar, just like in ...

Personally, I use Winhance to create a custom Windows 11 ISO free of Windows bloatware, so I don't have to spend hours disabling and deleting superfluous apps and features after installing Windows.

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. I had half a dozen folders pinned to my Windows 10 taskbar, and the first time I tried to recreate that on Windows 11, I learned Microsoft had removed the ...

Generated with Google’s Nano Banana 2. Microsoft is testing Windows 11 taskbar and Start menu updates, including movable taskbar positions, cleaner Start controls, and compact layout options.

When Windows 11 launched in 2021, we mostly liked its refreshed look—the rounded corners and menus with just a hint of translucency were a nice change from the flat colors and hard corners of the ...

Microsoft has finally brought back the resizable taskbar and Start menu to Windows 11 in the latest preview version rolling out to Insiders in the Experimental channel. Starting with Windows 11 ...

Microsoft is testing changes for Windows 11 that will make it easier to customize the Start menu easier and to position the taskbar better for your needs. The company is rolling out them out to ...

For many Windows users, the taskbar in Windows 11 has always felt strangely restrictive. Microsoft redesigned the interface with a cleaner, more modern look, but in the process removed several ...

Windows 11 Insiders can choose a smaller taskbar as well. Windows 11 Insiders can choose a smaller taskbar as well. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, ...