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Please verify your email address. Some may find Windows 11's taskbar less useful and similar to macOS'. Open-source developers have created apps to customize the taskbar, including ExplorerPatcher.

Windhawk is a free and open-source utility that allows you to customize most aspects of the Windows user interface, including ...

I've been using Windows 11 for over two years now, and during that time I've customized it in many ways to work well for me.

So, you installed Windows 11 on your PC—or you bought a machine with the OS pre-installed—and now your computer looks like everyone else's. There's no shame in sticking to the defaults, but if you ...

According to Microsoft’s release notes, KB5068861 is available now via Windows Update, and some visual changes appear gradually after installation as the rollout completes. Start gains more control ...

Slowly but steadily, Microsoft is improving the taskbar and Start menu in Windows 11. Enthusiasts discovered a few interesting things that may soon be available or already available for testing in ...

The Windows 11 taskbar takes up a thick line of space on your screen. Most people don't mind, but there are valid reasons to want it gone. You might want to take advantage of that little bit of extra ...

Microsoft 365 Companions are designed to show you important data in just a click from the Windows taskbar. Microsoft 365 Companions are designed to show you important data in just a click from the ...

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 ...