Microsoft has announced major upgrades coming soon to the Taskbar on Windows 11 that will enable new capabilities that users have been requesting since Windows 11's debut in 2021. With these updates, ...

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 ...

Microsoft introduces ‘Share with Copilot’ to the Windows 11 taskbar, enabling Copilot Vision to analyze and provide suggestions based on app content. PCWorld reports this feature works across ...

Microsoft is rolling out its May 2026 Windows 11 update, introducing Xbox mode for a console-like gaming experience, a redesigned widgets board with a 'calm' focus, and under-the-hood performance ...

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 ...

AI agents on the taskbar, Copilot in the File Explorer, and much more. AI agents on the taskbar, Copilot in the File Explorer, and much more. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has ...