Having access to a search option in Windows 11 is great and all, but what's not so nifty is that it's basically just a glorified button that brings up a separate window to actually perform a search.

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.

What’s happened? Microsoft is testing a tiny, helpful tweak in the latest Insider Preview of Windows 11. Copy any text, and a small paste gleam appears in the Windows Search box on your taskbar. Click ...