Ever noticed an unfamiliar icon on the taskbar—or a familiar one that suddenly looks different? Each icon—and its variation—has a specific meaning, and knowing them helps you quickly spot issues. Here ...

The Windows taskbar is something that we see all the time, but don’t pay much attention to. It’s there. It exists. And if you’re like most people, you probably only use it for interacting with the ...

Microsoft has been making quite a few changes to the Windows 11 taskbar, but there’s still room for improvement. Despite the big Windows 11 2024 Update that just dropped and all the nifty features and ...

Windows 11 24H2 users, it is time for this month's non-security update. KB5060829 is here, and it has some long-requested taskbar updates, a new tool for transferring files between PCs, and a hefty ...

Microsoft is testing an update to the Start menu, too. Microsoft is testing an update to the Start menu, too. is a former news writer for The Verge. Microsoft is testing out resizable taskbar icons in ...

I'm having this weird issue with win 11 when my laptop goes to sleep the pinned icons on the taskbar disappear. The task view and the widgets buttons are ok. This is also random. Sometimes they go ...

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 ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: As always, I enjoy your column I am a regular reader. I am having issues with some of my taskbar icons. I read ...

In this post, we will show you how to add or remove the Mouse Keys icon on the Taskbar in Windows 11. Mouse Keys is an accessibility feature that allows users to control the mouse pointer using the ...

I love me a full taskbar. Give me the option to pin an app I'll use often, and boy howdy will I pin a lot of apps. I don't think I've filled it up entirely in many years, though, but if that sounds ...