A smaller taskbar is also on the way later this year. A smaller taskbar is also on the way later this year. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, ...

A repositioned Windows Taskbar, a better Start menu: Windows 11 changes that users have begged for for years will finally arrive, Microsoft promises. A memo published Friday afternoon by Microsoft’s ...

At first glance, Windows 11 taskbar doesn’t offer much, especially when you compare it to previous versions. You can’t resize it, move it to the sides, or customize it the way you used to. Sure, third ...

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 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 ...

In 2025, Microsoft promised to add your calendar schedule to the taskbar in Windows 11, but the feature is now confirmed to be delayed.