Ben Smith is a writer based in Los Angeles, California who has been covering consumer tech for at least five years. He's written thousands of articles for various sites about laptops, tablets, and ...

Windows 11 may not be a perfect operating system out of the box, but one of the things that makes it great is the ability to use third-party programs to change its looks and behaviors to fit your ...

The Windows 11 team is also prioritizing upcoming features rather than reworking older ones. “While we know there’s this set of people that love [the movable taskbar] and really appreciate it, we also ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft doesn’t currently support ungrouping app icons on the taskbar in Windows ...

Windhawk lets you add features, tweak UI behavior, and restore classic elements in Windows, and these nine mods make it shine, from per-monitor Alt+Tab and better File Explorer sizes to taskbar ...

A Microsoft developer accidentally leaked footage of Windows 11’s upcoming movable taskbar feature on April 1st, revealing long-awaited customization options. PCWorld reports the feature allows users ...

Something to look forward to: Many long-time Windows 10 users did not receive the Start menu overhaul in Windows 11 too well, in part because it lost many of its staple functions, including taskbar ...

The search tool in Windows is a mess, but PowerToys Command Palette offers a superior alternative that goes beyond basic file ...

This guide covers four top Windows 11 Start menu replacement apps: Start11, StartAllBack, Open Shell Menu, and Flow Launcher. These apps offer a range of customization options, from classic layouts to ...

Do you use a Start menu alternative or another tool to customize Windows 11's interface? If so, you may be blocked from installing and running such programs when jumping to the upcoming Windows 11 ...

Something to look forward to: Windows 11's implementation of the taskbar – one of the operating system's most fundamental elements – has been quite controversial since Windows 11 launched. A Windows ...

In today's Liquid Glass-infused software landscape, it's only fair to give Windows 11 the Vista-style Aero makeover it ...