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 ...

Microsoft revealed today the redesigned icon for the Windows 10 Task Manager program as part of a user interface refresh coming in the upcoming Sun Valley feature update. Last year, Microsoft ...

Remove Search, Task View or Widgets icons from Windows 11 Taskbar To remove the Search, Task View, Widgets, or Chat icon from Windows 11 Taskbar, using Settings, do this: However, if you want to get ...

Tired of the frustrating Microsoft Edge Taskbar Padding Glitch wasting your screen space in 2026? Discover proven, ...

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 ...

Windows 11 is testing a new feature to scale taskbar icons automatically for a less cluttered look. The feature aims to make all apps still visible on a full taskbar without a secondary menu.

The taskbar is at the center of everything you do on Microsoft’s operating system—launching and closing apps, switching between windows, personalizing the desktop—and has been around in some form ...

Microsoft has added a new feature to Windows 11 that allows you to end tasks directly from the taskbar, but it's turned off by default. While Windows has had a 'Close Window' option when ...

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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 ...

Most of the time, you don't care about your taskbar's position in Windows 11. However, there are instances when you might prefer to have it in a different location on your screen. Perhaps you want ...

Windows 11 has a new taskbar that is much different than the one found on Windows 10 and other older versions of the operating system. One can argue that the changes to the taskbar in Windows 11 are ...