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Please verify your email address. Some may find Windows 11's taskbar less useful and similar to macOS'. Open-source developers have created apps to customize the taskbar, including ExplorerPatcher.

If you're willing to use a third-party program, however, you can make the taskbar look and act like almost anything you want.

Microsoft rolled out Windows 11 with a new user interface featuring rounded corners and vivid colors, but it also made some ...

So, you installed Windows 11 on your PC—or you bought a machine with the OS pre-installed—and now your computer looks like everyone else's. There's no shame in sticking to the defaults, but if you ...

Since its first launch, the Windows operating system has always tried to provide users with plenty of customisations. One significant change in the latest Windows 11 release is the center alignment of ...

If you ask Windows 11 users what bothers them most about Microsoft’s current operating system, the answers are usually similar. Only the order differs slightly. With Windows 11, Microsoft has ...

The Windows taskbar houses open and frequently used apps and offers a convenient way to access recent folders and files. But beyond its basic functionality, you can customize the taskbar in certain ...

If you’ve recently made the move from Windows XP or Vista to Windows 7, one big change you’ve probably noticed is the way the operating system displays icons in its taskbar (the row along the bottom ...

The Windows Taskbar lets you access frequently used and currently open apps. It can also be tweaked to work the way you want. You can move it to other sides of the screen, automatically hide it when ...