desktop experience

Windows 11 is once again reshaping its usability landscape, answering years of multi-monitor user frustration by finally bringing native notifications access to every display. For professionals, gamers, and productivity enthusiasts juggling more than one screen, this small yet long-awaited tweak...

Windows 11’s Start menu is undergoing its most significant transformation since the operating system’s launch, and for many users, this change can’t arrive soon enough. For years, Microsoft’s iconic Start menu functioned as the beating heart of the Windows experience—a gateway to productivity...

With Microsoft’s relentless pursuit of a more unified and seamless Windows experience, the long-standing boundaries between search and app discovery on Windows 11 may soon become a thing of the past. Microsoft’s decision to test direct Microsoft Store integration within the Windows Search...

Pinning your Gmail account directly to the Windows 11 taskbar can transform your daily email routine by offering faster access to your inbox—no more frantic browser searches or tedious typing. This article explores three effective methods to streamline your email experience on your Windows 11...

Zorin OS 17.3 is making waves among Linux enthusiasts and Windows users alike—a timely offering as millions of Windows 10 systems face the prospect of being left unsupported. Built on a foundation of simplicity, speed, and security, this latest release is not just another Linux distro update...

Arch Linux vs. Windows 11: Redefining the Desktop Experience Installing and customizing an operating system isn’t just about swapping icons and themes; it’s a journey toward reclaiming performance, privacy, and control. An insightful guide showcased on XDA Developers explains exactly how one can...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re beginning to roll out new Windows 11 consumer experiences to bring you closer to the people you love, your friends and family, using Microsoft Teams. This includes a sleek new Chat flyout right off the taskbar as well as an overall Teams desktop experience...

I followed this guide Enable Wi-Fi in Windows Server 2016 — DSKOLI to enable Wi-Fi on my Windows Server 2016 64-bit Desktop Experience OS, but it's not working. Any ideas on how to enable Wi-Fi?

Hello everyone, I need help with configuring the Web Server. Imagine having two servers and Windows Server 2016 Deskstop Experience installed on both. Server A with IP address 10.0.0.1 has AD and DNS installed, domain is somedomain.com . Server B with IP address 10.0.0.2 needs to have a web...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are pleased to release a new build of the Windows Server vNext Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release that contains both the Desktop Experience and Server Core in all 18 server languages, as well as a new build of the next Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are pleased to release a new build of the Windows Server vNext Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release that contains both the Desktop Experience and Server Core in all 18 server languages, as well as a new build of the next Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel...

Continuum for Phones, available on select Windows 10 Mobile devices, allows customers to connect their phone to a monitor, projector, or TV for a full-sized desktop experience, powered by their phone. Because Microsoft Edge is built on the Universal Windows Platform, Microsoft Edge in Continuum...

Many of you may know Windows 8.1 is on the horizon. I received an E-mail for Microsoft today geared towards IT Pros. It lists & discusses many features, tweaks & enhancements included in 8.1 Most of the article relates to business & info for us IT Pros working with & for business clients...

Hi After seeing a reference to it in another post I looked at and installed the trial of "Modern Mix" on my PC. This program is pretty much invisible, that is you probably will forget you have it installed but what it does is change the way things open from the Metro screen. For instance I...

The Windows 8 Engineering Team blog has a great blog on IE10 and show what's new in browsing whilst in a Metro environment: Definitely worth a read..... Link Removed

Word on the street is that Microsoft plans to announce a Windows-powered iPad contender at next month’s Consumer Electronics Show. We’ve seen this movie before. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer waved around a Hewlett-Packard Link Removed at CES 2010. HP later hyped up the device with specifications...

I installed windows 7 Pro X64 Bit version without a single problem at all but 1 thing has stopping or I may be doing it wrong so I thought I would ask here. When I have a window open and it is a small window I used to be able to shake it and the wondow would get bigger. Well when I first...

Sorry this is from back on March 19, 2010, but I stumbled across it and thought it was worth posting. Microsoft is working on a patch to fix a hole in a 64-bit Windows 7 graphics display component that could be exploited to crash the system or potentially take control of the computer by...

In Windows Vista in the Pictures Folder, folder icons show 4 of the images from within the folder. In Windows 7 there are only 2 shown and these are only partially visible. How can I get back the Vista version of showing 4 of the images on the folder icon ?

When I click and drag to move a file I get this hunumgous folder icon attached to the cursor. The icon is so big that it blocks my view of where I'm trying to drop it. Can this folder icon be removed? TIA Ken