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Windows 11’s next wave of preview builds quietly delivers two of the most requested quality-of-life fixes for everyday users — smoother, more reliable taskbar auto-hide behavior and a pair of bug fixes that restore clickable space above the taskbar — while also ramping up Copilot’s visibility by...

Tooltips — those little pop-up text boxes that appear when you hover over files, folders, desktop shortcuts, or taskbar icons — are designed to give quick context, but for many Windows 11 users they become intrusive and disruptive; this guide explains every practical method to delay, disable, or...

Windows 7 arrived as a counterpunch: a carefully tuned, performance-minded release that salvaged the innovations of Windows Vista while shedding its worst excesses — a reboot of public perception that turned a tarnished chapter in Windows history into a rediscovered foothold for Microsoft’s...

For millions of Windows 10 users, jump lists—those convenient, right-click menus that offer quick access to recent files and tasks on the taskbar—are subtly central to productivity. In early 2025, the trusted reliability of this feature was suddenly disrupted: users found their jump lists had...

For months, a quietly disruptive glitch was causing frustration for a subset of Windows 10 users: a bug that broke certain Start menu jump lists, a productivity feature many rely on for streamlined navigation. Now, Microsoft has issued a fix, closing the chapter on an issue that not only...

For months, Windows 10 users wrestled with an unexpected productivity hiccup: the sudden failure of jump lists—those small but mighty shortcuts accessible from the Start menu and taskbar, integral to daily workflows for millions. The story behind this disruption, Microsoft’s delayed...

For many Windows 10 users, the Start menu and taskbar represent the heart of daily productivity, offering immediate access to recent files, applications, and system features. Over the years, Microsoft’s Start menu has evolved, pivoting between various design philosophies and user experience...

Windows 10, that valiant old OS workhorse, may be charging headlong toward its twilight—but even in its final trot, Microsoft seems determined to tinker under the hood. In a plot twist worthy of a soap opera more than an enterprise-grade operating system, the latest April update to Windows 10...

Windows 10 users who recently hit “Update” might be noticing a new trick in Microsoft’s playbook—but alas, it’s not a nifty productivity booster or a long-lost Clippy revival. Instead, with the release of update KB5055518, Microsoft has quietly managed to hobble one of the Start menu’s most...

In a bold move blending design finesse and regulatory compliance, Microsoft is tweaking Windows 11’s Start menu search for European Economic Area (EEA) users. The update, intended to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), aims to offer a cleaner, more intuitive search experience that...

Microsoft has unveiled the latest iteration of the Windows 11 Insider Preview, Build 27764, available now in the Canary Channel. This release doesn't just make some tweaks here and there; it introduces a game-changing feature: Jump Lists, enhancing the way users navigate their operating system...

As we near the end of the year, Windows 11 users can look forward to the last major Patch Tuesday update of 2024, scheduled for December 10. This significant update promises to bring a host of quality-of-life improvements and new features designed to enhance user experience. Let's dive into what...

Are you ready for another round of tidying up in your Windows 11 experience? Microsoft's latest preview update for Windows 11 version 24H2 has arrived, and it’s not all glitter and bells—literally, the notification bell icon gets a rest! This optional update, KB5046740, offers a mix of...

Windows 11 enthusiasts, take note—Microsoft has delivered a new optional update for Windows 11 24H2, officially labeled as patch KB5046740. While this update remains in the "preview" phase, it offers some intriguing enhancements to the user interface, promising to refine the experience on your...

Microsoft has been cranking out updates to enhance, iterate, or sometimes bloat its beloved (and occasionally pesky) Windows operating system. On November 22, 2024, the latest non-security patch for Windows 11 24H2—titled KB5046740—was unleashed. And let's just say, it brings gifts in the form...

The ever-evolving world of Windows 11 continues to dazzle and surprise as Microsoft rolls out a new development build for its eager Insiders in the Dev Channel. The latest offering, build 26120.2222 (KB5046746), brings a medley of enhancements, primarily focusing on jump lists, File Explorer...

Hi everyone, We have a new build for PCs releasing today to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring – Build 10130. As I mentioned with the last build, from here onward you are going to see a lot of tuning, tweaking, stabilizing, and polishing which means fewer big feature changes from build to build...

The new Windows 7 taskbar provides capabilities that you can (and should) take advantage of in your applications. These capabilities include Jump Lists, pinning, live taskbar previews and more. In this screencast, Kate Gregory (Link Removed) provides an overview of these capabilities and...

# videodemonstration It's pretty easy to simply drag a file into Gmail to attach it . If you're attaching a few files regularly, it's even easier to load them into one of Windows 7's very handy jump lists and drag them over in two clicks. More » More...

We invited the Internet Explorer team to walk us through some of the new features and highlights of the Internet Explorer 9 Beta. You can find more preview videos here. Jane Kim, Senior Program Manager for Internet Explorer, shows how people can pin sites they use often on their taskbar and...